The opening of the starting gate that begins a horse race.
the race was won and lost at barrier rise
the horse was attacked from the barrier rise
Example sentencesExamples
- He has a full set of options from barrier rise.
- He missed the barrier rise by half a length.
- His hands with the reins shot forward at barrier rise.
- He let the horse roll along from barrier rise, opening up a break on the field.
- At barrier rise, 7-4 was obtainable.