thoroughbreds
Pedigree racing stock
Thoroughbreds are horses of a breed developed for racing, known for speed, agility, and spirited temperament.
The breed originated in 17th-century England from Arabian stallions crossed with English mares.
Extended to mean purebred animals generally, or figuratively, people of exceptional quality or breeding: She surrounded herself with thoroughbreds—the best minds in the field.
Competitive equine track events
- jockeyProfessional race rider
- Kentucky DerbyPremier American thoroughbred race
- PreaknessBaltimore thoroughbred stakes race
- Belmont StakesNew York thoroughbred race
Triple Crown · track · racetrack · furlong · handicap · stakes · purse · silks
Ancestry through generations
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- sireMale animal parent
- damWater-holding barrier
- stallionIntact male breeding horse
mare · foal · stud · broodmare · lineage · registry · conformation · auction
horse racing
Competitive equine track events
- jockeyProfessional race rider
- Kentucky DerbyPremier American thoroughbred race
- PreaknessBaltimore thoroughbred stakes race
Belmont Stakes · Triple Crown · track · racetrack · furlong · handicap · stakes · purse · silks · paddock
bloodline
Ancestry through generations
stallion · mare · foal · stud · broodmare · lineage · registry · conformation · auction · yearling
stable
Secure and unchanging
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
- stablehandBarn employee tending horses
- trainerOne who conditions others
farrier · veterinarian · gallop · workout · feed · hay · oats · blanket · grooming · hoof care
height
Vertical extent upward
- handsGripping limbs' extremities
- withersShrinks from dryness
- hindquartersAnimal's rear body section
pastern · fetlock · gait · stride · muscular · lean · athletic · chest · legs · speed
- horse racinghorse racing, racehorse, flat race, horses, jockey
- horseshorse, mare, mares, stallion, stallions
- high societygossip, socialites, socialite, aristocrats, aristocrat
- KentuckyLouisville, Lexington, Frankfort, Kentucky Derby, bourbon
- Equestrianismhorse riding, riding, dressage, saddle, bridle
- Horse Equipmenthorse tack, bridles, saddles, spurs, horse grooming
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Mixed-breed dogs
mongrels · crossbreeds · hybrids · half-breeds · curs
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Pesters without ceasing
scrubs · plugs · common stock · culls · workhorses
- thoroughbred racingCompetition among pedigreed horses
- thoroughbred breedingProducing pedigreed racing horses