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stablemate

American  
[stey-buhl-meyt] / ˈsteɪ bəlˌmeɪt /

noun

  1. a horse sharing a stable with another.

  2. one of several horses owned by the same person.

  3. Informal. a person or thing originating from or belonging to the same establishment, field, etc., as another.


Etymology

Origin of stablemate

First recorded in 1925–30; stable 1 + mate 1

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He became CEO at YSL’s stablemate Bottega Veneta in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 21, 2026

But Hershey’s consumers are more price sensitive outside of holiday seasons, and the brand has more recently been overshadowed by its stablemate Reese’s, which garnered more buzz with product news and innovations, Palmer said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 15, 2026

Rachael Blackmore, the only female jockey to win the race when she triumphed in 2021 aboard Minella Times, will ride Minella Indo for trainer Henry de Bromhead with Darragh O'Keeffe on stablemate Senior Chief.

From BBC Apr. 3, 2025

He finished five lengths back in third at Leopardstown in his previous race to stablemate Galopin Des Champs, who will seek a treble in Cheltenham's showpiece on Friday.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2025

Just inches ahead of Fair Knightess was He Did, the horse famous for having sideswiped Sea- biscuit’s old stablemate Granville at the start of the 1936 Kentucky Derby, knocking his jockey off.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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