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Recent Examples of pony
Enjoy live entertainment, games, inflatables, pony rides and more.
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
As people cheer, take photos, and look in awe, boats follow the herd, armed with Saltwater Cowboys and other firefighters ready to assist or intervene if a pony shows signs of distress.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
After excelling in pony eventing as a teenager, Ingham was looking for the next step up but didn’t have the resources required.
—Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 26 May 2026
While a plain old pony secured with a scrunchie will do the trick, there are plenty of more elevated alternatives to try.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 25 May 2026
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
As people cheer, take photos, and look in awe, boats follow the herd, armed with Saltwater Cowboys and other firefighters ready to assist or intervene if a pony shows signs of distress.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
After excelling in pony eventing as a teenager, Ingham was looking for the next step up but didn’t have the resources required.
—Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 26 May 2026
While a plain old pony secured with a scrunchie will do the trick, there are plenty of more elevated alternatives to try.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pony
Noun
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O’Neill counters in those races with Civil Liberty and Listenupshance, while Richard Baltas will seek a second straight win with the mare Ag Bullet against males in the Grade 1 Jaipur.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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With the mare and foal doing well, the Chisholms’ next discovery was a wild mustang found starving itself.—
Nielsen Dinwoodie,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Among the latter is ravenous beaver Nibbles Maplestick (Fortune Feimster, hilarious), who turns out to be a key ally, and pompous new mayor Brian Winddancer (Patrick Warburton), a stallion who used to be an actor.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Nov. 2025
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Following last season’s reunion-spoiling revelations about his father (ex-CIA operative Frank Harkness) and his father’s past (raising children to be super-soldiers), the galloping young stallion (played by Jack Lowden) hasn’t been able to screw his head on straight.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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Pletcher said a declining foal crop has led to fewer races, which means trainers have fewer opportunities to take the traditional step from maiden race to allowance race to stakes race.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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With the mare and foal doing well, the Chisholms’ next discovery was a wild mustang found starving itself.—
Nielsen Dinwoodie,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Great White’s trainer, John Ennis, confirmed to The Associated Press that the big gray gelding and jockey Alex Achard were fine.—
Stephen Whyno,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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Cole, a Belgian gelding who’s about 12 years old, calmly stood tied to a rope in the barn on the Kuehls’ property as visitors walked up to him and rubbed above his nose.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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With the win, the colt lofted his trainer Cherie DeVaux to yet a more exalted rung on racing history’s ladder.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2026
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Rap musicians Lil Yachty and Lil Wayne, as well as Latin music star Rauw Alejandro, are part of Run Fast Racing, which recently purchased a share of the colt from Los Angeles owner-breeder Glenn Sorgenstein.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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True, most broncos aren’t weaponized, nor does chasing them down have the same ethical implications.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2025
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Riders before him struggled to stay atop the bucking bronco the allotted eight seconds.—
Jon-Michael Banks,
Kansas City Star,
31 July 2025
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California’s top 3-year-old filly, McCarthy’s Meaning, will race Friday in the Grade 1 Acorn, getting a rematch against Always a Runner, who beat her in the Kentucky Oaks.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Like the Kentucky Derby, the Kentucky Oaks uses a points system to determine which 3-year-old fillies will be eligible to run.—
Teresa Genaro,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Outside is the barn and stables—where dozens of horses trot in and out of the stables alongside their three goat friends (Dolly, with the pink collar, was my personal favorite).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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So does Hochul think horse carriages should be banned?—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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“Pony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pony. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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