tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354333762076619269.post4266522934156163028..comments2023-11-17T12:09:40.494-05:00Comments on Foolish Pleasure: Things That Make Me Go “Hmmm”Valerie Grashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696887655473752690noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354333762076619269.post-27587736268219760852007-05-16T02:29:00.000-04:002007-05-16T02:29:00.000-04:00You're not alone in your thoughts on names. In Th...You're not alone in your thoughts on names. In <I>The Big Horse</I>, Joe McGinniss opines that awful, uninspiring names only contribute to the decline of racing. I myself have a hard time playing those weirdly named horses, though sometimes it costs me: this weekend, I passed on a trifecta rather than include a horse named "Adultentertainment."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354333762076619269.post-16324694451054075212007-05-14T22:52:00.000-04:002007-05-14T22:52:00.000-04:00I completely agree about names. I sometimes find m...I completely agree about names. I sometimes find myself thinking 'a horse with a name like that couldn't possibly win anything of importance' and I'm usually not disappointed. So maybe there is something to the quality of the horse vs the quality of the name idea. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354333762076619269.post-51185975026155270312007-05-14T22:14:00.000-04:002007-05-14T22:14:00.000-04:00Because Americans are vulgar, I suppose.Because Americans are vulgar, I suppose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354333762076619269.post-22731273731439966882007-05-14T20:31:00.000-04:002007-05-14T20:31:00.000-04:00Zach at the Rack is owned and bred by former Trail...Zach at the Rack is owned and bred by former Trailblazers Pres.GM, John Nash who named a few of his horses after players. This one after Zach Randolph, all-star forward and police magnet.<BR/><BR/>I interviewed Nash last year before he "left" the organization. I will dig up the interview (published in print in the Oregon Racing Newsletter, as I'm having trouble locating it online.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting this....now I have something to write about today!!Ruben Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430962731987931728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354333762076619269.post-27935827111594520862007-05-14T16:38:00.000-04:002007-05-14T16:38:00.000-04:00Love your point about names. I hate when horses ar...Love your point about names. I hate when horses are named Somethingthatallrunstogether - it just annoys me for no good reason.<BR/><BR/>I like the current European trend of naming them after random historical figures like Dylan Thomas or George Washington.Superfectahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160193760814449962noreply@blogger.com