The crowd, which had been thin for the first half of the race, had now grown considerably.

上半场比赛时观众稀稀拉拉的，现在则大大增多了。

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She manifestly failed to last the mile-and-a-half of the race.

她显然没有跑完1.5英里的比赛。

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The absence of practice sessions makes the hour-and-a-half race-morning course inspection all the more crucial.

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The Irish 2, 000 Guineas winner went off at 4-6 but was held up by jockey Richard Hughes until the final half-furlong of the mile-long race.

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So at the end of the 6.2-mile race, which is a half-hour long, a lot of running, Begley realizes her competition is with the clock and she kicks it into high gear.

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