racehorse

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Recent Examples of racehorse See the Best Photos from Trooping the Colour Including Kate Middleton's First Royal Outing Since Christmas Queen Elizabeth was a great supporter of the equestrian event, and 24 of her racehorses won at Royal Ascot through the years. Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024 The racehorse owners seek at least $3 million dollars in compensation, as well as additional compensation for punitive damages. Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024 One other factor is that there will likely be fewer deaths because the foal crop is in serious decline, meaning fewer racehorses. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 Among this group of donors are CEOs, lawyers and racehorse owners. Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 28 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for racehorse
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Noun
  • Equestrians will love the resort's stables, offering horseback riding and pony rides for the youngest guests.
    Dyana Lederman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Enjoy live magic shows by Kevin Hall along with a petting zoo, pony rides, face-painting, bungy trampolines, make-and-take crafts with Kidcreate Studio and more.
    Meghan Davy Sandvold, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • More than 1 million trotters will participate in those races.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The news comes hot on the trotters of social media sensation Moo Deng at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand earlier this year.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Going to celebrate the Passover, Jesus chose to enter the city on the back of a colt, in stark contrast to the warhorses and chariots of Roman armies.
    Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, that warhorse of English traditionalism, is mentioned six times, and his plangent music—invoking a lost, idyllic England; a greener, more pleasant land—could easily be the novel’s soundtrack.
    Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Osprey Poco Plus Child Carrier for $240 ($80 off) Parent or packhorse?
    Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 16 July 2024
  • In 1811 Charles’s 21-year-old father loaded a white stallion and a packhorse with baskets of Champagne and set off for Moscow, nearly 2,000 miles away.
    Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021
Noun
  • But after the first install, in which frame mounts are added to the steering arms, installation is as easy as changing a tire and wheel.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Tabatha’s wariness mounts, and Tracey, in her laidback way, is on high alert, culminating in a strong scene between Ehle and McNairy.
    Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This led to the lunar mare basalt — dark volcanic rock — wrinkling like the skin of a shriveling old apple.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 Feb. 2025
  • What grown men forced this sweet mare to do was an unnatural activity that triggered her demise.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • As the crew were trying to relocate their cattle and horses back to Montana from Texas, Colby Mayfield (Denim Richards) was killed by an untamable stallion.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Someone brought up previous mustang killings, including two stallions from the Onaqui herd in 2023 and another beloved stallion from the same herd that was found shot dead in November, McClatchy News previously reported.
    Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The farm also had saddle horses, a team of Belgian draft horses that helped haul manure and feed, and plenty of chickens that supplied eggs for those big breakfasts every morning (followed by even larger dinners at noon and suppers in the evenings).
    Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Mackinac Island Carriage Tours, private livery tours, drive-yourself carriages and saddle horses will still be available but will have alternate routes to avoid the Arch Rock.
    Jasmin Barmore, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2023

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“Racehorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racehorse. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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