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The 3-year-old gelding paid $39.80 for Fresu and trainer Steve Knapp. —
Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, a 7-year-old gelding owned by former NFL quarterback Jake Delhomme won the Grade II, $500,000 New Orleans Classic — and set a track record. —ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026 Trainer Shea Stuart's 7-year-old Cyber Secret gelding, a three-time local winner with 10 board finishes, tuned up with two races in open company. —Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2026 Cole, a Belgian gelding who’s about 12 years old, calmly stood tied to a rope in the barn on the Kuehls’ property as visitors walked up to him and rubbed above his nose. —Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gelding
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Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, a 7-year-old gelding owned by former NFL quarterback Jake Delhomme won the Grade II, $500,000 New Orleans Classic — and set a track record. —ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026 Trainer Shea Stuart's 7-year-old Cyber Secret gelding, a three-time local winner with 10 board finishes, tuned up with two races in open company. —Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2026 Cole, a Belgian gelding who’s about 12 years old, calmly stood tied to a rope in the barn on the Kuehls’ property as visitors walked up to him and rubbed above his nose. —Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gelding
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“Gelding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/gelding. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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gelding
noun
geld·ing ˈgel-diŋ 
: a castrated animal
especially : a castrated male horse
Medical Definition
gelding
noun
geld·ing ˈgel-diŋ
: a castrated animal
specifically : a castrated male horse
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