馬ば身しん

noun

horse length; length

Unit of distance in horse racing, roughly the length of a horse (about 2.4 meters). Used to describe winning margins or gaps between horses.

• 彼かれの馬うまは2馬ば身しん差さで勝かった。

  His horse won by two lengths.

• ゴール前まえで1馬ば身しんリードしている。

  It's leading by one length before the finish line.