How to Use colt in a Sentence

colt

noun
  • The colt is owned and bred by Calumet Farm.
    — ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • See what Pletcher had to say about the colt.
    — Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The colt stepped on a safety pin in his stall before the race.
    — David Ginsburg, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Once that happened, the other nine colts in the field didn’t have a chance.
    — Tom Canavan, The Seattle Times, 9 June 2018
  • But nothing off the track about Mendelssohn looks as good as the colt has on it.
    — Mark Inabinett, AL.com, 3 May 2018
  • His 15 length win two starts back came against a colt who has won twice and both on the turf.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes, 6 May 2022
  • The cause of the death was still pending on the unraced 3-year-old colt.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The colt roared toward the front, just off the pace of Lombo.
    — Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 May 2018
  • That leaves a colt with a grinding style and the stamina to last a mile and a half at a huge price.
    — Joe Drape, New York Times, 8 June 2018
  • The massive colt has not lost any weight (still 1,270 pounds).
    — Dick Jerardi, Philly.com, 6 June 2018
  • And then the colt seemed to come apart, crumpling to the ground and tossing Gaffalione.
    — Joe Drape, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The colt ran at the tail of the field for most of the race before closing to a sixth-place finish.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 11 June 2022
  • Baffert said the colt would make one more start before the Derby.
    — ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • If not, the colt will either go home or to the Preakness Stakes.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The colt was Journalism, one of the best in the country.
    — Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The stranger had a local colt that had lost his mom to birth complications.
    — Ryan Brennan april 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
  • King Guillermo, the colt that drew the sixth gate, was scratched from the race on Thursday.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Attach the iPhone 8 to the harness on your strongest colt and dig through the earth!
    — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 12 Sep. 2017
  • The colt picked up a win last month at the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 6 May 2022
  • The three-year-old colt is 4–1–0 in his career and is based in Europe.
    — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 5 May 2018
  • The colt held on at the wire as Keepmeinmind, a 30-1 long shot, made a late charge.
    — Gary B. Graves, courant.com, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Around the same time, not far away, a newborn colt lost his mother to complications during birth.
    — Ryan Brennan april 23, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Once out front, however, the colt simply could not be settled into a more reasonable pace.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • The 4-year-old colt nearly veered into a temporary rail that leads horses out of the 1¼-mile chute at the head of the stretch.
    — Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The colt is such a prohibitive favorite among the field of nine the race is declared a non-wagering contest.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Nearby, a newborn colt had lost his mother to complications during birth.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The three-year-old bay colt stood up on its back legs, sending jockey Ryan Kavanagh flying off its back as the gates flew open.
    — Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The colt, Lord Adare, would win three times in 10 starts and earn nearly $50,000.
    — Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But just one week out from the race, the colt sustained a right front leg fracture while training and never made it to the Derby starting gate.
    — Clark Spencer, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Tiz the Law won the Belmont, but the colt couldn’t run to the wire with Authentic at the Derby.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 3 Oct. 2020

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