Hambletonian

[ ham-buh l-toh-nee-uh n ]

/ ˌhæm bəlˈtoʊ ni ən /

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

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

Origin of Hambletonian

1855–60; Americanism

The 2.10 list of to-day contains few without Hambletonian blood.

Riding and Driving |Edward L. Anderson
Our ex-grocer knew all about Hambletonian Ten and Dexter; but dextrine, dextrose and glucose were out of his class.

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 |Elbert Hubbard
We had to put the baseball team on so that they would be prepared to go over to Hambletonian at noon.

At Good Old Siwash |George Fitch
The spirit inherited from some remote Hambletonian antetype flames in his nostrils.

The Army Mule and Other War Sketches |Henry A. Castle

But not everybody on this day was discussing "Abdallah" and "Hambletonian."

The American Missionary -- Vol. 44, No. 4, April, 1890 |Various

Hambletonian

/ (ˌhæmbəlˈtəʊnɪən) /

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