sire

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Three years on, the Purosangue remains an astonishing presence on any street, a provocation, an outrage, a moral panic—indeed, sire, very like a Ferrari.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The tendency of one sire to spread a harmful mutation among its descendants even has a name, “the popular sire effect.”

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2023

A corner stall in the stallion barn still bears Secretariat’s name and that of his sire, Bold Ruler, among those of other elites who have inhabited the space.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2023

With a race as long as the Belmont, one factor to consider is horses whose sire have excelled at producing distance-loving runners.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2023

The colt was a descendant of the mighty Man o’ War through his sire, the brilliantly fast, exceptionally handsome Hard Tack, but his stunted build reflected none of the beauty and breadth of his forebears.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand