Semolina Semolina Semolina is the coarse, purified wheat middlings of durum wheat mainly used in making pasta and couscous. The word "semolina" can also refer to sweet dessert made from semolina and milk. The term semolina is also used to designate coarse middlings from other varieties of wheat, and from other grains, such as rice and maize. "Semolina" is derived from the Italian word "semola", meaning 'bran'. This is derived from the ancient Latin "simila", meaning 'flour', itself a borrowing from Greek "σεμίδαλις (semidalis)", "groats". The words "simila, semidalis, groat," and "grain" may all have similar proto-Indo-European origins as two Sanskrit
Semolina (horse) pounds respectively. In September Semolina started favourite for the Park Hill Stakes at Doncaster Racecourse but faded badly in the closing stages and came home last of the three runners behind Ponza and Star. At Newmarket in October she was dropped back to sprint distances for the Great Eastern Railway Handicap but finished unplaced under a weight of 108 pounds. After her retirement from racing Semolina became a broodmare for the Duke of Portland's stud. She produced at least five foals and one good winner between 1896 and 1902: Semolina (horse) Semolina (1887 – after 1902) was a British Thoroughbred