1
a
: foal
especially
: a male foal
b
: a young male horse that is usually not castrated and has not attained an arbitrarily designated age (such as four years)
2
: a young untried person
Examples of colt in a Sentence
a colt who looked to the team's more experienced players for advice
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Sovereignty, a promising colt who opened at 8-5, is the one to beat in the Florida Derby.
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Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Southwest second-place finisher Sandman, a Tapit colt and Oaklawn winner trained by Mark Casse, is No. 32 in the pool and 40-1.
—Bob Wisener, arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025
The colt was trained by Doug O’Neill and ridden by Frankie Dettori.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Also, #2 Sovereignty (3/1) for trainer Bill Mott is another Into Mischief colt coming off a layoff having faced progressively tougher competition while holding an advantage of having already raced 2-turns.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Southwest second-place finisher Sandman, a Tapit colt and Oaklawn winner trained by Mark Casse, is No. 32 in the pool and 40-1.
—Bob Wisener, arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025
The colt was trained by Doug O’Neill and ridden by Frankie Dettori.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Also, #2 Sovereignty (3/1) for trainer Bill Mott is another Into Mischief colt coming off a layoff having faced progressively tougher competition while holding an advantage of having already raced 2-turns.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Colt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colt. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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colt
noun1
: foal entry 1
especially
: a young male horse
2
: an inexperienced young person
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