winning post
Noun
Meaning
winning post (plural winning posts)
The post that marks the end of a racecourse, sometimes equipped with a camera for recording photo finishes
Hypernyms
Examples
He followed-up his superb century in the first innings, with another masterful display, this time hitting 71 that took his side to within sight of the winning post before he was out.
But the hare’s last leap was just too late, for the tortoise had beaten him to the winning post.