Jockey For Position

Those horses and their jockeys are working hard to "jockey for position".  Three of them will end up in the Winner's Circle.

Today's idiom is Jockey For Position, which means:

1. Literally,. to work one's horse into a desired position in a horse race.  

 

The racehorse,Magical Wine, was behind, but jockeying for position. 

 

2. Figuratively,  to work oneself into a desired position.  If a number of people want the same opportunity and are struggling to emerge as the most likely candidate, they are jockeying for position.

 

The political candidates were jockeying for position, trying to get the best television exposure.  

I was jockeying for position with the other guys to see who could date Monica, but I didn't have enough  money.

The basketball players jockeyed for position under the backboard for the rebound