furlongs in English

noun
1
an eighth of a mile, 220 yards.
Eight furlongs into the ten furlong race, Gatwick looked to have next to no chance.

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1. Andre Fabre's colt was supplemented yesterday for the Group One contest over six furlongs.

2. Tomorrow's distance of two miles four and a half furlongs should suit Mighty Mogul even more.

3. Whitmore , who defeated him in the Breeders' Cup Sprint and was voted champion sprinter of last year, Breezed Thursday at Oaklawn, covering four furlongs in …

4. Figuratively, blood comes out of the winepress as high up as the bridles of the horses, for a distance of 1,600 furlongs —about 180 miles [300 km]!

5. Immediately ahead of the equivalent one-day event at Wolverhampton, where lots are Breezed on the all-weather track and timed over the last two furlongs

6. At the Houghton meeting on 2 November Corinne contested a spring handicap race over five furlongs in which she inished third of the four runners behind the three-year-old colt Barmecide

7. Affirmed away alertly but held in reserve for six furlongs, moved up boldly along outside thereafter to take command on second turn, relinquished the lead momentarily a quarter mile out but responded to a rushing ride to regain command in upper stretch and was fully extended to hold ALYDAR safe.

8. Intelligence Cross, the mount of Donnacha O'Brien, holds the same Classic engagements as Ambassadorial, and was a Group 3 winner over six furlongs last season when he also ran second in the July Stakes and third in the Richmond Stakes before finishing only ninth when upped in trip in the Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf.