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1caitlyn1 Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

"seven lanes"

it's a report from horse racing

"Drysdale(horse) second now by seven lanes"

what does it mean?
  

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Hi Caitlyn, and welcome to English Forums. Is it possible it was "by seven lenghts"? That refers to the lenght of a horse - so whichever horse is in front is pretty far ahead.

— BarbaraPA

  • Hi Caitlyn, and welcome to English Forums.
  • Is it possible it was "by seven lenghts"?
  • That refers to the lenght of a horse - so whichever horse is in front is pretty far ahead.
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Hi Caitlyn, and welcome to English Forums.

Is it possible it was "by seven lenghts"? That refers to the lenght of a horse - so whichever horse is in front is pretty far ahead.
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Hi GG,

Depends on how long the horse is, I suppose. Emotion: smile

Clive
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Grammar Geek, thank you for the greeting.

And thank you for the answer. That's quite possible.
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