How to Use racehorse in a Sentence

racehorse

noun
Definition of racehorsenext
Synonyms for racehorsenext
  • And in that race the title of best racehorse in the U.S. was transferred.
    — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • The result is a book not just about a racehorse, but about race.
    — Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2022
  • For the plucky Welsh racehorse Dream Alliance, well, a lot.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2021
  • The one with the little Kentucky racehorse on top of the bottle?
    — Thomas Novelly, The Courier-Journal, 14 Feb. 2018
  • The seven-month-old twins watched as racehorse Dornoch won the last run of the Triple Crown series.
    — Ana Calderone, Peoplemag, 9 June 2024
  • The racehorse that needed a name turned out to be pretty good.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 5 May 2022
  • Two of the shields remained blank to record the name of the initial winner and that racehorse’s image.
    — Kim Wickens, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
  • Like a great racehorse, these marvelous chapters seize the bit and take us on a thrilling run.
    — Emily Bingham, The Courier-Journal, 17 Mar. 2023
  • But racehorses are big and strong — 1,000 pounds or so.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 6 June 2024
  • In fact, 24 of her racehorses won at the prestigious horse races through the years.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
  • And yet, there is the matter of the Portofino’s racehorse-like relentless champing at the bit to surge to the front.
    — Dan Carney, Popular Science, 23 Mar. 2020
  • And here the reveal: The story was, most of all, about a love affair with a racehorse and a man growing old.
    — Tim Layden, SI.com, 14 Apr. 2018
  • Over the decades, spates of racehorse deaths have shaken the industry.
    — Wired, 30 Oct. 2019
  • When a prized racehorse is stolen and its groomer is kidnapped, the team is baffled to learn the values placed on the missing.
    — Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Pharoah faced the broad question in May and June of 2015 — is a racehorse still capable of winning the Triple Crown?
    — Fletcher Page, The Courier-Journal, 9 June 2018
  • Toni Collette leads the pack of Welsh dreamers who pool their money to buy a racehorse.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2021
  • Except that Andy had told me that a polar bear is faster in its initial burst than a racehorse out of the gate.
    — Peter Heller, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Who knew 1,200-pound racehorses could skate on thin ice?
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 22 Mar. 2020
  • Dad sends me texts signed with the racehorse emoji—his signature for a few years now.
    — Hazlitt, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Perhaps the greatest racehorse to not win a Triple Crown, Afleet Alex had one of the most dramatic wins in the history of the sport.
    — Evan Hilbert, USA TODAY, 16 May 2020
  • Owners there have their mares lined up in the hope of getting what is supposed to be the perfect seed from the perfect racehorse.
    — Joe Drape, SFChronicle.com, 11 Sep. 2019
  • The 103-acre spread has been the longtime home of esteemed racehorse trainer Andrew Reid.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 June 2023
  • And just like Bostwick tagged his prize racehorse, the poodle has a discreet ear tattoo.
    — Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The track is abuzz, too, about a phenomenal young racehorse named Flightline that has won each of his first four races — by a lot.
    — Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022
  • For Cronin, whose 3-year-old racehorse is also set to run this spring, the same refrain works for both endeavors.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Mike owned a few racehorses and was a used car salesman, selling and renting cars.
    — CBS News, 21 Apr. 2018
  • Still, there are plenty of records left to break for the world's equal-highest rated racehorse, who was sired by Irish stallion Street Cry.
    — Danielle Rossingh, CNN, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Queen Elizabeth was an avid horse lover as well as a racehorse breeder.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
  • And no, the racehorse industry does not have a retirement plan — well, not for horses anyway.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 June 2024
  • No book deals or speaking fees or crypto or racehorse interests.
    — Dan Primack, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024

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