colt
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Ron Chernow recounts in his biography of Ulysses Grant a childhood episode in which he was sent to buy a colt with instructions to offer progressively higher sums.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
The colt originally was trained by Bob Baffert but was sent to Russell last fall when he wasn’t progressing.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
Hoping to improve Chief Wallabee’s focus, Mott will have the colt race in blinkers for the first time in the Derby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
The 3-year-old colt trained by Mark Glatt gives his family some comfort after the death of his wife in February with a 2 3/4-length defeat of Potente.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
Once Seabiscuit was settled in at Detroit, Smith took the colt to the track to stretch his legs.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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To his audience, many of them women aged 18 to 30, Johnson presents the world of colts, jockeys and towering headpieces as a networking opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
The first time they tried this multi-entity approach was 2018 and they sent Baffert to the Keeneland yearling sale with about $9 million and he bought 17 colts.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2024
Some wags are calling it Kentucky Derby 149 1/2 in a nod to the absence of Baffert’s talented colts.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
He married Pamela Yellin in 1980, and in 1995 they moved from New Jersey to River Edge Farm, a 110-acre spread in Buellton, Calif., where they raised fillies and colts to become top racehorses.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2024
Shawn talked about the horses, about their training, and about the colts he expected in the spring, and I remembered that he was always at his best when he was with his horses.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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