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Noun
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And his rider, Flavien Prat, has a knack for outrunning the odds with his mounts in Triple Crown races.—
Steve Kornacki,
NBC news,
1 May 2026 -
Mike Smith has the most Derby mounts of any jockey in the race's history with 28, followed closely by Velazquez with 26.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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The royal also got to see some breeding mares and foals up close, gently petting some horses and feeding one a carrot.—
Helen Murphy,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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The animals live in small social groups — typically one stallion with several mares and their young — alongside separate bands of younger males.—
Derek Gatopoulos,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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Determined not to be just a bit player, Zedan opened his own stables in Lexington and put together his own racing team, working to secure the best horses, stallions and trainers.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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Describing this photo, documentary photographer Chantal Pinzi says that Ghita Jhaite's horse was agitated after a confrontation with other stallions that caused the rider to fall.—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
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While O’Neill never could have expected to be here with his Cal-bred, Baffert will start two of the myriad expensive colts his clients buy each year.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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And, to this day, they are meticulously trained from colts to perform spectacular feats of dressage, including some who can lift their front legs and seem to prance off the ground.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Racehorses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racehorses. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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