1
a
: foal
especially
: a male foal
b
: a young male horse that is usually not castrated and has not attained an arbitrarily designated age (such as four years)
2
: a young untried person
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a colt who looked to the team's more experienced players for advice
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The painstaking Pletcher was up to that task, putting the colt into a nearly 90-day layoff/back-to-school course of works, no racing, largely at Saratoga.
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Guy Martin, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The colt isn’t getting the respect the Santa Anita Derby winner normally gets and is listed at 20-1 on the morning line.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
There is no need to take any chances with a colt whose breeding value jumped exponentially after winning the Kentucky Derby by the slimmest of noses.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
In 2011, Repole’s colt Uncle Mo was a late scratch after coming down with a gastrointestinal infection.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 3 May 2024
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Guy Martin, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The colt isn’t getting the respect the Santa Anita Derby winner normally gets and is listed at 20-1 on the morning line.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
There is no need to take any chances with a colt whose breeding value jumped exponentially after winning the Kentucky Derby by the slimmest of noses.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
In 2011, Repole’s colt Uncle Mo was a late scratch after coming down with a gastrointestinal infection.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 3 May 2024
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“Colt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colt. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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colt
noun1
: foal entry 1
especially
: a young male horse
2
: an inexperienced young person
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