capitalized: any of an English breed of light speedy horses kept chiefly for racing that originated from crosses between English mares of uncertain ancestry and Arabian stallions
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For its 86th summer season, Del Mar has concocted a schedule filled with food-centric festivities, sips, handicapping and tips, blended in with world-class thoroughbred racing.—Kelley Carlson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025 More than a decade as a quarter-horse trainer prefaced Lukas’ career as a thoroughbred trainer.—Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Noun
No Triple Crown winner this year Sovereignty, the 3-year-old thoroughbred who won the Kentucky Derby last weekend, will not compete in the Preakness Stakes.—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 7 May 2025 The finest thoroughbreds, such as those at Fasig-Tipton's annual November sale, can fetch seven figures at auction.—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for thoroughbred
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