- present participle of geld.
gelding
Example Sentences
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She rode the gelding to victory at the Group 1 Caulfield Cup last month -- the first woman to win that race in its 149-year history -- and will start from an ideal barrier eight.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025
Will the gelding be above or below par?
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2025
Danish, fresh from politically gelding Roy in public, recognizes this advantage too.
From Salon ● Jan. 3, 2024
In the final race of the day, a non-Breeders’ Cup race, Bus Buzz, a 3-year-old gelding, was pulled up by jockey Edwin Maldonado in mid-stretch and the horse was vanned off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
He spurred his gelding and rode out into the river, but the horse struggled in the soft mud and beyond the reeds the water deepened.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
