He breaks late

[Mike Hussey]

Rusty and Saul are watching dog's race:

Rusty: Is that your hound way in the rear there?
Saul: He breaks late. Everyone knows this.

What does "breaks late" mean?

Source: Ocean's Eleven (a 2001 American heist film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Ted Griffin)

 

[Rover_KE]

Rusty and Saul are watching a dog race:

Rusty: Is that your hound way in the rear there?
Saul: He breaks late. Everyone knows this.

What does "breaks late" mean?

He runs faster in the latter part of the race.