2 Sentences With "shying at"

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Frosted first ran on August 23 in a 6-furlong maiden special weight race at Saratoga. He broke slowly and raced at the back of the pack, then made a 4-wide move around the turn to finish second. On September 20 at Belmont Park, he was closer to the pace but again finished second after shying at the whip in the stretch. In his third start on October 20 at Aqueduct, he pressed the pace, then drew away in the stretch to win easily.
Storm Flag Flying made her racing debut on August 18, 2002 in a maiden special weight race at Saratoga. She won despite racing greenly, meaning she switched leads several times in the stretch and did not maintain a straight path. In her second start on September 15, she stepped up to Grade I company in the Matron Stakes and "demolished" the field by lengths despite shying at the whip. In her third start in the Frizette Stakes on October 5, she raced more professionally and won by two lengths.