I just remembered another quality race horse from the 1970's - Telly's Pop

but he was actually named for actor Telly (Kojak) Savalas's father..

and then, of course, there was Cojak the race horse

i saw ovechkin not long ago. there was a horse named intimidator for dale earnhardt.



:D

There is an unraced filly named Bo Derek.

Datsyuk

stevie wonder boy

Another one that goes way back to the early 70's, I think. Used to love that horse.

rockinmetallica

Eddington. I think they made a movie called Einstein and Eddington about their famous efforts to prove Einstein's theory. Speaking of which...Einstein.

Calipari runs at Mth in a few mins...i hope he loses:p

Singletary

Ronaldo
Tevez

Lillian Gish won the 2nd at Ellis Park today.

Roberto was named after Roberto Clemente.

sumonlovesyou was named after gpk.

Sean Avery

Curlin, maybe not a famous figure, but historic. Toy Cannon, after Jimmy Wynn.

Oh okay I thought this one was:

http://www.racingpost.com/horses/hor...abs=horse_form

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Dylan Thomas
Horatio Nelson
Weemissfrankie

Though not directly named after him, Man O' War was nearly called "My Man O' War" from Mrs. Belmont referencing her husband, August Belmont who was off fighting at the time.

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our Captain Willie
Named after Willie Stargell of Pirates
Owned by John Galbreath family Darby Dan Farms same owner as Roberto and owner of the Pirates

Alydar was named for the Ali Khan. Lucille Markey would greet him with "Ali, dahhhhhrling!"