“Airbiscuit.”
*Avant-Gato * (play on “avant-garde”)
Natty Catty
Kitty Southern (playing on “Terry Southern”; I’m assuming he’s living in the South)
Kitty Lark (weak play on “Cutty Sark”)
Golden Gluepot
Gilded Glue
Precious Metals
Goldmine
no familial references whatsoever:
Skylarking
Slingshot
For Want of a Nail
Fast Hoof Forward
Eat My Dust
Lawn Biscuit?
Smarty Lawns?
Just don’t name it John Jacom Jingleheimer Schmidt. That’s my name! 
(I dunno what makes me do that, I just gotta.)
How about: Lawn Ornament?
Related to the Family:
Xanthic Lynx
Harbinger
Anticipation
Heretofore
Lawn Lynx
Headway
Only Onward
Hold the Course
Forward Financier
Quick Buck
Unrelated: Chain of Command
I really like these ones, suggested by others - On Golden Lawn, Cash Up Front, Golden Prospect, and Hi Opal.
But I’m not getting: Hassan Chop.
It’s a reference to a Middle Eastern character (actually, I think it may have been a pissed off Genie from a lamp) in an old Bugs Bunny Cartoon. He kept swinging a scimitar and shouting “Hassan Chop!” (thus betraying his not at all humanitarian intentions). I believe it came up because of the sire’s Arabic name.
Thanks all for your great responses. I am impressed!!! There are so many great choices it will be hard to pick just one. In fact some are such great choices that they have are all ready been used. Here are the ones already in use:
Country Meadows
Country Cat
Golden Kitty
Golden Meadow
Hello Darlin
Meadow Gold
Kudzu
National Treasure
The Lawn Ranger
Gilt Trip
Convoy
Garden of Eden
Meadowlark
Ahead of the Pack
Spanish Gold
Seeking the Cat
Hello Kitty
Goldstrike
Meadowlark
Birdsong
and of course, Hoof Hearted
The list you have come up will be voted on, the top votes will then be put on a final list and then voted on once again. I will let you all know who the finalists are, and then the new name for the colt.
Shirley,
I think the Jockey Club is very leery to approve a name in other languages because often a direct translation may seem innocent, but for people who speak the language they know it as slang for something offensive to some. Also, the main reason for the Jockey Club requires owners who want to race their horses to have the name “approved” is for the bettors, who drive the industry. If many horses had strange unpronouceable, (to the average American) names, then it would be difficult for the bettors to follow those horses and know who they were betting. That is why they won’t approve a name that is too similiar to another resgistered horse. The name “Lawn Ranger”, which I LOVED, was suggested here, but there is already one called “The Lawn Ranger” so it would not be approved even though it is slightly different. Many spanish words are familiar to the average American, so those usually get approved. Even if someone here has not learned to speak spanish, they know “Gato del Sol” means Sun Cat and can be remembered. The Arabic names usually show up here like Mutakddim has, named somewhere else, but owners like to make reference to the sire’s name if possible.
And I will definately keep you up-to-date on this colt’s progress. His sire has had just four crops, and of those produced 54 stakes winners, very impressive. And one of those, Lady Tak, has earned over a million dollars and set a grade 1 stakes record. And his dam’s sire is America’s leading sire of stakes winners, stakes wins, winners and wins. So he definately has the pedigree, can’t wait to see how he does.
The Scrivener----the colt was foaled in Prospect Kentucky. He will stay there until ready for training, and train and race in Kentucky. He won’t be gelded unless he has to be. He has a great pedigree, and we are hoping he does well and can eventually retire to stud. He is a bay, with two white socks.
don’t ask-----I think Sea Biscuit was a great racehorse with a funny name. But the name makes sense because he was the son of “Hard Tack.”
bobkitty----my last filly should have been named, “I am never going to make it to the track because I eat everything in sight, including the straw for my bed, but I will be loved and adored by many 4-H kids for whom I will be the first horse they ever ride, knowing I will NEVER move faster than a slow walk, and thus bring about a new generation of horse lovers, thank you very much.”
Thanks again for all your great suggestions. I have a Sir Cat/French Reign baby due in March, so I will be hoping to use your creative naming ideas again after we know if we have a new filly or colt.
Sir Cat/French Reign:
Sir Cumference
Sirc De Sol
French Tickler
Reigny Day
Reigned Out
Bonjour Kitty
No direct matches for the lot!
(sorry, I like naming folks)
Thanks, Tenar. I’m a little behind on my Bugs Bunny watching.
How about “Gritty Kitty”?
Also, where in Prospect? S’ right up the road.
Thanks for the info, Grits.
And now, onto namin’ another baby horsie!
**Sir Cat/French Reign: **
**Lord Commander
Master of the Reign
Commander Kitty/Kat/Lion/Tiger (any feline variation thereof)
Lord Puss
Lord Grimalkin (Grimalkin is a domestic cat)
Sir Grimalkin
Sir Puss in Hooves.
Sir Behooves-a-lot
Singing in the Reign
Horse formely known as Prince
Reigning Cats and Dogs
Lord Reignstorm
Reignstorm King/Royalty
Princely Cat
Cheshire King
Reignbow
Duke/Earl/Baron/Count of Reign
Counting Reigndrops
Reigndrop on Roses. (and whiskers on kittens…la la la la la)
French Toast
Paris Reign
Reign Delay
Mona Lisa’s Kitty
Louvre n Leaver [size=1] My favorite**
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Thanks for the info, Grits.
And now, onto namin’ another baby horsie!
**Sir Cat/French Reign: **
**Lord Commander
Master of the Reign
Commander Kitty/Kat/Lion/Tiger (any feline variation thereof)
Lord Puss
Lord Grimalkin (Grimalkin is a domestic cat)
Sir Grimalkin
Sir Puss in Hooves.
Sir Behooves-a-lot
Singing in the Reign
Horse formely known as Prince
Reigning Cats and Dogs
Lord Reignstorm
Reignstorm King/Royalty
Princely Cat
Cheshire King
Reignbow
Duke/Earl/Baron/Count of Reign
Counting Reigndrops
Reigndrop on Roses. (and whiskers on kittens…la la la la la)
French Toast
Paris Reign
Reign Delay
Mona Lisa’s Kitty
Louvre n Leaver My favorite
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Woooo So good, I posted it twice!
Sorry.
**Reign Reign Go-Away
The Cat who Reigned
The Cat who Rained
The King Who Rained ** This actually a kids book title by the late Fred Gwynne…Hermann Munster. Very cute, too.
**Reign on your Parade
Governer Kitty
Governer French Toast.**
French Toast would be a most excellent name for a horse and help drive up concession stand sales as well.
And, because it needs to be a name on something Hawley Smoot Tarif Act.
Yeah, I know. cut.it.out.
I can see a few here:
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Leroi Chat (Le roi is French for the king, and chat is cat.)
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Leroy Chat (Simplified spelling, for the bettors.)
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French Knight
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Le Chevalier
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Cats Rule
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Questfortheking
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Quest for Leroy
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Sir Leroy
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Leroy’s Quest
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Lancelot Chat (Hmmm…maybe not. Sounds like it belongs to a 900 number.)
Question: Is Storm Cat in the pedigree at all? Then we could have:
- Thunder and Reign
They’re some ideas, anyway. I’ll see if I can come up with more.
A neighbor of mine combined his wife’s name, Betty, with his name, Charlie, to come up with “Betcha!” to name their boat! Even if you’re not Betty or Charlie, that’s still a cool sounding name, don’t you think? - Jinx
Mr. Meow / Ms. Meow
Sir Oui / Madam Oui
Quebec Kitty
Feline Frenchy
Sieste
Mr. Minou / Ms. Minou
Meow Oui
Kibbles
Better yet, change your name to Betty or Charlie ( betty is best if you are a guy) to name the horse Betcha! Just sayin’.