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standard-bred

American  
[stan-derd-bred] / ˈstæn dərdˌbrɛd /

adjective

  1. pertaining to a horse of the Standardbred breed.


standard-bred British  

noun

  1. a US and Canadian breed of trotting and pacing horse, used esp for harness-racing

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Etymology

Origin of standard-bred

First recorded in 1890–95

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Her ticket to the winner's circle was Niatross, a strapping bay regarded as the swiftest standard-bred in the history of the sport.

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Phillips Reported by Peter Ainslie/New York * The pacer is differentiated from another standard-bred racer, the trotter, by the distinctive pacing gait: front and hind legs on each side stride together.

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After World War II, when harness racing caught the public eye, and horse-players learned to tolerate the nighttime trots, Little Joe and his string built a reputation wherever standard-bred horses drew sulkies.

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Time was when Calumet specialized in standard-bred harness horses.

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Standard-bred trotters and pacers and the American saddle horse are also raised here.

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