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Usage examples of racehorse.

I had been allotted a quartet consisting of two racehorses that belonged, as far as I could make out, to Humber himself, and two hunters.

The same scullers would meet again and again, as racehorses do, on different courses.

The drinks served within were advertised in paint on the inside of the window: racehorses, moral suasions, smashers, and phlegm-cutters.

Here I was, a tired old litigator who had sold everything from my racehorse to my Rolex, and had packed all that remained into a large rucksack that would be my constant companion as I ventured into the timeless traditions of the East.

Henry, too, was well aware that this was the beginning of the road which would take Black Minx to the Derby post or end in her complete failure as a racehorse.

So the pressure was great, the overwinding zealous, and boys of unusual talent were groomed like racehorses by masters who gave them special time, and analysed examination papers for years back to cast some light on what questions might be asked, and what answers might most successfully be given.

The ship lifted without preamble, as different from the lumbering suborbital shuttle as a racehorse was from a steer.

Australian backblocks racehorse is the gentleman adventurer of the turf family.

Even as Bollywood star-children go, Amitabh is as dumb as a racehorse.

In a mature individual, personality traits and general mental function are only minimally controlled by DNAas any parent of identical twins, or cloner of racehorses, can attestwhich is why the demiclone masquerade was feasible.

The Democratic National Committeewoman, a woman of grandiose temper and considerable clout, raised racehorses.

On the Klaipeda voyage I had learned a lot about the behaviour of animals aboard ship, and now I had the chance to observe the reaction of cows to being whisked into the air I felt a faint twinge of alarm when I remembered a story of how a veterinary surgeon had been in charge of some racehorses flying to America, and one of the animals had gone berserk and kicked a hole in the side of the aircraft.

They stood with hunched shoulders, coat collars turned up, hands in pockets, the usual collection of bloodstock agents, racehorse trainers, breeders, and hopeful would-be purchasers all out on the same trail of winners and loot.

I seemed particularly to be consulted by racehorse trainers seeking perfect underfoot conditions for their speedy hopefuls, even though we did run forecasts dedicated to particular events.

So the pressure was great, the overwinding zealous, and boys of unusual talent were groomed like racehorses by masters who gave them special time, and analysed examination papers for years back to cast some light on what questions might be asked, and what answers might most successfully be given.