Standardbred
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Standardbred
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He connected with David H. Brooks, a body armor tycoon whose many expensive passions included harness racing, the niche version of the sport that uses Standardbred horses instead of thoroughbreds.
From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2022
Two days later, a close colleague at the track, Standardbred Owners Association President Joseph Faraldo, said he was quarantined in his New York City home waiting for his own test results.
From Washington Times • Mar. 13, 2020
While pursuing his doctorate, Reddam started buying into Standardbred horses, which competed in harness races.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2018
Running out of money, he bought a tent and camped out in the Kentucky Horse Park for “at least a week” until he found work preparing yearlings for auction at a Standardbred farm.
From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2015
He ran his business from the overburdened back of a freakishly oversized Standardbred horse wearing a superwide saddle.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
