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stablemate

American  
[stay-buhl-mayt] / 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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Unleashing a powerful move on the far turn under jockey Junior Alvarado, Sovereignty took the lead from stablemate Knightsbridge and rolled to an emphatic 1¾-length victory over The Puma.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Gina: Winner in 2024 before running equally well to finish second to stablemate Nick Rockett last year on faster ground.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

But Stuart Coltherd told Radio Scotland's Mornings with Stephen Jardine he regretted not taking a punt on the horse or her stablemate, Changemyluck, which was also running.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

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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