1
a
: foal
especially
: a male foal
b
: a young male horse that is usually not castrated and has not attained an arbitrarily designated age (such as four years)
2
: a young untried person
Examples of colt in a Sentence
a colt who looked to the team's more experienced players for advice
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Standing inside the winner’s circle after piloting Tappan Street to victory in the $1 million Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, Saez sensed the real possibility that the colt could be his salvation – his redemption.
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Clark Spencer, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
The no-dallying mindset, strikingly similar to that of Coal Battle, is a huge advantage over the colts — and there are a lot of them out there — who don’t yet know how to focus their juvenile energy.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
This colt is the top longshot pick with a slight chance to win if the leaders go through too fast of fractions, but can hit the board and add to the trifecta payouts.
#8 Authentic Gallop (10/1) make his stakes debut off an Allowance race win for trainer Tom Amoss.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Sovereignty, a promising colt who opened at 8-5, is the one to beat in the Florida Derby.
—Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Clark Spencer, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
The no-dallying mindset, strikingly similar to that of Coal Battle, is a huge advantage over the colts — and there are a lot of them out there — who don’t yet know how to focus their juvenile energy.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
This colt is the top longshot pick with a slight chance to win if the leaders go through too fast of fractions, but can hit the board and add to the trifecta payouts.
#8 Authentic Gallop (10/1) make his stakes debut off an Allowance race win for trainer Tom Amoss.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Sovereignty, a promising colt who opened at 8-5, is the one to beat in the Florida Derby.
—Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Colt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colt. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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colt
noun1
: foal entry 1
especially
: a young male horse
2
: an inexperienced young person
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