Racehorse Names

Racehorse names have intrigued many racing fans over the years because of their inventiveness and sometimes downright humor of the names. But, there is also a certain machismo in picking racehorse names. For instance, who wouldn't want to bet on a horse called Bold Ruler, Exterminator, Assault or Man O' War?

But, as much as racehorse names can be laden with testosterone, there are many owners who have quite a sense of humor as well and tend to reject the bravado of many sports in lieu of some more clever names. As example the owners of the following racehorses definitely had to have a sense of humor: Cigar, Da Hoss, Funny Cide, Greyhound, Rambling Willie, Seabiscuit, Smarty Jones and Tom Fool.

Besides the bravado and the humorous, those who name racehorses have also had the tendency to equate dancing with horses as there have been plenty of racehorse names that refer to being light on one's foot (or hoof).

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Dancer's Image, Native Dancer and Northern Dancer are all famous racehorses who have tripped the light fantastic past the finish line on many occasions.

This also brings to mind, however, what constitutes a good racehorse name from a bad one? So, we thought it was our duty to clarify this area and present both good and bad racehorse names for public scrutiny to show a clear and unmistakable contrast between the two.

Good Racehorse Names

Affirmed
Afleet Alex
Alydar
Barbaro
Black Gold
Bold Forbes
Bull Lea
Citation
Count Fleet
Dan Patch
Dr. Fager
Easy Goer
Forego
Fourstardave
Gallant Fox
Genuine Risk
Go For Wand
John Henry
Kelso
Nashua
Nasrullah
Native Diver
Nearctic
Niatross
Omaha
Personal Ensign
Rambling Willie
Ruffian
Seattle Slew
Secretariat
Sir Barton
Spectacular Bid
Strike the Gold
Sunday Silence
Swaps
War Admiral
Whirlaway

Bad Racehorse Names

Badly Bred
Beef-a-Roni
Big Ole Loser
Break A Leg
Chokes At Finish
Cow Pie
Craps
Crybaby
Diaper Boy
Dog Meat
Dumb As A Stick
Eeyore
Full Bladder
Francis
Harry Trotter
Hi Ho Silverfish
Jockey Itch
Lags Behind
Lame Jane
Limp Biscuit
Lucky At Love
Mr. Ed
Mr. Wimpy
Mule Headed
Pokey
Rodeo Queen
Sad Louie
Sam I Am
Sir Cheats Alot
Sir Farts A Lot
Slobber
Slow Moe
Steve
Sucks To Be Me
Take A Dump
Thunder Butt
Trail Mix
Winnie the Pooh

Of course, the meanings of racehorse names vary widely. From instilling fear via bravado, or a smile with silliness, racehorse names have had people talking for decades. The meaning behind a racehorse name equated with dance is obvious, but there are some racehorse names that only the owner is privy in knowing the meaning. Duke of Magenta anyone?