Definition of broodmare | Bee Dictionary of English

But a California court went the other way, calling the policy "blatant" discrimination and adding, "A woman is not required to be a Victorian broodmare.
WHAT THE ROYAL FAMILY HAS DONE IS use Princess Diana the way a horse breeder uses a broodmare.
I would add that Di was no ordinary broodmare, since her progeny will sit on England's throne as long as it endures.

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Heavenly Prize, a multiple Grade 1 winner and champion for Ogden Phipps who went on to become a successful broodmare, died earlier this year. The daughter of Seeking the Gold, who was boarded at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky., was 22.
June 17, 2013 - Daily Racing Form
Finger Lakes: Sentimental Lass hits crossroads in Tuesday allowance
It’s time for Sentimental Lass to show whether she still wants to race or would be better off beginning a new career as a broodmare.
June 15, 2013 - Daily Racing Form
Heavenly Prize, champion and prominent producer, dead at 22
Heavenly Prize, a multiple Grade 1 winner and champion for Ogden Phipps who went on to become a successful broodmare, died earlier this year. The daughter of Seeking the Gold, who was boarded at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky., was 22.
June 14, 2013 - Daily Racing Form

Todd Pletcher in San Francisco Chronicle
With the tremendous family that she comes from, she should make a terrific broodmare,Pletcher said. "We are excited for her and the prospects that lie ahead."
Henry Cecil in Sportinglife.co.za
She was a winner, but now she is a Listed winner and will make lovely broodmare,said Cecil. "It is up to Prince Khalid, but I think she has done enough now. She is very honest and has a lovely pedigree."
Morrissey in Herald Sun
She is a very wealthy filly as a broodmare. The thought was before the market crashed she would be worth $1 million. Now you wouldn't know but she would still be worth a lot,Morrisey said. "She is a lovely laid-back filly."

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