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
  • Bred with stronger British mares, these thoroughbreds define the sport.
    — Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • Of the roughly 30 horses there, about half are thoroughbreds.
    — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • The trend toward horses racing less often at all levels of the game is widely attributed to modern breeding practices producing less-hardy thoroughbreds.
    — Kevin Modesti, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Breeding thoroughbreds is complicated and can be mentally and physically exhausting for the horses.
    — Graham Cornwell, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • The study involving six thoroughbreds showed little evidence of performance enhancement despite measurable exposure to the drug.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Their connection traced back to Lukas’ days training quarter horses in New Mexico before getting into thoroughbreds and becoming one of the faces of the sport.
    — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • Among his who’s who of outstanding horses, Bill Mott trained Cigar, the great thoroughbred whose statue overlooks the paddock walking ring at Gulfstream Park.
    — Clark Spencer, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Per The Wall Street Journal, he was originally introduced to the property by his horse trainer, who was looking at a small part of it for keeping thoroughbreds.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Kentucky is the equine center of the nation, with horse farms producing prize-winning thoroughbreds, trotters, and pacers for many decades; distilleries have been making bourbon in the state legally (and illegally) for centuries.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Horse racing is still a decentralized mess with varying methods of caring for thoroughbreds, frequent scrutiny of safety protocols and instances of spikes in fatalities during events at high-profile racetracks.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • But the thoroughbred and his jockey Jose Ortiz will be sitting out this weekend’s Preakness Stakes to rest up for the Belmont Stakes on June 6.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
  • The two-week turnaround from the Derby to the Preakness, which used to be commonplace, is considered a nonstarter for many trainers and owners given that most elite thoroughbreds now typically go a month or more between races.
    — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • Fourteen thoroughbreds will bring a variety of speed, size and pedigree to Laurel Park on Saturday for the 151st Preakness Stakes.
    — NBC news, 16 May 2026
  • This day in sports history 1946 — Two-year-old fillies Chakoora and Uleta become the first thoroughbreds to complete a transcontinental flight.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • Rather than run in the Preakness, Golden Tempo’s connections are pointing their thoroughbred toward the Belmont Stakes at the Saratoga Racetrack next month.
    — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • Luxus now transforms luxury handbags into investable portfolios, while MyRacehorse offers fractional ownership in elite thoroughbreds, even celebrating major wins like the Preakness.
    — Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Thanks to the Racing Act of 1975, by 1985 the number of thoroughbreds foaled in Illinois had increased from 481 at the time of the legislation to 1,859.
    — Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The backstory Cashel Palace’s owners, the Magnier family, built their fortune breeding thoroughbreds, including Epsom Derby-winning Galileo, at the nearby Coolmore Stud.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • The best thoroughbreds and jockeys from around the world are competing during the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, California.
    — Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress has canceled its Saturday night card for quarter horses and thoroughbreds amid evacuations in the area of a malfunctioning chemical storage tank in nearby Garden Grove, track officials announced.
    — Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
  • Thoroughbred is also behind podcasts including CIA story Central Intelligence with Kim Cattrall and Ed Harris, which is for the BBC in the UK.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026

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