Racehorses is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Racehorses meaning
plural of racehorse
Using Racehorses
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of racehorse
- In the example corpus, racehorses often appears in combinations such as: of racehorses, retired racehorses, racehorses as.
Context around Racehorses
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Racehorses
- In this selection, "racehorses" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, retired, owns, winning, ror, although and play stand out and add context to how "racehorses" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 300 ex racehorses this year and a few racehorses although there. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "racehorses" sits close to words such as abattoirs, aberrant and abike, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with racehorses
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
No wonder some racehorses play up. (6 words)
Joyous Acres rehabilitates aged-out racehorses into show jumpers. (9 words)
Sure, Racehorses Are Getting Faster, but at What Cost? (9 words)
His mother, Diane Bembo, was a point-to-point jockey fated to ride her father’s first-time-out maidens, while his paternal grandfather owned a few racehorses, although there was nothing brilliant enough to naturally inspire his grandson. (39 words)
The index is compiled by calculating an individual’s net worth based on their identifiable wealth, including land, property, other assets such as art and racehorses, and shares in publicly quoted companies. (32 words)
Beginning near the end of last decade, a spell of investigative reports exposed how racehorses were doped up during their careers and became an afterthought once those careers were finished. (30 words)
Sure, Racehorses Are Getting Faster, but at What Cost? (9 words)
Example sentences (20)
Because harness racing generates revenue, regulators are determined to preserve it — even as the number of racehorses has steadily decreased.
Bell, whose uncle owns racehorses, was also once jokingly called 'a lunatic' by the late Queen when the pair crossed paths at Royal Ascot in 2017.
Donations, if so desired, may be sent to Retraining of Racehorses ror.
Queen Elizabeth II owned several winning racehorses that competed at the event.
Joyous Acres rehabilitates aged-out racehorses into show jumpers.
Michael Blowen can step outside his house anytime and visit retired racehorses at Old Friends, the thoroughbred retirement farm he founded in Kentucky two decades ago.
Werth told writer Tom Pedulla he saw racehorses as “mythological creatures” as a kid and got into ownership after retiring from baseball.
His mother, Diane Bembo, was a point-to-point jockey fated to ride her father’s first-time-out maidens, while his paternal grandfather owned a few racehorses, although there was nothing brilliant enough to naturally inspire his grandson.
Nikki Cook, pictured with Grand Dreamer, has found new homes for about 300 ex-racehorses this year.
She later trained as a veterinary nurse before moving to the USA where she continued working with racehorses.
Beginning near the end of last decade, a spell of investigative reports exposed how racehorses were doped up during their careers and became an afterthought once those careers were finished.
In the past five years Australia has exported 158 racehorses to South Korea.
No wonder some racehorses play up.
Racing and Gaming Minister Paul Papalia said the state would consider making changes to ensure the welfare of ex-racehorses.
The industry insists less than one percent end up in an abattoir or knackery, with some states, including New South Wales, requiring all retired racehorses be rehomed.
We are doing more than any other state to look after our racehorses," he said.
When I asked Clark about racehorses sent to slaughter, he was skeptical.
Sure, Racehorses Are Getting Faster, but at What Cost?
The hooves of racehorses used to be commonly silvered to be used as ashtrays or to hold cigarettes, and covering the hooves with silver also preserves the bone.
The index is compiled by calculating an individual’s net worth based on their identifiable wealth, including land, property, other assets such as art and racehorses, and shares in publicly quoted companies.
Common combinations with racehorses
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of racehorses 3×
- retired racehorses 2×
- racehorses as 2×
- racehorses in 2×