thoroughbred

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The mistake starry-eyed investors make at times like this is betting on every horse, or in thinking that they can handicap AI thoroughbreds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

It’s just one small piece of their international collection of assets, which include hotels, resorts, yachts, thoroughbreds, a French soccer team and the Miramax film studio.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

There are debates about spacing the races out to adapt to modern thoroughbreds that race less frequently than in previous eras.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

Campaigners are concerned about the use of retired racehorses like Merzouga, because thoroughbreds are even less suited to the course than Japan's horse breeds of old, which were smaller.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2023

He talked about his West Point horses, thoroughbreds...

From Voices from the Past by Bartlett, Paul Alexander