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- noun Plural form of
backstretch .
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Examples
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I think it speaks volumes to the contributions that Mexican jockeys and Mexican workers and the backstretches of most of the racecourse in the United States play in this important industry, he said.
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I think it speaks volumes to the contributions that Mexican jockeys and Mexican workers and the backstretches of most of the racecourse in the United States play in this important industry, he said.
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I think it speaks volumes to the contributions that Mexican jockeys and Mexican workers and the backstretches of most of the racecourse in the United States play in this important industry, he said.
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He did so with an intrepidness I can seldom muster because backstretches and jockey rooms, while friendly enough, never welcome an outsider.
Golden Gaits Sale, Roger 1981
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The CTT, he said, is responsible for working with the backstretches across the state on insurance and welfare programs, and administering a $37 million pension fund that includes 3,200 participants, 800 of which are currently receiving benefits.
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It contains stories of greats like Ali and Secretariat, but also portraits of forgotten denizens of racetrack backstretches and memories of his childhood in Newark, where he grew up as the son of an immigrant father who came to love baseball after leaving Eastern Europe to escape anti-Semitism.
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Thursday morning at Turfway Park, the venerable trainer took a short break from his morning activities to discuss with the Herald-Leader some of the reasons behind his decision and if the nation's backstretches will really have to bid farewell to him for good this time next year.
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