broodmare
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of broodmare
Example Sentences
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He looks to buy fillies and mares that are good broodmare prospects, then either resells them or breeds them and sells the foal.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
“Sheikh Mohammed has developed a beautiful broodmare band here in the U.S.,” said Michael Banahan, bloodstock director for Godolphin.
From Seattle Times • May 5, 2023
The princess recalled being told some years ago that the queen even had an iPad to enable her to watch her future racehorses being born in the broodmare stables.
From Reuters • Sep. 16, 2022
The facilities include a yearling barn, broodmare barn, three isolation buildings, run-in sheds, an eight-horse mechanical hot walker, an enclosed lunging ring, a riding arena, a regulation-size polo field and 28 fenced paddocks.
From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2020
One or two persons are this very year going to Europe for the sole purpose of importing horses of high reputation: a larger sort of broodmare would, I think, be of more service to them.
From Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. by Power, Tyrone
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