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Bydimitri Selibas, science.org, 13 June 2024
Only eight gray or roan horses have ever won the first leg of the Triple Crown.
—Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2023
The 2023 Kentucky Derby will feature four gray or roan horses.
—Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2023
The gray/roan contingent is also due for a trip to the winner's circle, with the last to get there being Giacomo in Derby 131.
—Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 5 May 2023
Hit Show Color: Gray/roan Bred in: Kentucky Sire: Candy Ride Dam: Actress, by Tapit Price tag: Homebred Owners: Gary and Mary West, 0 for 5 in Derby.
—Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Apr. 2023
Award-winning conservation photographer Anthony Ochieng Onyango devotes his time to capturing images of decreasing populations, such as the roan antelope.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Apr. 2023
Colors of the 312 nominees — 129 bay, 94 dark bay/brown, 60 chestnut and 29 gray/roan.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2022
Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate SMILEY — The red roan quarter horse named Pruitt looks like he’s been in the equine equivalent of a bar fight.
—Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Aug. 2022
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The trackers plugged in data on a herd of roan antelope, then a single male cheetah.
—Bydimitri Selibas, science.org, 13 June 2024
Only eight gray or roan horses have ever won the first leg of the Triple Crown.
—Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2023
The 2023 Kentucky Derby will feature four gray or roan horses.
—Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2023
The gray/roan contingent is also due for a trip to the winner's circle, with the last to get there being Giacomo in Derby 131.
—Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 5 May 2023
Hit Show Color: Gray/roan Bred in: Kentucky Sire: Candy Ride Dam: Actress, by Tapit Price tag: Homebred Owners: Gary and Mary West, 0 for 5 in Derby.
—Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Apr. 2023
Award-winning conservation photographer Anthony Ochieng Onyango devotes his time to capturing images of decreasing populations, such as the roan antelope.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Apr. 2023
Colors of the 312 nominees — 129 bay, 94 dark bay/brown, 60 chestnut and 29 gray/roan.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2022
Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate SMILEY — The red roan quarter horse named Pruitt looks like he’s been in the equine equivalent of a bar fight.
—Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Aug. 2022
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“Roan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roan. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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