bloodstock

[ bluhd-stok ]

/ ˈblʌdˌstɒk /

racehorses of Thoroughbred breeding, taken as a whole.

Origin of bloodstock

First recorded in 1820–30; blood + stock

The Queen's bloodstock adviser indicated in a statement that this is the suspected source of the morphine.

Queen's Horse Tests Positive For Morphine |Tom Sykes |July 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
We were less than three miles from Bloodstock when the off hind tire burst.

Berry And Co. |Dornford Yates
Already our Bloodstock has suffered cruelly from gaps in the Grand Stand.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, June 27, 1917 |Various
Yet there is nothing that is held more sacred in every cottage home throughout the land than the Preservation of our Bloodstock.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, June 27, 1917 |Various

Help me to get her in here, and then we'll push off to Bloodstock together.

Berry And Co. |Dornford Yates
Reason dictates that I should foot-slog it to Bloodstock and try and get the police moving; but I can't leave you here.

Berry And Co. |Dornford Yates

bloodstock

/ (ˈblʌdˌstɒk) /

thoroughbred horses, esp those bred for racing