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Old 05-11-2007, 07:26 PM
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yup; there's some awsome names on this list. my partner just submitted our name for our month old colt to the jockey club for approval. what do you all think about naming your foal (with the goal being auction) vs. leaving it unnamed for the yearling buyer ?
I used to work for a commercial breeding farm and they never named a foal...the reason being that naming it is one of the most fun parts of buying/owing a horse (apart from winning of course).
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Old 05-11-2007, 07:27 PM
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I like names that flatter the dam rather than the daddy....

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Old 05-11-2007, 08:06 PM
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well, if you go by the dams name, how about

'and won'? or lawyer gets half! lol
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Old 05-11-2007, 09:44 PM
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I used to work for a commercial breeding farm and they never named a foal...the reason being that naming it is one of the most fun parts of buying/owing a horse (apart from winning of course).
can'tthebuyerrenamethehorsesolongasithasn'trun?

i know that's a little long for the jockey club but i really like it.
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Old 05-12-2007, 09:06 AM
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can'tthebuyerrenamethehorsesolongasithasn'trun?

i know that's a little long for the jockey club but i really like it.

yes...but many think it's bad luck to change a horse's name.
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Old 05-12-2007, 10:55 PM
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yes...but many think it's bad luck to change a horse's name.
Nah that's for a boat or ship, not a horse. So I'mawildandcrazyguy would've won the Derby if he'd remained Cupcake Melee?
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Old 05-12-2007, 11:56 PM
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Nah that's for a boat or ship, not a horse. So I'mawildandcrazyguy would've won the Derby if he'd remained Cupcake Melee?
depends who you're asking I guess.
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Old 05-13-2007, 03:18 AM
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maybe he would have
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Old 05-13-2007, 03:32 AM
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That would have put fear into the other jockeys. Cupcake would have demolished them all.
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Old 05-13-2007, 05:33 AM
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That would have put fear into the other jockeys. Cupcake would have demolished them all.
I can see the post-Derby headlines now. "Let Them Eat Cupcake."
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