home straight

noun

1. horse racing the section of a racecourse forming the approach to the finish
2. the final stage of an undertaking or journey

Example Sentences

USA's Yared Nuguse overtakes Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the home straight to win the men's 1500m at the Zurich Diamond League, with Olympic champion Cole Hocker third and GB's Josh Kerr fifth.

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But Pritchard started his charge with 500m to go and eased to victory in the home straight, finishing with a time of nine minutes 03.84 seconds.

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In the women's 4x400m relay, Team GB's Laviai Nielson battled down the home straight to cross the line in second in three minutes 24.72 seconds to qualify for Saturday's final.

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Tebogo entered the home straight with an advantage and, as his rivals threatened to pull alongside, he surged away in the closing stages to clinch an emotional – and hugely significant – triumph.

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In a curious race, El Bakkali only hit the front for the first time coming into the home straight, just after his great rival Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma suffered a heavy fall that led to him being taken to hospital.

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