head start
start
prerace
jackrabbit start
have the best of it
jump
racing start
heat
flying start
running start
profiting
postrace
outflank
break one's maiden
harvest
pole position
intertrack
lead
on your mark, get set, go
starting signal
precocious
nip and tuck
wipe the floor with someone
forehand
neck and neck
head-to-head
kick start
scratch race
whoop-de-doo
vanquish
come in
beat
trounce
beat out
shell
opening
racinglike
crush
1-2-3
chequered flag
wind at one's back
edge
race
leg up
roll
throw-off
for choice
get up in
win
prosperous
emulous
draw even
precompetition
competitiveness
shit it in
to begin with
superiority
initially
favourable position
inside track
outmaster
in the lead
the early bird gets the worm
come first
favorable position
postward
open
get the better of
ahead
out front
gather
competitive
rival
ahead of the curve
prestart
romp home
for keeps
contendership
shoo in
off
prizewinning
grand slam
champion
action
semicompetitive
gainsome
antepost
early doors
from scratch