Hambletonian

American  

[ham-buhl-toh-nee-uhn] / ˌhæm bəlˈtoʊ ni ən /

noun

1. one of a superior strain of American trotting horses descended from the stallion Hambletonian.

2. an annual harness race for three-year-old trotters, formerly held at Goshen, New York, now at DuQuoin, Illinois.

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Hambletonian British  

/ ˌhæmbəlˈtəʊnɪən /

noun

1. one of a breed of trotting horses descended from a stallion of that name

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Etymology

Origin of Hambletonian

1855–60;

Example Sentences

Here is the field for the Hambletonian final from 1-10 with driver, trainer and morning-line odds:

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2022

The Hambletonian is the middle jewel in the Trotting Triple Crown, between the Yonkers Trot and Kentucky Futurity, which will be held Oct.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2022

Svanstedt, who also qualified Ambassador Hanover, is looking for his second Hambletonian win.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2021

Takter, the daughter of Hall of Famer Jimmy Takter who trained four Hambletonian winners, is looking for her first victory in the race.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2021

I wuz born with a splint on my near fore ez big's a walnut, an' the cussed, three-cornered Hambletonian temper that sours up an' curdles daown ez you git older.

From The Day's Work - Volume 1 by Kipling, Rudyard