gelding
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That win, in 1:22.02 for seven furlongs under Joel Rosario, guaranteed the 4-year-old gelding a berth in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Goodie Two Shoes, trained by Ireland's Joseph O'Brien and ridden by Wayne Lordan, finished in second place, with English gelding Middle Earth in third.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
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
Danish, fresh from politically gelding Roy in public, recognizes this advantage too.
From Salon ● Jan. 3, 2024
“Because your father thinks you’ll be safer on a gelding, and so do I. Now remount and let me see a collected canter.”
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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