gelding

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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

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

The first domesticated horse I ever saw was a bay gelding, and it was standing next to the corral, nibbling sugar cubes from Shawn’s hand.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover