filly

Example Sentences

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It was not a popular win as Codex beat Derby-winning filly Genuine Risk and then had to withstand an inquiry to officially give Lukas his first Triple Crown win.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

True to form, we’ve got a filly that’s qualified for the Kentucky Oaks with Fondly, who won the Virginia Oaks, and we’re going to run in the Kentucky Oaks.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

Other notable successes included the 2008 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with the brilliant unbeaten filly Zarkava.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2025

Rather than trying to replicate his Derby trip, Hernandez may copy a little of what Robby Albarado, now Mystik Dan’s exercise rider, did for McPeek in winning the 2020 Preakness with filly Swiss Skydiver.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

A daring she had never known filled Daenerys then, and she gave the filly her head.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin