horse

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Every remaining horse passes the test when it comes to career falls, but Iroko, Gorgeous Tom and Firefox are yet to win over three or more miles.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

No horse aged 10 or above has won the race since 2014, while in 2022 Noble Yeats bucked another trend by becoming the first seven-year-old to win the race since Bogskar in 1940.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Maybe value can continue to beat growth, but there are speedier steeds in the investing-factor horse race.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

While Freud, Mr. Phillips tells us, describes human beings “as driving the horse in the direction the horse wants to go,” Rorty “wants us to wonder what are better alternative descriptions.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

A horse and cart came up the hill, and the driver hopped down to speak with the guards.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff