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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

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

Whether Baffert has another Derby winner in Plutarch won’t be known for 12 weeks, but the colt certainly has the bloodlines.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

“I told you you’d get tired waiting. It’ll be five months more before you can even see a sign, and it’ll be at least eight months more before she throws the colt, about next January.”

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck




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