midstretch

English

Etymology

mid- +‎ stretch

Adverb

midstretch (not comparable)

1. (sports, often with "in") In the middle of the stretch of a race
   • 2007 August 6, Bill Finley, “Any Given Saturday Outruns His Top Rivals to Win the Haskell”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Ridden by Garrett Gomez, he collared Hard Spun in midstretch and drew away with surprising ease […] .