In British horse racing, if a horse "wins by a distance," how far is a "distance"?

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In British horse racing, if a horse "wins by a distance," how far is a "distance"?

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13. Distance

Horse Racing.

(in a heat race) the space measured back from the winning post that a horse must reach by the time the winner passes the winning post or be eliminated from subsequent heats.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/distance

Jan 13 2007, 10:03 AM

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However,if a horse is nowhere,it is at least 240yds adrift.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_(horse)

Jan 13 2007, 8:43 AM

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And this site gives a distance as 240yds from the post (ie more than 20 lengths- satguru)

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/distance

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Jan 13 2007, 9:09 AM

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"Distance - The length of a race: 5 furlongs is the minimum and the 4 1/2 miles of the Grand National the longest. Also, the margin by which a horse wins or is beaten by the horse in front; this ranges from a short head to 'by a distance' (more than 30 lengths); a 'length' is measured from the horse's nose to the start of its tail."

http://www.ildado.com/horse_racing_glossary.html

In British horse racing, if a horse "wins by a distance," how far is a "distance"?

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