And they're off! Which horse name is leading? Do you have a favorite?
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January 22nd, 2015
This question is inspired by a thought shared in TJBM #61.
I have been amused by the unique names of race horses several times down through the years. Some make me wonder if the owner ever attended school.
Have you any favorite racehorse names, either some you have heard of, or made up yourself?
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Mary Hinge
Betty Swollocks
Hoof Hearted
Maythehorsebewithu
Big Tits
All genuine racehorse names, bet they all came first.
I have to ask this question, given the other conversations currently taking place?
If a horse is running a race, is it being exploited?
Lets’s see, naked, being whipped… YES.
C’mon, Dovah, move yeh bloomin’ ass!
The names of thoroughbred race horses, mares, and geldings are approved, registered with, and controlled by The Jockey Club. They have strict rules about length and number of words (which is why you see names with no spaces),
Traditionally a horse is named in part after it’s sire and dam.
Our cutting mare here is the daughter of this guy.
www.waggonerranches.com
Her name is ‘This cats cool.” He also has offspring named ” One cool cat” “One smart lookin’ cat’ , Metallic cat”, and “He bea cat.”
I can’t make up a name without a sire, but one stud we are looking at is “Smoking son of a gun ” sooo…maybe we’ll have ” Smokin’ cat or Smokin’ kitty.” lol
@elbanditoroso Only if all the other horses are easily offended donkeys.
Seabiscuit, sired by Hard Tack, who was sired by the mighty Man O War.
Hardtack is a simple type of cracker or biscuit, made from flour, water, and sometimes salt. Inexpensive and long-lasting, it was and is used for sustenance in the absence of perishable foods, commonly during long sea voyages and military campaigns ... also known as seabiscuits.
So his name reflects back to his grandfather, Man O War.
Most unusual racehorse name, Sarah Jessica Parker…fancy being saddled with that face name.
@Coloma That is so cool! I didn’t know how names were decided. They initially seemed random to me, but after looking at these examples now I get it. Thanks!
And and our very own JOCOSE JELLY!
@Coloma
Who is the photographer?
That’s an absolutely gorgeous photo of the horse. Very striking.
@Buttonstc Cam Essick. He is a pretty boy, Highbrow Cat not the photographer. lol
@ZEPHYRA Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Owned by Queen Elizabeth II
No kidding
@Adagio , did you notice in the article the man in the third photo is holding a square with a triangle painted on it? What is that about?
@Coloma , ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ! I love it! I am so glad you brought up the subject in TJBM. I am having great fun with these answers! I think the announcer in that clip was enjoying himself too.
I think if I were going to name a race horse, it would be either Heynocuttingin, or Thatsallfolks. In the case of the latter, it would sound like a very short race. “Bitchplease is leading and Thatsallfolks.” People would tear up their tickets and turn to go.
@Here2_4 OMG! I missed that….hilarious! Everyone HAS to watch @Here2_4 ‘s link above. Too funny!
My horse name of the day is “Muckapoodooboots”. That would be me.
Right now we are on bio hazard alert, with the avian flu out there we are switching boots all day so we don’t bring up any possible contaminated wild duck and goose doo from the pastures and barn area to our pet ducks and geese up by the house. Horse chores boots, waterfowl chores boots, dog walking boots, go to town all spiffy boots. lol
LOLL!!! Ahakka Dockaa Dukka Mukka!
Wasn’t that freakin’ funny? haha
I know…we need a horse named “Designer Baby”. LMAO!
@Coloma, that is funny. Of course, it was all made up. It bet the fake announcer is @ucme. Good job covering the accent!
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Proletariat.
That was a horse’s name, right?
Yes, @dxs , but it didn’t do very well.
@Here2_4 He must’ve been exploited by the ones with golden horseshoes.
@Here2_4 you are joking of course, that square with the triangle is the play button for the video.
This is a good primer on racehorse names.
One of our mares just escaped her stall while we were feeding and cleaning tonight. Her new name should be ” Smokin’ and Sparkin’. haha
She was jumping and bucking and all full of herself and her shoes were sparking on the concrete in the breezeway and sending up sparks off the gravel, you could smell SMOKE!
Did you guys know that horse shoes can start fires if they set off a spark on rocks near dry grass?
@Coloma Yeah, that was a concern when we pulled a wagon train from Tucson to Denver and back again. The route was through some of the driest brush in the nation, and we took precautions, like hauling the water wagon to the rear of the train.
OH! I had a picture in mind of The Oregon Trail! Ha ha!
I alaways wanted to do something like that, we have a re-inactment ( how do you spell that anyway? haha) here of the wagon train coming down over the Sierras into Placerville CA. every June. Not really a Donner party thing but a replica of old time crossings in the Sierras.
www.hwy50wagontrain.com/wagontrain.html
a Donner party thing
Probably not a great choice for an authentic reenactment.
@jaytkay LOL very true, I love only about 40–50 miles from the Donner Party zone.
The cafeteria at University of Boulder is named for one of the Donner party survivors, Alferd G Packer.
Alferd Packer was in a different group, decades later. He was a Colorado cannibal.
The Donner party (woo hoo! PARTY!) was in California.
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