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colt

[kohlt] / koʊlt /
NOUN
young horse
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NOUN
new at something, beginner
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It was the first victory by the colt since his wife’s death, and it also meant the Monrovia resident would have a horse in the Kentucky Derby for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

As a yearling, the colt didn’t meet his reserve price of $95,000, so Kahn and Hidden Brook pointed him to a 2-year-old in training sale last year at Ocala.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Trainer Mark Casse told the Daily Racing Form the colt has a bruised foot, adding he hoped Silent Tactic would be able to run in the Preakness Stakes on May 16 at Laurel Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Baffert said Potente would start once more before the Derby; one possibility is the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 4, a race in which another Baffert colt, Cherokee Nation, is expected to run.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

When for one brief second the colt was motionless, the starter hit the bell.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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