stable lad

noun

1. a person who looks after the horses in a racing stable

Example Sentences

Jurors heard how he had become a stable lad at 18 and was prone to "daft" moments including the time he drank a pint of Fairy Liquid to "rid himself of the excesses of the night before".

From The Guardian

Photograph: Julien Behal/PA As Conor Murphy, formerly a stable lad with Nicky Henderson and now a trainer in the United States, proved 12 months ago, it is perfectly possible to emerge from the four days of the with a life-changing amount of money.

From The Guardian

In this story the boys, and girl called Gertie, have to prove that Gertie's father is innocent of murdering Tommy the stable lad.

From The Guardian

But for every McCoy there are jockeys like Conor Quish, combining his stable lad's work with a few rides here and there.

From BBC

Yogesh Joshee, Chopra's agent, also faces charges, along with Mark Wilson, a former player with Manchester United, Paul Garner, a former stable lad, Kelly Inglis, who is believed to have been Heffernan's girlfriend at the time of the offences, Douglas Shelley and Pravin Shingadia.

From The Guardian