What do the following trios have in common?

1)
HANDS DOWN
SETTING
DOWN

2)
THE LOTTERY
VALUE
STOPPER

3)
LOSE OR DRAW
IN THE SUN
BUSINESS

4)
BY A NOSE
TO CALL HOME
TUNE

Anwers:

Each of the three entries in each trio can be preceded, respectively, by WIN, PLACE, and SHOW - as in the first three horses to finish a horse race. 

Credit: Washington Post Crossword
Nancy W. Atkinson
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