1.   And, as usually happens in a match race, the horse with the early lead went on to win.

2.   At almost every turn these days, Michael Johnson is nagged by questions about the possibility of another match race with Donovan Bailey.

3.   Back in New York City, home to large Irish and Italian populations, the disputed Olympic finish set up a professional match race between Hayes and Pietri.

4.   Bairos was competing in a match sprint race and riding outside of three other cyclists when he was forced up and over the track.

5.   A nice, simple two-horse match race would make a great story.

6.   But all the talk about a match race between Real Quiet and Behrens is not irksome to the British.

7.   But he strained his left thigh in the match race against Bailey, pulled up and was never the same the rest of the season.

8.   But intrigued reporters began clamoring for a match race and a Canadian promoter took the bait.

9.   But Nashua came back to win the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, then ran away from Swaps in the celebrated match race at Washington Park in Chicago.

10.   Force is allowing Prudhomme a large window for his comeback and their match race of a lifetime.