horses
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Their trainers cited the short turnaround between the two events; very few horses these days compete in races two weeks apart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Thoroughbred Championship Series will feature a points system, with horses who compete in at least four races eligible to share a $5-million bonus pool that will pay down to the top eight finishers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
We look to be back in the realms of a two-horse race and the two horses have experienced jockeys now, not two Old Firm apprentices like Russell Martin and Wilfried Nancy.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Back then, Supreme Court justices “rode circuit”—they literally rode horses or traveled by carriage to hear cases within the circuit they oversaw.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
A single horse will beat mules or horses pulling a wagon.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
