# Great Horse names **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 1, 2002, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931 "2002-07-01T23:37:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BalmainBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@BalmainBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BalmainBoy)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2002, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931/1 "2002-07-01T23:37:48Z")
A couple of real examples: For the absent-minded race caller: **Bucket of Vyno** For the race caller in the cramped, stuffy studio: **Hoof Hearted** ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931/2 "2002-07-02T01:08:27Z")
My fantasy horse: **Tripod** out of **Wilhold** by **Elmer’s** 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931/3 "2002-07-02T01:45:51Z")
Some of my favorites (all real racehorses): \*\*Thisdudsforyou Arewehavingfunyet El Hombre Rapido Chingoso\* Hoovergetthekeys Kitty on the Track Nonsuch Bay You _**(she’s a big star right now–makes for hilarious headlines: “Yoe made it to the Winner’s Circle!”)**_ Behave Yourself \*\*\*This is Spanish for “fucker.” The horse had already won a few races, including placing in a stakes race, before the Jockey Club caught on and the name had to be changed. There was also, IIRC, a horse running in Australia whose name was a term for female anatomy, spelled backwards (I don’t remember if it was a technical term or slang). She, too, had to have her name changed once it was caught. ---
**Author:** ![tavalla](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tavalla/32/89_2.png) [@tavalla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavalla)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931/4 "2002-07-02T05:46:47Z")
**Rooting King** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931/5 "2002-07-02T05:53:25Z")
I always thought **Commendable** , the 17-1 winner of the 2000 Belmont, had a real champion’s name. In fact, on my principle of taking the D. Wayne Lukas horse in the Belmont (a principle which has proven wrong in the last couple of years), I bet $50 on Commendable, and won $850 for my prescience. Dig it. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931/6 "2002-07-02T06:23:58Z")
Real Aussie horses: Chicken Lips Tangfu (Typical Air New Guinea F\*\*\* Up) Merkin (look it up) ---
**Author:** ![meek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@meek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meek)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931/7 "2002-07-02T06:25:14Z")
**Bet Twice** **Eighteenlettersmax** **Hatetosayitoldyaso** **Aheadbytwofurlongs** ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_Lawblaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Bob\_Lawblaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Lawblaw)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931/8 "2002-07-02T12:03:27Z")
**Sofa King Fast** ---
**Author:** ![Simetra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Simetra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simetra)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931/9 "2002-07-02T12:19:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ruffian \* > \*\*There was also, IIRC, a horse running in Australia whose name was a term for female anatomy, spelled backwards (I don’t remember if it was a technical term or slang). She, too, had to have her name changed once it was caught. \*\* Avluv? 😉 Anyway, favorite actual horse names so far have been: **Spank the Money** ((Red Mile - Everyone thought it was a typo.)) and **BJ Copperbottom** ((My mom’s horse.)) ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931/10 "2002-07-02T12:29:10Z")
Cabbage - is ahead! And bringing up the rear is Beetlebum!!! ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931/11 "2002-07-02T12:43:20Z")
**Harass** Pre-race announcement: Harass has been scratched; scratch Harass. ---
**Author:** ![Tygr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@Tygr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tygr)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931/12 "2002-07-02T14:05:51Z")
I seem to recall a horse named **Bodacious Tatas**. I tried Googling for it, but apart from the predictable results, all I got were sites devoted to some WIPO domain-name dispute case. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931/13 "2002-07-02T14:40:16Z")
**Gallopoli Toshoindathird PeterShaffer’sEquus** ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931/14 "2002-07-02T16:11:22Z")
Not a registered TB name, but a friend used to have a horse she showed under the name “Buck Naked.” See, the annoucer names the horse/rider combination when they enter the ring to jump: “This is [friend’s name], riding Buck Naked.” Really draws a crowd, har har. ---
**Author:** ![Jorel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jorel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jorel)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931/15 "2002-07-02T17:22:02Z")
Well he wasn’t a racehorse, just my horse when I was little. “Ringo” (I named him myself) ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931/16 "2002-07-02T18:45:57Z")
The Wonder Pony’s[sup]TM[/sup] registered name is Whata Sweet Talker. Screams Quarter Horse. But his real name is **Bob**. His mama’s name was Benlou Glo Squirt (ick). Canopener is the sire of my friend’s horse. I love the name Count Fleet (1943 Kentucky Derby winner). There’s a gazillion funny/odd/sick/stupid/“risque” horse names, especially ones that are really typey of a breed or discipline. The horse boards I participate in usually have at least one thread going about names. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931/17 "2002-07-02T21:03:28Z")
**peedin** do you post on [chonofhorse.infopop.net](http://chonofhorse.infopop.net)? More English-discipline oriented but some really good conversations. I think of it as the SDMB of horses. BTW, Hello Again is my horse’s show name. You know how you always see the same people at every show… ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931/18 "2002-07-02T21:23:58Z")
My Anglo-Arab’s registered name is Pep N Glo. I just call her Pepper. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931/19 "2002-07-02T21:27:03Z")
Why do I always hit submit too soon? I have also owned Buckana Leo (QH) and Cactus C Bars (Appaloosa). Buckana and Casey for short. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stafford_cripps/32/7167_2.png) [@The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stafford_Cripps)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931/20 "2002-07-02T23:32:56Z")
**Arkle** and **Foinavon** were both extremely famous racehorses, for completely different reasons. Foinaven was a plodder who won the flukiest Grand National Steeplechase ever in 1967. Arkle was a great flat-racer (I think also in the 60s, correct me if I’m wrong). A sharper contrast could not be made between two race-winners. **However** how many race-goers know that **Foinaven** and **Arkle** are actually two neighbouring mountains in western Sutherland, in the most remote and desolate part of the Scottish Highlands? You think you know what the Highlands look like, but if you saw this area you would not think that it was even on the Earth, let alone the same island as London, Sandown and Epsom. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-horse-names/116931.md?page=2)