gelding

Example Sentences

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The six-year-old gelding scored its biggest win to date at the Bart Cummings over 2,520m at Flemington last month, before a third behind Half Yours at the Caulfield Cup.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

Police arrested 118 people on the day of the race, in which the gelding Hill Sixteen suffered a fatal injury.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

Danish, fresh from politically gelding Roy in public, recognizes this advantage too.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2024

Mongolian Groom, a 4-year-old gelding, was euthanized after breaking his left hind leg in the 2019 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita in California.

From Washington Times • Jun. 1, 2023

She didn’t like having the gelding behind her, and with no warning she leapt forward, thrusting her weight onto her front legs, and with her hind legs kicked Bud full in the chest.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover