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colt

[kohlt] / koʊlt /
NOUN
young horse
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NOUN
new at something, beginner
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DeVaux has done what she can do to prepare her 3-year-old colt, Golden Tempo, for Saturday’s third leg of the Triple Crown.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 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

Hoping to improve Chief Wallabee’s focus, Mott will have the colt race in blinkers for the first time in the Derby.

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

A colt can trot shortly after birth; a kitten leaves its mother to forage on its own when it is just a few weeks old.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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