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 6-year-old allowance-level mare Angelic Appeal was euthanized after being injured in a race on the Santa Anita turf course on Saturday, and the maiden 4-year-old colt Cornhuskerchris was euthanized after being injured in training on the Santa Anita training track on Sunday.
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Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
The colt won the Florida Derby and headed off to Louisville as one of the likely favorites — if not the favorite — for the Kentucky Derby.
—Clark Spencer, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
The horse to watch this year for a potential Triple Crown victory is Ted Coffey, the colt from Aaron and Marie Jones.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
The latter was shipped to the Indianapolis Colts in a deal that brought New York two first-round picks and wide receiver AD Mitchell, whom the colts drafted in the second round in 2024.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
The colt won the Florida Derby and headed off to Louisville as one of the likely favorites — if not the favorite — for the Kentucky Derby.
—Clark Spencer, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
The horse to watch this year for a potential Triple Crown victory is Ted Coffey, the colt from Aaron and Marie Jones.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
The latter was shipped to the Indianapolis Colts in a deal that brought New York two first-round picks and wide receiver AD Mitchell, whom the colts drafted in the second round in 2024.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Colt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colt. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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colt
noun1
: foal entry 1
especially
: a young male horse
2
: an inexperienced young person
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