stretch runner

A runner or racehorse that makes a strong effort in the last stretch of a race.

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stretch′ run`ner

an athlete or horse that is strong in the homestretch.

[1920–25]

References in periodicals archive ?

6 Silent Fame Felix/ERodrigez 2-1 Wins right back 1 Demand Ransom Baird/EHughes 8-1 Danger on front end 4 Big Al Tavares/Wiliamson 5-2 Slight drop can help 5 Offlee Fun JLopez/Aguilar 3-1 Stretch runner 3 Baba Tobi JRdrigez/ERdrigez 5-1 Might come on late 2 Greeleys Ice SSpanabel/Inman 15-1 Brief speed likely 4.

Arlington selections

The other confirmed stretch runner is Miraculous Miss, but she doesn't appear to have the class and I prefer a Wild Gams to upset La Traviata, with Dream Rush third.

Wild Gams value call to topple big two in Filly & Mare Sprint

Discreet Cat is a speed horse, who can rip off 12-second quarters with metronomic efficiency; Invasor is a stretch runner, who clanks through the first half of the race like a steamboat but finishes like an express train.

Horse Racing: CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD; They're chalk and cheese - but Invasor and Discreet Cat clash will be a thrill