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By any other name Kentucky Derby field filled with diverse appelations
Posted: Saturday May 06, 2000 04:43 PM
By Mitch Gelman, CNNSI.com The Kentucky Derby features a captain and a deputy, a horse promising high yields and another tied to the exchange rate. Some are expecting impeachment to proceed, while others hear a war chant. And both China and Japan are represented at this American classic. Law enforcement, politics, finance and owners' personal interests color the names of the horses in the 2000 Kentucky Derby. Here is a summary that, according to the Racing Form, notes how they were named. LAW ENFORCEMENT Captain Steve: When owner Mike Pegram was leaving the Kentucky Derby a few years ago, he had an unopened present in his travel bag. When the luggage went through the x-ray machine at the airport, a .357 Magnum was revealed. The horse is named for the police captain who helped resolve the misunderstanding. The Deputy: The horse's original owners already owned a horse named Sheriff; they called their next horse The Deputy. FINANCE High Yield: The horse's dam is Scoop the Gold, a daughter of Forty Niner. The owners are hoping this horse brings great returns. Exchange Rate: The name of this horse's dam is Sterling Pound. POLITICS Impeachment: Horse was named while Congress was discussing whether to impeach President Clinton. War Chant: The horse's owners showed a pony named War Chant in American Saddle Horse Competition, and named their thoroughbred after that champion. INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR China Visit: Owners told Racing Form they did not know origin of the name. Fusaichi Pegasus: The horses owner, Fusao Sekiguchi, appended a Japanese word for "first" - "ichi" - onto the first four letters of his first name. He added Pegasus, hoping that his horse would sprout the wings of the mythical beast. DESTINY Hal's Hope: The horse was named after 88-year-old owner, breeder, trainer Harold Rose, Jr., and the horse's dam, Mia's Hope. Commendable: The horse's owner wanted a horse that would live up to that name. Aptitude: A name showing promise that starts with the first two letters of the horse's sire, A.P. Indy. Curule: Derived from a Latin word denoting high honor. Trippi: Named after a Hall of Fame running back, Charley Trippi, by owners who were hoping for a Hall of Fame horse. Wheelaway: Named after Triple Crown winning horse Whirlaway. OWNERS Ronton: A combination of its two owners first names, Ron and Tony. Graeme Hall: Named after a spot on the island of Barbabos favored by the horse's owner. OTHER More Than Ready: When the Jockey Club, which authorizes horses names, rejected the owner's original request, the horse's trainer told the owners that the horse was "more than ready" for an upcoming start. Deputy Warlock: Named for the horse's sire, Silver Deputy, and a history of relatives named after aspects of the occult. Anees: The Arabic word for "friendly."
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