colt
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The 4-year-old colt, who was injured at the start of the San Diego Handicap, which he rallied to win, will be put out to stud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Ron Chernow recounts in his biography of Ulysses Grant a childhood episode in which he was sent to buy a colt with instructions to offer progressively higher sums.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
But he is a colt who relishes the distance and he has improved his Beyer Speed Figure with every start.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Rap musicians Lil Yachty and Lil Wayne, as well as Latin music star Rauw Alejandro, are part of Run Fast Racing, which recently purchased a share of the colt from Los Angeles owner-breeder Glenn Sorgenstein.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
"Billy,” he began miserably, "Billy, you won’t let anything happen to the colt, will you?”
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
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To his audience, many of them women aged 18 to 30, Johnson presents the world of colts, jockeys and towering headpieces as a networking opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
He married Pamela Yellin in 1980, and in 1995 they moved from New Jersey to River Edge Farm, a 110-acre spread in Buellton, Calif., where they raised fillies and colts to become top racehorses.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2024
Is there a record at Santa Anita for 3-year-old colts running on the dirt that trainer Bob Baffert doesn’t own?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
Before long, their colts peeped through the tall grass, begging for food and learning to dance.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2023
Behind came Skinner, Sour Alyn, and Damon Dance-for-Me with his long greased whip, then the Walders riding the grey colts Lady Dustin had given them.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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