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The horses are in the backstretch.
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Reddick tucked behind Blaney down the backstretch before taking the high line in Turn 3.
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Bruce Martin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
The youngster started to die out on the second turn and was struggling down the backstretch.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
Additional grandstands were built on the backstretch at Daytona International Speedway.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
It can be argued that that’s a feature and a factor in his maturation — on the positive side of that issue, Pletcher, along with the entire country’s backstretch closely following Fierceness, has noted that the horse has put on weight and grown into himself more over the last months.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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Bruce Martin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
The youngster started to die out on the second turn and was struggling down the backstretch.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
Additional grandstands were built on the backstretch at Daytona International Speedway.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
It can be argued that that’s a feature and a factor in his maturation — on the positive side of that issue, Pletcher, along with the entire country’s backstretch closely following Fierceness, has noted that the horse has put on weight and grown into himself more over the last months.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Backstretch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backstretch. Accessed 30 Jan. 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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