You can't make this stuff up:
Empire Maker and Peace Rules went head-to-head and toe-to-toe, crossing the finish line together, but both came up short to Funny Cide.
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Pats on the back all around: this is the 200th post on De Spectaculis.
NP: Middlesex County, Chelsea on Fire
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While "toe-to-toe" and "head-to-head" do emphasize competition (although of different sorts), the obvious racing term was missed: It seems to me that horses should race "neck-and-neck".
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Posted by: Martial on May 7, 2003 10:04 AM