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bloodstock

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bloodstock [ˈblʌdˌstɒk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) thoroughbred horses, esp those bred for racing
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Noun1.bloodstock - thoroughbred horses (collectively)
breed, strain, stock - a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"
Translations
bloodstock [ˈblʌdstɒk] Ncaballos mpl de pura sangre, purasangres mpl
bloodstock [ˈblʌdˌstɒk] npurosangue inv
bloodstock [ˈblʌdˌstɒk] npurosangue inv


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``Ravel, that's his name,'' bloodstock agent Demi O'Byrne confirmed Saturday at Santa Anita, saying it like the composer instead of the opposite of unravel.
Living bloodstock horses, luxury items with a military luster, were important to the self-presentation of rulers such as Henry VIII, Francois I, Charles V, Mehmet II, and Suleyman the Magnificent, and an international trade in these animals flourished among the courts.
Who will be the next icon of the race-riding profession, after this extraordinary year when Johnny Longden and Bill Shoemaker died, Laffit Pincay got hurt in a fall and retired, Chris McCarron moved into racetrack management, Eddie Delahoussaye went into the bloodstock business, and Gary Stevens edged toward an acting career?
 
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