Brilliant Horse Naming

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I just noticed the breeding of Ghostly Silence
well named for a grey (Jet Laag) out of Mumsthaword Lombo
He is in the first at Terang tonight

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=TE200820#TEC20082003

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I was looking up the breeding of first starter The Chancer at Cranbourne today when I came across the brilliant name of his 2nd dam
BUT this is based on the dam and the damsire

Mirra Mirra from Lasting Image who was by Duplicate

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Quadricep = Down Under Muscles x Two Legs

It has taken me 12 starts to notice this one but it is a goodie

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=ML281220#MLC28122005

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First starter at Yarra Valley tomorrow
Ce Pe Three = Mach Three x Ce Pe Ar
They must have been tempted to go with
Ce Three Pe O

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Red Rock = Pet Rock x Im Off Limits

Winner at Shep today

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Play Nice is a first starter for Trainer/Driver Matthew Craven at Hamilton on Wednesday, I wonder whether the stewards may have named him for Matthew ;)

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An oldie that I have just noticed

Sasscilian = Maffioso x Sass And Bling

Sure the word is Sicilian but that wouldn't acknowledge Mamma

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Looking at tonight's fields I honed in on Triple Zed - well named being by Four Starzzz Shark
but it occurred to me if Mach Three was still with us and he was bred to Sleepee
How good Triple Zed would have been for such a hypothetical mating

[KTQ]

Looking at pedigrees today and came across On The Road Again. By New York Motoring x Bye Bye Mollie. Thought that was cute.

I also thought there could have been some fun when naming Lather Up (I'm Gorgeous x Pocket Comb who is out of Shampoo Girl).
I found a funny little cross section of names on one of our mares too, but only for the 4 x bird names in 6 horses. Not so much brilliant but more as the saying goes, "bird bird bird. Bird is the word"
Alba Belle: by Alba Byrd (Albatross x Bye Bye Eleanor) out of Birdies Belle (Berry Hanover x Birdie),


Wish we were better at the naming game. Have a Bettors x Lil Miss Hilarious colt, Art Major x Gold Diamonds filly and a Alta Christiano x Eliza colt to name.
Any suggestions are most welcome or they'll all end up in the Facepalm Name thread :(

[KTQ]

Also not sure if I pointed this out before but there's a 2yo over here named Alcopony. Only wish they'd named him Alcapony but we can't win them all.

[KTQ]

I should also call out Readallaboutit NZ and her foals; Copy And Pace, (My) Hard Copy, (My) Carbon Copy, Press Release and (My) Front Page for consistency

[Messenger]

I should also call out Readallaboutit NZ and her foals; Copy And Pace, (My) Hard Copy, (My) Carbon Copy, Press Release and (My) Front Page for consistency

I like and looked her up thanks Katie - you could have added: Stop Press, Vogue, The Informant

I once had an email address Ireadthenewstoday - maybe that could be her next foal :)
(Beatles tragic here)

[Big K]

Looking at pedigrees today and came across On The Road Again. By New York Motoring x Bye Bye Mollie. Thought that was cute.

I also thought there could have been some fun when naming Lather Up (I'm Gorgeous x Pocket Comb who is out of Shampoo Girl).
I found a funny little cross section of names on one of our mares too, but only for the 4 x bird names in 6 horses. Not so much brilliant but more as the saying goes, "bird bird bird. Bird is the word"
Alba Belle: by Alba Byrd (Albatross x Bye Bye Eleanor) out of Birdies Belle (Berry Hanover x Birdie),


Wish we were better at the naming game. Have a Bettors x Lil Miss Hilarious colt, Art Major x Gold Diamonds filly and a Alta Christiano x Eliza colt to name.
Any suggestions are most welcome or they'll all end up in the Facepalm Name thread :(

Hi Katie, I always enjoy naming horses and it is quite the challenge to find the right name.
I have some suggestions for you.For the Bettors I like "Bettor Tella Joke"...The Art Major filly.. for a laugh I like "Major De Vorse" or "Sheez a Digger" and the Alta colt "Tiza Christiano" anyhow a laugh at least.

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I don't think I can better Big Kev's but I will throw a few in as you can't just submit one

Lil Miss Hilarious colt - Mister Tickle, Mister Cheerful, Mister Funny

Gold Diamonds filly - Auriferous (a word I have always liked - means gold bearing) has not been used since '77

Eliza colt - Enry Iggins, Professor Higgins, TheRainInSpain (not only an Eliza quote as Ronaldo played most of his footy in Spain)

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A bit late with this inclusion but deserving

Spirit of St Louis = Sweet Lou x Spirit of Art

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3yo colt Machnificent = Mach Three x Honorable Daughter
Seems easy in hindsight but simply magnificent
He has now won 7 from 27 with 9 placings

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=GP060821#GPM06082102

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Lost Four Words = Well Said x Four Zoe

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Hittheroadjack = Terror To Love x Blackjacky is brilliant naming

He was beaten as a $1.08 favourite by his $13 stablemate at GP yesterday
Some may think somewhat controversially if you think the drivers were communicating by hand or mouth just before he broke on the home turn

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=GP280921#GPC28092104

[Adaptor]

Here's a good name from The Meadowlands, New Jersey.

RACE 1 - Meadowlands - NJ - October 22, 2021
Conditions: BREEDERS CROWN - ELIMINATION 2 Year Old Colts & Geldings

3 Testing Testing
Walner-Sound Check

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Not normally a fol

[Showgrounds]

3yo filly ran third at the Wairio meeting at Winton in NZ's Southland yesterday.

Captaintreacherous from Royal Impression

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Good find
I think the keeper of the NZ stud book might be a Monarchist

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This is an oldie (a 7yo), I was looking through the fields for Maryborough tomorrow when I saw Cee Vee Vee and thought there has to be a meaning behind that
Mum is Ay Tee Em

ps One of our all time favourites is No.2 in the following race

[Messenger]

This is an oldie (a 7yo), I was looking through the fields for Maryborough tomorrow when I saw Cee Vee Vee and thought there has to be a meaning behind that
Mum is Ay Tee Em

ps One of our all time favourites is No.2 in the following race

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=MH100122#MHC10012206

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It does not have to be complicated

Kiwi Royalty = Lincoln Royal x Regal Anonamiss

a first starter at Ararat on Sunday

http://www.harness.org.au/form.cfm?mc=AR130222&rc=ARC13022207

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3yo first starter Scratched from Kilmore tonight but a brilliant name

Maas Betting Again = Betting Line x Maastricht

Ma was a good mare,

[KTQ]

Loving some of the Miki related names going about. The Miki Taker, Taking The Miki and now The Real Mikoy

Also seen a few alright Sweet Lou names this year; Sweet Lucifer and Loucid Dreams

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WA 2yo Rolling Fire = Roll With Joe x Incendio
(It is a bushfire term)

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This one is from 2003 but I just came across it

Action Figure = Armbro Cadet x Dont Toy With Me

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This one about to have her first start at Geelong was almost too clever for me

Surfingmakescents = Vincent x Our Surfer Girl

An excellent 3rd from this filly, breaking 1.56 at Geelong

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'Briliant' might be a bit of an overstatement but I like the use of letters for today's Maryborough winner

El Resamo = Red Samurai x El Gelato

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This is future thinking
Hopefully one of Poster Boy's first crop to race next year will be his colt out of Poster Girl

What should he be called?

For Poster

Itsa Sign

Super Boy

(Incest)

.........

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Looking at the breeding of Alpha Male who won at Maryborough today
and now has the fantastic record for a trotter of 7 wins from 13 starts
His 2 dam who is a breeding gem is superbly named

Insulated = Safely Kept x Shes Cool

I could have posted this in so many different threads as Alpha's time of 1.56 was a new Tk Rec

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=MH150822#MHC15082210

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Here is a good one that it has taken 8 years to notice

Fanci A Dance = Rock N Roll Heaven x Fancipance

[Showgrounds]

Two wins from thirty-six starts, and a last at Cambridge today, does not suggest a bright future for the trotter with an Easter flavoured name.

Bun In The Oven.

By Dream Vacation from One Night Stand. Oh dear!

[Messenger]

Very clever

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This one is a number 1 hit

Sweet Lou x Amazing Grace = Howsweetthesound

3yo first starter in at Ararat tonight

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=AR170423#ARC17042307

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It has taken me over 3yrs to notice this one

Sassicilain = Maffioso x Sass And Bling

(winner of R1 at Ararat today)

[KTQ]

This is future thinking
Hopefully one of Poster Boy's first crop to race next year will be his colt out of Poster Girl

What should he be called?

For Poster

Itsa Sign

Super Boy

(Incest)

.........

Poster Child

[Toohard]

Poster Child

Caitlyn Jenner ?

[aussiebreno]

Poster non-binary
Poster gender fluid
Poster whatever made up nonsense

[Messenger]

First starter and winner of R2 at Echuca tonight Swift Watch is very well named
It sounds like both Swiss Watch and Wrist Watch
but I wonder whether they tried for

Swatch = Hes Watching x Sounds Swift

I am thinking that it probably fails the rule against
(ii) Any name having political, religious, sacred or commercial significance or that is otherwise inappropriate.

Otherwise with Hes Watching having had about 150 named progeny, it would have gone by now if allowed

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=EC300523#ECC30052307

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3yo first starter in the last at Swan Hill tonight

Pre Nup = Follow The Stars x Divorce Time

She was bred to have a brilliant name as her dam

Divorce Time = Live Or Die x Honeymoon Is Over

[Danno]

3yo first starter in the last at Swan Hill tonight

Pre Nup = Follow The Stars x Divorce Time

She was bred to have a brilliant name as her dam

Divorce Time = Live Or Die x Honeymoon Is Over

Honeymoon Is Over was also the last foal of her Dam Parisian Lass.

[Messenger]

I have only just noticed that a couple of horses going around at Terang tonight have 20 character (includes spaces) names
They are NZ imports and we obviously do not make them shorten the names to our 18 character limit

[KTQ]

I have only just noticed that a couple of horses going around at Terang tonight have 20 character (includes spaces) names
They are NZ imports and we obviously do not make them shorten the names to our 18 character limit

I think it depends on the person you get. I submitted Storm The Beach (NZ bred) and got declined because it was too long with the NZ suffix, got declined even if I made it StormTheBeach (apparently it looked bad), resubmitted it with spaces and it got approved lol. So I've got no idea.

Name of the week goes to The Ex Horseist. I'm sad I didn't think of it.

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It might be 50 years old but I don't think I have watched a scary movie since it !

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It has only taken me 5 years to spot this one

Sasscilian = Maffioso x Sass and Bling

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=CH190824#CHC19082404

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It has only taken me 1½ yrs to spot this one

Dot Ball = Hes Watching x The Baggy Green

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=MH061124#MHC06112401