In the case of horse racing, the first wooden pillar was set as umadashi (the start line of a horse race), the second one as a marker 'shobu no ki (wooden pillar for winning or losing)' to horsewhip, and the third one as umatodome (the stop line of a horse race), which is a goal, with a hoko (long-handled Chinese spear) placed for deciding the winner.
競馬の場合、最初の木を馬出（馬場本）とし、2番目を鞭を入れて競いあう「勝負の木」とし、最後の木に勝負決定の標（しめ）を置いて傍に矛を立てて馬駐（うまとどめ）すなわちゴールとする。