"Be left at the post" nghĩa là gì?

"Be left at the post" = bị bỏ lại tại cột -> nghĩa là thất bại ngay từ khi bắt đầu cuộc chơi.

Ví dụ

Clifford was owned by Clifford Porter (who named him) and later Eugene Leigh and Robert L. Rose. He was trained by Charles H. Hughes, Leigh and Hall of Famer John W. Rogers. Clifford made his debut in September 1892 and won the only start he made that year as a 2-year-old. In his first start at age 3, Clifford was left at the post and finished out of the money.

As a 2-year-old, Man o’ War began his career with five consecutive wins before arriving at Saratoga in the summer of 1919. He made it six in a row with an easy victory in the United States Hotel Stakes before suffering the lone defeat of his career in the Sanford Memorial Stakes on Aug. 13. Man o’ War was left at the post in the Sanford ꟷ some reports said he was facing sideways or backwards ꟷ and fell well behind the field. He rallied furiously but finished second, less than a length behind the winner, Harry Payne Whitney’s Upset. The loss, however, did little to tarnish (vết nhơ) Man o’ War’s reputation (danh tiếng).

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