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brood·mare | \ ˈbrüd-ˌmer 
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\Definition of broodmare
: a mare kept for breeding
Examples of broodmare in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web The son of Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew was leading sire in 2003 and 2006 and leading broodmare in 2015, according to Bloodhorse.
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Courier Journal, The Courier-Journal, "Legendary thoroughbred A.P. Indy, former horse of the year and Belmont Stakes winner, dies," 22 Feb. 2020 Curlin To Mischief is by two-time horse of the year Curlin and out of the mare Leslie’s Lady, a top broodmare.
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Los Angeles Times, "Racing! Remembering Arrogate’s stellar Travers," 22 Aug. 2019 Retired in October to the Lexington, Ky., farm of owner Don Alberto Stables to begin career as a broodmare.
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John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, "Racing! Where are they now from Del Mar," 1 Aug. 2019 Secretariat went on to a successful career as a stallion, but like many of the other Triple Crown winners, produced better broodmares than colts.
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John Cherwa, latimes.com, "Racing! Secretariat and Citation top Triple Crown rankings," 9 June 2018 SF Bloodstock purchases stallions, or shares in them, and broodmares, and sells yearlings at auctions, according to the Times.
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Justin Sayers, The Courier-Journal, "Report: George Soros is a secret part-owner of Belmont hopeful Justify," 7 June 2018 Sired by the late Florida Derby winner Scat Daddy and out of the 2016 Kentucky broodmare of the year, Leslie's Lady, Mendelssohn was born at Clarkland Farm in Kentucky in 2015.
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Danielle Rossingh, CNN, "Mendelssohn tuning up to end Europe's Kentucky Derby drought," 4 May 2018 Count Glennwood, with its 400 acres and 20-30 broodmares, among the smallish farms where the mirth of having a horse in the Derby is tinged with condolence.
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Chuck Culpepper, chicagotribune.com, "Scat Daddy, sire who died in 2015, dominates Kentucky Derby field in 2018," 5 May 2018 She was retired after the Breeders' Cup by trainer John Sadler and sold by former owners Kosta and Pete Hronis to become a broodmare.
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John Cherwa, latimes.com, "Gun Runner is a welcome presence at this year's Pegasus World Cup," 26 Jan. 2018
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