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A filly is a young female
Female

Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces mobile ovum . The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male....
 horse
Horse

The horse is a hoofed mammal, a subspecies of one of seven extant species of the family Equidae. The horse has evolution of the horse over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, odd-toed ungulate animal of today....
 too young to be called a mare
Mare (horse)

A mare is an adult female horse or other equidae.Most of the time, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse age three and younger....
. There are several specific definitions in use.



The equivalent term for a male is a colt
Colt (horse)

A colt is a young male horse, under the age of four. The term "colt" is often confused with foal, which refers to a horse of either sex under one year of age....
. When horses of either sex are less than one year of age, they are referred to as foal
Foal

A foal is an equine, particularly a horse, that is one year old or younger. More specific terms are Colt for a male foal and filly for a female foal....
s. Horses between one and two years of age may also be called yearlings
Yearling (horse)

A yearling is a young horse of either sex that is between one and two years old. Yearlings are comparable in development to a very early adolescent, they are not fully mature physically, and while they may be in the earliest stages of sexual maturity, they are considered too young to be breeding stock....
.

On June 9, 2007, Rags to Riches
Rags to Riches (horse)

Rags to Riches is an United States thoroughbred filly horse racing. She was sired by 1992 Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year and National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee, A.P....
 became the first filly to win the Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious United States Graded stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The race is the third and final leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, following five weeks after the Kentucky Derby, and three weeks after the Preakness Stakes....
 since 1905.








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A filly is a young female
Female

Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces mobile ovum . The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male....
 horse
Horse

The horse is a hoofed mammal, a subspecies of one of seven extant species of the family Equidae. The horse has evolution of the horse over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, odd-toed ungulate animal of today....
 too young to be called a mare
Mare (horse)

A mare is an adult female horse or other equidae.Most of the time, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse age three and younger....
. There are several specific definitions in use.

  • In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old.
  • In some nations, such as the United Kingdom, the world of horse racing
    Horse racing

    Horse racing is an equestrianism sport that has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot racing of Ancient Rome are an early example, as is the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology....
     sets the cutoff age for fillies as younger than five years.


The equivalent term for a male is a colt
Colt (horse)

A colt is a young male horse, under the age of four. The term "colt" is often confused with foal, which refers to a horse of either sex under one year of age....
. When horses of either sex are less than one year of age, they are referred to as foal
Foal

A foal is an equine, particularly a horse, that is one year old or younger. More specific terms are Colt for a male foal and filly for a female foal....
s. Horses between one and two years of age may also be called yearlings
Yearling (horse)

A yearling is a young horse of either sex that is between one and two years old. Yearlings are comparable in development to a very early adolescent, they are not fully mature physically, and while they may be in the earliest stages of sexual maturity, they are considered too young to be breeding stock....
.

On June 9, 2007, Rags to Riches
Rags to Riches (horse)

Rags to Riches is an United States thoroughbred filly horse racing. She was sired by 1992 Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year and National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee, A.P....
 became the first filly to win the Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious United States Graded stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The race is the third and final leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, following five weeks after the Kentucky Derby, and three weeks after the Preakness Stakes....
 since 1905.

See also

  • Mare
    Mare

    Mare most commonly refers to mare.Mare and similar may also refer to:...
  • Foal
    Foal

    A foal is an equine, particularly a horse, that is one year old or younger. More specific terms are Colt for a male foal and filly for a female foal....
  • Weanling
    Weanling

    A weanling is an animal that has just been wean. The term is usually used to refer to a type of young horse, a foal that has been weaned, usually between the ages of 6 months and a year....
  • Yearling (horse)
    Yearling (horse)

    A yearling is a young horse of either sex that is between one and two years old. Yearlings are comparable in development to a very early adolescent, they are not fully mature physically, and while they may be in the earliest stages of sexual maturity, they are considered too young to be breeding stock....