starting gate
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Bodexpress was the last to try, in 2019, but he reared leaving the starting gate and dumped his jockey.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
"Standing in the starting gate yesterday was an incredible feeling that I will never forget. Knowing I stood there having a chance to win was a victory in and of itself."
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
Vonn crashed just 13 seconds after leaving the starting gate, losing control and falling hard on the course.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026
Rast, placed fourth after the first go, topped the times after the second run, but unfortunately for her there was still one skier in the starting gate still to go.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
When the starter shouted, “Row!” both boats bolted off the line like nervous racehorses held too long in the starting gate.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
