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The horses are in the backstretch.
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Horses enter and exit a track at one of four gaps along the backstretch.
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Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Cody Ware spins on the backstretch.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 1 Sep. 2025
At the end of the backstretch, Velazquez had to decide whether to continue to sit behind the leaders or shoot for the lead.
—Kevin Modesti, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Moving with ease down the backstretch, Japan’s darling maintained his position.
—Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
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Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Cody Ware spins on the backstretch.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 1 Sep. 2025
At the end of the backstretch, Velazquez had to decide whether to continue to sit behind the leaders or shoot for the lead.
—Kevin Modesti, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Moving with ease down the backstretch, Japan’s darling maintained his position.
—Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
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“Backstretch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backstretch. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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backstretch
noun
back·stretch
-ˌstrech 
-ˈstrech
: the side of a racetrack that is opposite the part between the last turn and the finish line
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