Sentence examples for saving ground from inspiring English sources

Out of the gate, Nakatani let General Challenge settle to seventh, saving ground on the inside.

3. Yankee Bravo disappointed when he hung late in the Santa Anita Derby after saving ground on both turns.

This suits the rider, and helps make him stand out in grass races, where saving ground and patience decide razor-thin margins.

Finding no daylight ahead, he remained tucked in snugly at the back of the pack, saving ground and waiting patiently until the path to the outside was clear.

Being a former jockey, I know that saving ground means a lot, it was a five-horse spread and they were bumping each other.

Speed riders break quickly from the gate and try to stay ahead; position riders are adept at saving ground and finding holes in the pack; closers ride best from behind.

"He was on the rail the whole way and got to save ground.

While Solis and Aptitude swung four wide around the final turn, Desormeaux crept up the inside and saved ground.

"I was happy to sit back and save ground and I was hoping to pick off some tired horses late," Migliore said.

He shifted inside to save ground, then shot to the outside to get into the clear, while 153,204 spectators at Churchill Downs, the second-largest crowd in Derby history, roared in wonder.

Peslier was simply in a better position throughout on Cirrus Des Aigles, and though Joseph O'Brien, on St Nicholas Abbey, saved ground against the rail, it also cost him a couple of strides when he needed to space to begin his challenge.