How To Use Furlong In A Sentence

Trained by Mark Tompkins and ridden by Philip Robinson, Babodana made his move about three furlongs out.
D'ye know, that Irish lunatic absolutely ran the gauntlet of pandy fire to get back into Lucknow, and bring out Outram and Havelock in person (with the poor old Gravedigger hardly able to hobble along) just so that they could greet Sir Colin as he covered the last few furlongs? Fiancée
The new scale is being introduced in June next year and will affect the weight a three-year-old will receive in races of ten furlongs and above. Times, Sunday Times
The length of the acre, forty rods, has given rise to one of the familiar units of length, the furlong, that is, a "furrow-long," or the length of a furrow. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England
You cannot see beyond the furlong pole. The Sun

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With 35 horses galloping in a straight line over nine furlongs this famous cavalry charge is a thrilling race, made even more exciting by the hope of backing the winner.
Rheingold was narrowly beaten in the Derby by Roberto, given an especially forceful ride by Lester Piggott, while Hawaiian Sound might have held off Shirley Heights in 1978 if he had not drifted away from the rail in the final furlong. Barry Hills to retire as trainer and hand licence to son Charlie
The race began to develop in the final quarter-mile, with Tony Culhane getting a dream run up the rails a furlong out on the 40-1 shot and setting sail for home.
You need to be able to kick between the three and two furlong poles. The Sun
He hit the front two furlongs from home but there was no conviction in the move and he faded into third. Times, Sunday Times
The field bunched up turning into the straight with over four furlongs to run and a host of horses were in with a chance.
Hastings' five-furlong racing oval has not proved attractive to horsemen, and there is no room to expand the facility.
The furlong shorter distance and sharper track are in his favour so he has a decent chance. The Sun
Dawn Approach is bred for a lot further than the five furlongs he scorched home over yesterday. The Sun
He simply outstayed them from five furlongs out, which is how he liked to win his races, and you have to be a bloody tough horse to do it like that.
She travelled sweetly throughout, easing to the front over a furlong down to beat the other horse by a length.
He timed it beautifully, racing at a steady pace before quickening and then finding another gear at the furlong pole. The Sun
This furlong shorter trip and likely stronger pace could be perfect. The Sun
He drove the mare ahead inside the furlong pole, getting first run on Peineve, who finished with a flourish, but was still a neck adrift at the line.
Six furlongs out in the two-mile event, Captain's Leap was going well, but not as well as Janoramic, ridden by a fine young claimer.
A dual-winner last season, Josh has the makings of a high-class horse and, although unproven over this seven furlongs I think he will cope with the longer trip.
Strive not to run, like Hercules, a furlong in a breath: festination may prove precipitation; deliberating delay may be wise cunctation, and slowness no slothfulness. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6
a pound than to make the kingdom larger by calling a furlong a mile. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4
A dour stayer, very much at home over this distance of three miles and three furlongs, he is taken to clinch the spoils.
Falvelon's victory in the Sprint came after a testing duel in the final furlong with American challenger Morluc.
riddle-diddle-dow," Furlong wondered what a milliner could have to do in such an establishment, and his wonder was not lessened when his guide added, "The milliner is a queer chap, and maybe he'll tell us something funny. Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes
No wonder Morshead's eyes regularly stray skyward, as dark clouds canter across furlongs of watery blue.
He did well to win over six furlongs last time and can overcome a wide draw. The Sun
This is Fogy, the milliner, sir, "said he to Furlong, whose surprise was further increased, when, in the person of the man called the milliner, he beheld a tinker. Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes
Racing begins at 3.05 and the mixed card consists of four flat events, including two six furlong races, two chases and two hurdles.
The jockey urged on the two-year-old just after the three-furlong mark and he won impressively by five lengths.
The next three runnings were over one mile six furlongs and 12 yards.
You need to be able to kick between the three and two furlong poles. The Sun
But in the final furlong our filly was the only one running on. The Sun
You cannot see beyond the furlong pole. The Sun
Two furlongs out, the field bunched and the apprentice jockey moved his mount out to try to get a run from fifth place.
Ridden by Paul Eddery, Press settled at the rear, then hogged the rails and made good headway but found nothing extra in the last two furlongs.
She then suffered a bout with colic and did not race until returning in a seven-furlong allowance at Saratoga Race Course on August 23, which she won by six lengths.
Races are measured in miles and furlongs. The Sun
She has not raced beyond six furlongs before. The Sun
The Prix du Moulin winner, ridden by Christophe Lemaire, took over the lead in the final couple of furlongs.
The John Gosden-trained colt took up the lead coming into the home straight but faded in the final furlong.
Tomorrow's underfoot conditions are ideal for her to score again in this six furlongs dash.
The furlong shorter distance and sharper track are in his favour so he has a decent chance. The Sun
Don't forget taking the wrong course leads to automatic disqualification for the horse and bookmakers will simply not pay out even if the disqualified horse wins by a furlong.
Haafhd raced into second over three furlongs out and came galloping alongside Chorist to make his bid.
In a wide open race, Wannabe Around broke from the start and opened up a five-length lead with three furlongs to go.
We've kept her to five furlongs so far this year when she was third at Chester and unplaced at Thirsk but as the season progresses, I'm sure she'll get the six.
That race over an extended three miles and one furlong on a sharp course hardly represented ideal conditions for Running Moss, who will be much better suited tomorrow.
I had thought he was an out-andout five-furlong speedster. The Sun
Bred by Devonia Stud, Royal Dragon was held up early in the one-mile turf contest but was able to range up into contention more than one furlong from the wire.
A wide and galloping track, one of the key moments comes about two furlongs from the winning post where there is a dip in the course.
They only had a range of about three furlongs and the film had to be unloaded from the camera and rushed to a dark room on the track to be processed before it could be shown to the stewards.
The extra furlong and softer ground should do the trick. The Sun
She took the lead inside the final furlong and finished two lengths clear of Godolphin Racing's Quecha.
Most importantly, in the very near future, you'll be watching races from Del Mar and Turfway Park and throwing around words like "furlong" and betting trifectas and superfectas. Hennegan Brothers: Tribeca Filmmakers: How To Be A Kentucky Derby Know-It-All
The extra furlong will help his chance and he still looks well weighted. The Sun
However, he also concentrated on the job in hand, sending Dodgy Dancer ahead well inside the final furlong.
He should give the selection a good lead until the furlong pole. The Sun
This return to a stiff six furlongs looks sure to suit and he is much respected. Times, Sunday Times
Spencer then moved to the front and led inside the final furlong to record a famous victory for trainer Henry Candy.
Tomorrow's three miles and three furlongs contest should bring out the best in him and a return to winning form is expected.
It was a particularly good evening for the Kildare trainers and Edward Lynam got a nice surprise when Ennistown Ladys late surge landed the seven furlong maiden race.
This furlong shorter trip and likely stronger pace could be perfect. The Sun
The extra two furlongs is in his favour and the softer going should help too. The Sun
So came they, three hours after noon, to where was a clearing in the woodland, and a long narrow plain some furlong over lay before them, with a river running along it, and the wood rose on the other side high and thick, so that the said plain looked even as a wide green highway leading from somewhence to somewhither. The Water of the Wondrous Isles
The extra furlong should not be a problem and she looks progressive. The Sun
Michael Kinane guided the winner, who covered the seven furlongs over good turf in 1: 26.97.
It may be that the position of her uncle's house (which was her home) at the corner of West Street nearest the barracks, the daily passing of the troops, the constant blowing of trumpet-calls a furlong from her windows, coupled with the fact that she knew nothing of the inner realities of military life, and hence idealized it, had also helped her mind's original bias for thinking men-at-arms the only ones worthy of a woman's heart. A Changed Man; and other tales
Come within a dozen yards of him; nay, at the most, blow on him, and he was excruciated -- you rubbed his sensitive hairs at a furlong's distance. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850
If they don't try to make all, they hit the front three furlongs from home. The Sun
For the first part of the race Attraction was boxed in but when a gap opened up on the rails with two furlongs to go the race was over.
He was on a horse with a superior turn of foot and it was our plan not to attack until the last furlong. Times, Sunday Times
Long before the Norman Conquest in 1066, Saxon farmers in England were measuring distance in rods and furlongs and areas in acres.
An electric burst of acceleration saw him sprint clear inside the final furlong, bringing a collective purr of appreciation from the crowd as he won the race by 11 lengths, easing down.
This horse would have no problem dropping back down to a mile or 10 furlongs. Times, Sunday Times
Ascot is a right-handed, wide track, 1miles 6furlongs round, with sweeping bends and a short home straight (less than three furlongs).
He has only ever won over three miles and a furlong or below but Henderson does not think the trip will be a problem for his horse.
Run over 12 furlongs it is the longest race on the card and is worth 1 million.
As Simon strolled pensively through a little silvan glade, surrounded on either side with tall forest trees, mixed with underwood, a white doe broke from the thicket, closely pursued by two deer greyhounds, one of which griped her haunch, the other her throat, and pulled her down within half a furlong of the glover, who was something startled at the suddenness of the incident. The Fair Maid of Perth
He came second but just blew up at the furlong pole. The Sun
This return to a stiff six furlongs looks sure to suit and he is much respected. Times, Sunday Times
i pictured keiji as an anime character, so i dont even know who to think of playing him. i only say jeremy renner cuz of the hurt locker, but maybe ed furlong or jared leto would be dope. and the bitch of war is the same: i pictured a hot anime broad, but maybe pell james or imogen poots would be sick. Time Loop Sci-Fi War Film All You Need Is Kill Coming Soon | /Film
This does not look a strong maiden and she should like the extra furlong. The Sun
TP Burns was up when he sauntered home by five lengths over a mile and six furlongs at Navan.
Cupid's Glory, with Seb Sanders in the irons, struck the lead approximately three furlongs out, after racing forwardly through the first half-mile.
Four fillies and five colts all breezed one furlong in 10.20 seconds.
Run over 12 furlongs it is the longest race on the card and is worth 1 million.
This return to a stiff six furlongs looks sure to suit and he is much respected. Times, Sunday Times
We were going so fast through the final furlong it would have taken a machine to catch us. FRANKIE: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori
She will face six other two-year-old fillies in the seven-furlong race.
His last victory came by a head in a six-furlong claiming race at Beulah Park.
Cyril Hart has pointed out the earliest known written record of the furlong as a unit of length, in the description of the boundary of Bury St. Edmunds in a charter dated 945.
Media Puzzle had a two-length head start on his stablemate, which Vinnie Roe made up by the end of the five-furlong open gallop.
Goodwood is a right-handed course which has a straight section of six furlongs with a loop attached by two bends for longer races.
Might And Power, wearing protective boots on both front legs, broke sharply and advanced to fifth position nearing the final turn but had nothing left in the homestretch and steadily fell back in the final furlong.
About two furlongs from the citie is a mount, where the way is cutte out,25 whiche leadeth to a playne beneath. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah
Furlongs was owned and run by a man in his forties who was the perpetual jazzer/ college type. Times, Sunday Times
Strive not to run like Hercules, a furlong in a breath: festination may prove precipitation; deliberating delay may be wise cunctation, and slowness no slothfulness. Christian Morals
The extra furlong should not be a problem and she looks progressive. The Sun
He has looked a tremendous prospect on both starts to date, and will relish the extra furlong here.
Equally, many racehorses can run over six furlongs and ten, but far fewer can win at both. Times, Sunday Times
And he would have got closer than third but for drifting right throughout the final furlong. The Sun
He has already struck twice this season and ran a sound race over five furlongs at Goodwood last time. The Sun
Earlier this month the area between seven and six furlongs was flailed and the nesting skylarks took flight.
In the concluding 11 furlong race, Spencer will be aboard Mickmacmagooole, trained in Ireland by Seamus O'Donnell.
You need to be able to kick between the three and two furlong poles. The Sun
Dancing Mystery ran a blinder in last year's race, being in front inside the final furlong, only to be swamped near the finish.
The indomitable Mrs Furlong said she would continue to fight for justice.
The step up to today's one mile two furlongs is what she needs. The Sun
Tomorrow's extra furlong will suit him better and this speedy gelding is fancied to dominate, providing he can handle the Fibresand surface.
It was a tense last furlong. Times, Sunday Times
Group 1 races from six furlongs to a mile. The Sun
After three muddling performances in maiden races in May, I thought he might just possibly get there in the final furlong of a stayers ' race.
You cannot see beyond the furlong pole. The Sun
He cannot remember who he saw race that day - but it was his first step into a world of furlongs, racecards and Tic-tac - and he has remained absorbed ever since.
This furlong shorter trip and likely stronger pace could be perfect. The Sun
Today's historic rehearsal saw two Ascot landaus and nine horses, based at the Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace, gently wind their way down six furlongs.
Super Saver had a quiet Tuesday morning at Churchill Downs, walking around the barn after turning in a strong three-furlong workout Monday in 36.60 seconds. 13 expected for the Preakness
Bandari's fast pace caught up with him in the closing four furlongs as first Millenary and then Warrsan outpaced him.
The extra two furlongs will suit now he has stopped pulling in his races. The Sun
Canadian Triple Crown winner Wando made the lead in mid stretch but faded over the final furlong to finish fourth.
Is Miracle Day finally coming into its own as it approaches its final furlong? Torchwood: Miracle Day – episode eight
The indomitable Mrs Furlong said she would continue to fight for justice.
She was superb dropped to five furlongs last season and won three of her four races over the minimum trip. The Sun
I have never, ever heard of furlongs, and my question is ‘1 mile = 8 furlongs, how many cubic furlongs in a cubic mile?’
The greatest distress of the besieged was the narrowness of the place they were in, their quarters being very confined, and the whole place but two furlongs in compass; so that both they and their horses fed without exercise. The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans
Dioscuri, which is distant about three furlongs from the city. The History of the Peloponnesian War
His jockey, Philip Robinson did an excellent job calming him down for the race, but in many respects the damage had been done, and he faded in the final furlongs.
Weights for the three mile five furlong contest will not be finalised by handicapper Noel O'Brien until next Monday, but Beef Or Salmon would carry top weight.
He showed his liking for some cut when winning his maiden and it is interesting to see him stepped up to this ten furlong trip. The Sun
He has looked a tremendous prospect on both starts to date, and will relish the extra furlong here.
On her latest outing Jamie Mackay's mount swept through to lead inside the final furlong and win by a neck from Astrocharm.
Much of the early running had been made by the Michael Jarvis-trained Rakti but he faded with three furlongs to go.
Ten other fillies and mares have been entered in the 5 ½ furlong turf race.
Since he's come back to five furlongs he's made a meteoric rise. Times, Sunday Times
This is a promising young horse, who is likely to relish every yard of the two miles and six furlongs.
When a horse runs a lifetime best four-furlong number accompanied by a final number below his best, an improvement in the final number is likely in the near future, often at a generous mutuel.
Tomorrow he steps up to a marathon three miles and three furlongs and, in a very modest event, can surely play a strong role.
The shorter races also make for real spectacles, especially on the five-furlong track, which has a downhill slope and sees some of the fastest sprints in the world.
Magna Graduate kept close to the leaders on the inside and moved to within one length of pacesetter Tani Maru through six furlongs.
Strongbow's uncle, Herve, was endowed with two other cantreds, to the south of the town, now known as the baronies of Forth and Bargey, where the descendants of the Welsh and Flemish settlers then planted are still to be found in the industrious and sturdy population, known as Flemings, Furlongs, A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics — Volume 1
A half-brother to Forte Dei Marmi, this colt is going to need further in time but ran well enough when third in a Nottingham maiden over six furlongs to suggest he can win over seven. Talking Horses
High Chaparral made the lead with an eighth of a mile to go and edged left in the final furlong.
They had advanced about thirty furlongs from the martyry, and were compelled to halt. Gathering Clouds: A Tale of the Days of St. Chrysostom
He only went down by half a length in a seven-furlong novice event and may well have won had he known more about the racing game.
He won over a mile and two furlongs at Leopardstown back in May, coasting home by half a dozen lengths.
These roads, running through the malm lands, are, by the traffic of ages, and the fretting of water, worn down through the first stratum of our freestone, and partly through the second; so that they look more like water-courses than roads; and are bedded with naked rag for furlongs together. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1
Ridden by Darryll, she still had three of her five rivals in front of her entering the final furlong of the mile-and-a-half trip.
It is right-handed, just over 1m 6f round with a 2 ½ furlong run-in on the round course - there is also a straight mile course.
Newmarket's Hopeful Stakes tomorrow, a Listed race over six furlongs, has been selected by trainer Michael Jarvis as a suitable restarting point for Iffraaj, who has had a rest since being unplaced in the July Cup.
Eight furlongs into the ten furlong race, Gatwick looked to have next to no chance.
The Curragh is a right-handed horseshoe shaped course with a circuit of two miles with no sharp bends and a straight run-in of three furlongs uphill.
Out back, horses might be working out in their pool, or on a nine-furlong track. All the Sheikh’s Horses
The daughter of Blue Ocean was partnered by Michael Hussey and led with over a furlong to go to beat the newcomer, Fancy.
This extra furlong is no bother and he gets the fast ground he needs. The Sun
Dettori was forced to ride the final furlong of the Lonsdale Stakes bareback after the saddle on his mount Ski Run slipped while she was challenging for the lead.
The extra two furlongs will suit now he has stopped pulling in his races. The Sun
That victory, gained in a photo-finish from Kier Park, was all the more meritorious in that it was achieved over the minimum distance of five furlongs.
The new track will be a ten-furlong, right-handed oval with lights for late afternoon or evening racing.
Strive not to run, like Hercules, a furlong in a breath: festination may prove precipitation; deliberating delay may be wise cunctation, and slowness no slothfulness. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6
Through my policy, which he arraigns, instead of the Thebans invading this country with Philip, as all expected, they joined our ranks and prevented him; instead of the war being in Attica, it took place seven hundred furlongs from the city on the confines of Botia; instead of corsair issuing from Euba to plunder us, Attica was in peace on the coast-side during the whole war; instead of Philip being master of the Hellespont by taking Byzantium, the Byzantines were our auxiliaries against him Does this computation of services, think you, resemble the casting of accounts? III. On the Crown
A furlong out they were hailing a champion but he just got beat; he has not been trounced, he was only beaten in the last 100 yards.
This strange measure undoubtedly is related to other archaisms such as the furlong, the perch and the fathom.
Her Majesty could be seen willing on her filly from the royal box during a thrilling final furlong. The Sun
The extra two furlongs and better ground should help him. The Sun
The roar of the crowd must have been music to the ears of McCoy, who never looked back and led for all two miles and five furlongs of the race.
The extra furlong shouldn't bother him and he still looks well weighted. The Sun
Furlong's two sixes came in the same Yovich over, an effortless flick of the pads followed by a hook to the longest boundary.
Even the smallest bird kicked up quite a bit of water when bathing; when a gryphon (twice the size of a war-horse, with a wingspread wide enough to shelter a small house) decided to take a bath, it tended to drench anyone within five or six furlongs. Elephant in the City
The two pacemakers, Temple Place for Motivator and Hazarista for Azamour, went five lengths clear of the chasing pack after two furlongs, with Motivator sitting in third while last year's winner Azamour was last of the 10 runners.
The leader gave way to Daliapour over three furlongs out as rider Johnny Murtagh drove for home for all he was worth.
He held the lead through six furlongs before fading.
He won a similar contest over six furlongs here last time and is equally effective over this longer trip. Times, Sunday Times
There is a 6 furlong sprint on the undercard that the first quarter will be blazed in less than 22 seconds. Guide to Preakness picks from pros and computer
Of course, he is well aware 10 furlongs is Fantastic Light's ideal distance and that's an obvious plus.
The John Gosden-trained colt took up the lead coming into the home straight but faded in the final furlong.
The extra two furlongs will help him follow up. The Sun
He will, however, appreciate tomorrow's return to a distance just short of eight furlongs and will surely get a furious gallop, which seems to suit him.
The drop in distance to six furlongs will do the trick. The Sun
The Baroness, a beaten favourite in a selling race on her latest start at Lingfield, is my Nap selection to recover losses by winning the J Cheever Loophole Handicap over six furlongs.
The final furlong of a race that the champion had controlled through the first five furlongs seemed to happen in slow motion. Times, Sunday Times
He was running on well there and this extra furlong should not be a problem. The Sun
Have you ever been in the stands at a race meeting when ‘your’ horse is neck and neck on that last half furlong?
We may have just got to the final furlong of the endless US election, but neither of them can talk about it. Times, Sunday Times
Silca's Gift takes up the running in the final two furlongs and draws away to score a comfortable victory by three lengths.
Dettori had his mount travelling well all through the race and moved up with a furlong and a half to go to challenge Two Miles West.
The race was marred by the fall of Ginger Jack two and a half furlongs out.
His mount edged slightly left but powered away inside the final furlong to score by almost three lengths from a good yardstick in Jungle Cat. Times, Sunday Times
He steps up to seven furlongs tomorrow but has won over this distance and should go well tomorrow, especially as the forecast showery weather should ease the ground nicely for him.
Previously, the selection won a conditions race very easily over three miles at Gowran Park and dropping down four furlongs in trip and going left-handed are in his favour.
Furlong began to feel very uncomfortable; the conversation ended; down came the servant, to whom Furlong was about to address himself, when the man said, "He would be with him in a minit," and vanished; a sort of reconnoitering party, one by one, then passed through the hall, eyeing the stranger very suspiciously, any of them to whom Furlong ventured a word scurrying off in double-quick time. Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes
The winner was niggled along halfway down the straight but quickened up surpemely well inside the final furlong to get ahead of Twice Over (6-1) and Byword (11-4) close home. Talking Horses
Even with one furlong to run, the £232,000 prize was within his grasp, though Kieren Fallon was edging Oratorio off the rails in search of a clear route for his challenge.
Enclosed strips and furlongs are fields that probably originate from the enclosure of medieval strip fields.
The two-year-old goes for the £10,000 race over six furlongs and will have David in the saddle as he bids to extend his winning sequence.
The Larry Jones-trained son of A.P. Indy had a spectacular five-furlong workout (58.40) over the Pimlico track on Tuesday and appears to have come out of the Derby in good shape. Guide to Preakness picks from pros and computer
Exmouth will also like the extra furlong. The Sun
It is allowed, say the geometricians, that no mountain in height or sea in depth exceeds ten furlongs, and yet it seems probable that Xenagoras did not take his admeasurement carelessly, but according to the rules of art, and with instruments for the purpose. The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans
Bandari took to the front with four furlongs to go but he was pressured all the way to the finish by a group of five other horses before eventually winning by a head and a neck.

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