yearling
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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
Jacqui Short Boyce spotted the yearling lying on its back while passing by the field on Wednesday.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
When Flag is on the verge of becoming a yearling, Jody’s father says, “He’ll be like a person standin’ on the state line.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Researchers also documented more recent cougar kills: a seven-year-old female wolf in 2019, the yearling female in early September of last year, and then a wolf pup later that month.
From National Geographic • Aug. 25, 2023
It may have been the fastest quarter ever run by a yearling.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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