As a word geek, there’s nothing I love more than a
well-named race horse. To hardcore horseplayers that fascination may appear superficial
since actual performance is seemingly unrelated to a horse’s name, but I would
argue that, consciously or not, a horse’s moniker affects the expectations
connections have for that animal. Taking the time to thoughtfully craft a name
implies a high regard, whether realistic or not, for a horse’s abilities. Not
to pick on any one horse, but that’s why a filly like Thewifedoesntknow
doesn’t stand a chance beyond the claiming level. Still, I can appreciate quirky
named horses like The
Guru of Gloom (IRE) or Jonny Lesters Hair
(IRE).
That’s why I had to smile today reading that an 11-year-old
horse named Den of Iniquity won
a hurdle race at Perth. His pedigree: by Supreme
Leader out a Phardante mare named Divine
Comedy. Poetry! Others that have tickled my fancy for the witty merging of
sire and dam names include:
- Sylvan Song (Street Cry-Forest Heiress, by Forest Wildcat)
- Venomous (Red Ransom-Snake Dancer, by Golden Snake)
- L Frank Baum (Sinndar-Rainbow City, by Rainbow Quest)
- Cool Rhythm (Iceman-With Music In Mind, by Mind Games)
- Perennial Song (Songandaprayer-Yearly Copy, by Souvenir Copy)
- One Way Or Another (Carnegie-True Blonde, by Naturalism)
- Frequency (Starcraft-Soundwave, by Prince Sabo)
-
Margins (Parameter-Printer’s Mistress, by Semipalatinsk) added 5/12/2012
2 comments:
My parents have a mare they named Escaping (In The Slammer out of Chancy Prospect). Always thought that her name was very clever!
That is clever! :-)
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