Examples of starting gate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But the starting gate at Belmont gives the horse some room to maneuver. — John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022 Expansion teams are supposed to leave the starting gate slowly and feel their way through their first seasons. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2022 When the starting gate opened, Summer Is Tomorrow and Crown Pride sprinted to the early lead, covering the first ¼ mile in 21.78 seconds and the ½ mile in 45.36. — Jim Chairusmi, WSJ, 8 May 2022 Rich Strike left the starting gate as an 80-1 shot, and crossed the finish line as the second-longest longshot winner in the Derby’s history. — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2022 Investment strategists set the broad perspective and track larger trends, just like a trainer gets a horse ready, but leaves the actual race strategy to the jockey, once the starting gate opens. — Rob Isbitts, Forbes, 7 May 2022 Baffert’s Winning Map, the second-favorite with Mike Smith up, finished third after bumping Kamui leaving the starting gate. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2021 Taiba got a spot in the Kentucky Derby starting gate by winning the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby the second time out. — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 7 May 2022 Classic Causeway and Simplification have already earned sufficient points to guarantee a slot in the Churchill Downs starting gate. — Tom Jicha, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Apr. 2022 See More

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