As a word geek, there’s nothing I love more than awell-named race horse. To hardcore horseplayers that fascination may appear superficialsince actual performance is seemingly unrelated to a horse’s name, but I wouldargue that, consciously or not, a horse’s moniker affects the expectationsconnections have for that animal. Taking the time to thoughtfully craft a nameimplies a high regard, whether realistic or not, for a horse’s abilities. Notto pick on any one horse, but that’s why a filly like Thewifedoesntknowdoesn’t stand a chance beyond the claiming level. Still, I can appreciate quirkynamed horses like TheGuru of Gloom (IRE) or Jonny Lesters Hair(IRE).
That’s why I had to smile today reading that an 11-year-oldhorse named Den of Iniquity wona hurdle race at Perth. His pedigree: by SupremeLeader out a Phardante mare named DivineComedy. Poetry! Others that have tickled my fancy for the witty merging ofsire and dam names include:
- Sylvan Song (StreetCry-Forest Heiress, by Forest Wildcat)
- Venomous (RedRansom-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
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