How to Use thoroughbred in a Sentence

thoroughbred

1 of 2 adjective

• Four times he has been named thoroughbred racing's trainer of the year.
  — Steve Almasy, CNN, 15 May 2021
• Like all sports, thoroughbred racing has its fair share of jargon.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 24 Jan. 2023
• One was born into horse racing, the son of a renowned thoroughbred trainer.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 5 May 2023
• That means thoroughbred and harness racing must share the track, and take turns with each style of racing.
  — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Dec. 2022
• The racetrack hosted both thoroughbred and harness races over the years.
  — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 17 May 2026
• There is a lot to enjoy for a new fan introduced to thoroughbred racing.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 25 May 2023
• Is there anything the sport of thoroughbred racing holds sacred?
  — New York Times, 13 May 2021
• The daytime thoroughbred racing did not have a racing or training death this year.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2020
• Phantom Is and IIs are great, but this thing is a thoroughbred.
  — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2023
• Belmont Park in New York opens for its first thoroughbred meet.
  — Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2021
• That meant thoroughbred and harness racing have had to share the track, taking turns with each style of racing.
  — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
• The area is known for its thoroughbred horse farms, which surround the working-class neighborhood.
  — Bycurt Anderson, Fortune, 7 June 2023
• That event was Preakness Stakes, one of the legs of thoroughbred racing’s triple crown.
  — Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2020
• As the mines have altered a picturesque valley known for its grape vines and thoroughbred horses, some locals have pushed back.
  — Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2021
• The track was scheduled to switch from harness racing to thoroughbred racing in March.
  — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
• Father and son are buried behind the office in a graveyard that is a who’s who of thoroughbred royalty.
  — Melissa Hoppert, New York Times, 10 June 2023
• One started from the very bottom of becoming a thoroughbred horse trainer.
  — Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 14 May 2021
• The offspring of fast, pedigreed mares are more expensive at the thoroughbred auctions.
  — New York Times, 4 Nov. 2021
• In the summer, tourists from far and wide flock to Saratoga Springs to watch world-class thoroughbred horse racing.
  — Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
• Bob Baffert has long been considered one of the best in the Thoroughbred racing game.
  — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
• Camy, a 2017 Thoroughbred mare, had already been through her share of setbacks.
  — Ryan Brennan april 23, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
• And at Churchill Downs, a bronze of the thoroughbred Barbaro stands in full gallop, a jockey in the tack.
  — New York Times, 28 May 2021
• Its goal is to create uniform enforcement across thoroughbred racing.
  — Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Mar. 2026
• In places like Maryland, thoroughbred farms have largely disappeared.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2026
• Geroux kept his eyes on the biggest prizes in thoroughbred racing — the Kentucky Derby.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 5 May 2022
• Winning the Kentucky Derby is a dream come true for any Thoroughbred trainer.
  — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• The first holds a gleaming white diamond cut into a teardrop, and the second a thoroughbred Colombian emerald in the same shape.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Jan. 2023
• Those cleared on Friday and the cloud over thoroughbred racing lifted on Saturday, briefly.
  — Tom Canavan, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
• The rule effectively restricts thoroughbred stallions from breeding with more than 140 mares each year, the suit said.
  — Bruce Schreiner, Star Tribune, 23 Feb. 2021
• Caddo River from the second leg of thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown.
  — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 6 May 2021

thoroughbred

2 of 2 noun

• If horse racing is the sport of kings, thoroughbreds are the kings of horse breeding.
  — Paul Sullivan, New York Times, 4 May 2018
• Bred with stronger British mares, these thoroughbreds define the sport.
  — Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026
• Giving a thoroughbred a cool name can be harder than winning the race.
  — Rachel Aretakis, The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2018
• Last spring, Plank allowed Vonn to ride one of his thoroughbreds at the farm.
  — Jeff Barker, baltimoresun.com, 13 Oct. 2017
• The Triple Crown races are only for three-year-old thoroughbreds.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
• The horses are not meant to be thoroughbreds running up to 55 miles-per-hour.
  — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
• The Blazers should build a strong lead in time to deploy the bench and keep the thoroughbreds healthy.
  — Evan Dudley, al, 30 Aug. 2023
• But afterward, the thoroughbred goes back to the barn for food, rest and relaxation.
  — Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal, 26 Apr. 2021
• And Beach is looking to find Espinoza the next great thoroughbred.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2019
• Of the roughly 30 horses there, about half are thoroughbreds.
  — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
• The thoroughbreds emerged from every door, ears perked and puzzled by our appearance.
  — Darrell Kunitomi, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
• In racing terms, a cocktail was originally a word for a horse that was a mixed breed rather than a thoroughbred.
  — Bee Wilson, WSJ, 22 July 2021
• The condition, though not fatal, can leave thoroughbreds out of sorts for weeks with running noses and aching muscles.
  — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2019
• Running the biggest race of a brief career, Flightline left no doubt about this year’s top thoroughbred.
  — Gary B. Graves, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Nov. 2022
• Alongside the main races stands skikjöring, where skiers are pulled by unridden thoroughbreds across a demanding course.
  — Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2025
• The race features the 20 best thoroughbreds in the world — and plenty of options for betting.
  — NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
• Her husband Gary explained the mix of relief and pride about one of the most unique roads a thoroughbred ever has traveled.
  — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2020
• The event will feature the world's top thoroughbreds in 14 races, each carrying a purse of at least $1 million.
  — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 29 Oct. 2019
• Among Del's horses is Pete, an end-of-his-career thoroughbred whose best days are behind him.
  — Michael Heaton, cleveland.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• Two years have passed since thoroughbreds thundered down the homestretch at Les Bois Park racetrack.
  — Cynthia Sewell, idahostatesman, 13 Oct. 2017
• Over the next several days, more thoroughbreds from the training center that had run from the fire that afternoon were found and brought to the racetrack.
  — J. Harry Jones, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 Apr. 2018
• The win gave trainer Mark Casse the final two jewels in the showcase for 3-year-old thoroughbreds.
  — Tom Canavan, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2019
• Read full article My mouth is dry and my heart is thumping as the 18 thoroughbreds gallop by just a horseshoe throw away.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2023
• Chapin, 32, of Wenham, was riding her 12-year-old thoroughbred, Joinem.
  — Sofia Saric, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2019
• The upset is the only loss of the year for Citation, who becomes the eighth thoroughbred to sweep the Triple Crown.
  — Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 8 Apr. 2018
• The most powerful man in this ancient city rides through the streets on prized thoroughbreds and in vintage Rolls-Royce convertibles.
  — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2018
• Some people in the horse racing industry are calling the deaths of 12 thoroughbreds at Churchill Downs a string of bad luck.
  — Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2023
• Jockey Emisael Jaramillio was tossed from Cryognic just a few steps from the wire, which meant the thoroughbred was out of the running.
  — Charles Curtis, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2017
• Loading up the thoroughbred in the trailer from Davis to Judy's East Sacramento street.
  — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
• As Thoroughbreds begin there run towards the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland, Nysos is one of the horses on the lead.
  — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026