on the muscle
English
[edit]Prepositional phrase
[edit]- (horse-racing) Of a horse: frisky and energetic, seeming keen to race.
- 1973, Chronicle of the Horse, volume 36, numbers 1-13, page 5:
- Tallhato was "on the muscle" going down the backside, attempting to run out. That's not the formula to beat a filly like Windy's Daughter.
- 1990, Harness Horse, volume 56, numbers 5-8, page 22:
- I really wasn't able to rest him too much because he was on the muscle more than usual tonight.