Horse Name Game
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Tap Softly (2006) filly ... by Tapit.
Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear or a fool from any direction. ~ Cowboy saying
There is something about riding down the street on a prancing horse that makes you feel like something, even when you ain't a thing. ~ Will Rogers
There is something about riding down the street on a prancing horse that makes you feel like something, even when you ain't a thing. ~ Will Rogers
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Turallure (2007) ... by Wando. Now, sadly, they are both gone. Wando died today ...
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... -year-dies
http://www.pedigreequery.com/turallure
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... -year-dies
http://www.pedigreequery.com/turallure
Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear or a fool from any direction. ~ Cowboy saying
There is something about riding down the street on a prancing horse that makes you feel like something, even when you ain't a thing. ~ Will Rogers
There is something about riding down the street on a prancing horse that makes you feel like something, even when you ain't a thing. ~ Will Rogers
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Names used so far - complete through page 112 (sorry it took so long to update)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... sp=sharing
Ecstatic Ride (14th in 1989 Ky. Derby)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... sp=sharing
Ecstatic Ride (14th in 1989 Ky. Derby)
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Exclusive Native
Does anyone else notice that most of the names end in E, T, R and N?
Does anyone else notice that most of the names end in E, T, R and N?
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Yeah, the last four names have ended in an "e".
Epinard (1920) France.
Epinard (1920) France.
Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear or a fool from any direction. ~ Cowboy saying
There is something about riding down the street on a prancing horse that makes you feel like something, even when you ain't a thing. ~ Will Rogers
There is something about riding down the street on a prancing horse that makes you feel like something, even when you ain't a thing. ~ Will Rogers
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A huge number of English words in general end with those letters. And there are many letters in the English language that don't end many words at all, especially compared to E, T, R and N. Try listing words and proper names that end with B, J, P, Q, U or V. Even C, F, M and X are limited. And if you eliminate plurals and the verb suffixes -s, -es, -ed and -ing, your options for S, D and G narrow considerably.tres borrachos wrote:Exclusive Native
Does anyone else notice that most of the names end in E, T, R and N?
The biggest problem in games like this is letters that hardly ever BEGIN a horse's name. X is the obvious one, but E ends so many English words and names that it's getting hard to come up with notable horses whose names start with the letter.
It could be worse. The jockey name game often shuts down for days or weeks whenever a jockey with -ez at the end of his/her name is put into play. Conversely, all those jocks named John, Jim, Joe, Jesse, Jose and Juan (not to mention Jessica and Jennifer and Julie) never get a mention because nobody's last name ends with J.
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Gerent (2004) ... except for the first letter, all E, N, T and R!
http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Result ... registry=T
http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Result ... registry=T
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LOL you owe me for that G, Waquoit!
Tizna (woo hoo an A!)
Tizna (woo hoo an A!)
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Amerigo (1992 USA)
An "O".
An "O".
Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear or a fool from any direction. ~ Cowboy saying
There is something about riding down the street on a prancing horse that makes you feel like something, even when you ain't a thing. ~ Will Rogers
There is something about riding down the street on a prancing horse that makes you feel like something, even when you ain't a thing. ~ Will Rogers