mug trainer

mug trainer
 n.— «From the stable of newcomers Russell and Robyn Rogers who own the Rodmor Stud in Waikato and call themselves “mug trainers,” Veloz did not race at 2 or 3.» —“Racing: NSW hoop scores at Ellerslie” New Zealand Herald (Auckland) Sept. 30, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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