Thoroughbred

Definitions

1. A horse of a breed derived from crosses between Arabian stallions and English mares, bred for racing, with its breeding history recorded in an official stud book.
2. Alternative letter-case form of Thoroughbred (“horse bred for racing”).
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3. Any purebred horse.
   broadly
4. A person of uncommon strength or endurance (like that of a thoroughbred horse).
5. A well-bred person.

Equivalents

Examples

“A CNN analysis of disciplinary records found that the top earning trainers in the sport – whose thoroughbreds win⟳ them millions of dollars – have⟳ all broken rules meant to keep⟳ their horses safe. Trainers slapped with violations have⟳ continued racing, pocketing winnings while paying minimal fines. […] During the 2018-2019 season, a staggering 56 horses died at one of the most glamorous racetracks in the country, Santa Anita Park⟳, once home to the famous 1940s thoroughbred Seabiscuit.”

“That athlete is a real thoroughbred.”

“He wanted to be at the white-hot center of equine sport, to become⟳ a jockey, to be able to feel⟳ the thrust and power of a Thoroughbred in its ultimate competition: racing flat out, surging to the head of the herd.”

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