| Name Your Nag -- 2001 Preakness |
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Horse name:
Sheer Dumb Luck |
Submitted by:
Cynthia Brann, Atlanta, Ga. |
| Because racing is full of chance happenings. |
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Horse name:
Stevie Ray Gaughn |
Submitted by:
John Hopfinger, Columbus, Ohio |
| Cool musician. Cool name. |
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Horse name:
Woody's Horseshoe |
Submitted by:
Teresa J. Halley, Dublin, Ohio |
| Named after Ohio State football coach, Woody Hayes, and the "horseshoe" which is the stadium in which the Buckeyes play. |
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Horse name:
Bensonhurst Pride |
Submitted by:
Fredrick Scuteri, Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| I was born, raised, and still live in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn. I have seen my great neighborhood frowned upon as a kid due to a few negative situations. After finishing graduate school, and obtaining several other educational degrees, one of the old-timers told me that it was kids like me who gave Bensonhurst pride. |
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Horse name:
AmblerGambler |
Submitted by:
Frank Gagliano, Ambler, Pa. |
| I am from Ambler. I'm a horse gambler. It rhymes. |
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Horse name:
Party With Marty |
Submitted by:
Richard Luskin, Los Angeles, Calif. |
| A tribute to my Dad. A fun guy and a genuine example of an American success story. |
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Horse name:
Sweet Tea |
Submitted by:
Patricia, Atlanta, Ga. |
| Because it's a great color for a horse and the best drink around. |
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Horse name:
Bread Winner |
Submitted by:
Terry McKeever, Syosset, N.Y. |
| With the size of today's purses (think Breeders' Cup) and syndication fees, all you need is a few stakes victories and your horse would be a major bread (slang for money) winner. |
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Horse name:
Go for Broke |
Submitted by:
Marcus Hurley, Washington, D.C. |
| An allusion to the high stakes world of betting on horse races. |
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Horse name:
Cotton is King |
Submitted by:
Joseph Cortez, Merced, Calif. |
| One day in high school, I was leafing through a U.S. History text and was drawn to a reprint of a mid-19th century cartoon. The cartoon dealt with North-South tensions, and the South's dependend on the cotton industry. The caption read, simply, "Cotton is King." I thought, "that would be a great name for a race horse." |
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Horse name:
Three's Intimidation |
Submitted by:
Crystal Whittaker, Coventry, R.I. |
| My horse is named after Dale Earnhardt affectionately known to his competitors as the Intimidator. Earnhardt drives the black #3 Winston Cup car and is a legend in and of himself. A fitting name for the right horse... black, of course. |
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Horse name:
Royal Appraiser |
Submitted by:
Mike Sugarman, Baltimore, Md. |
| I am a real estate appraiser, and the profession is not as known or respected as it should be, even though the responsibility is high to protect banks, etc. |
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Horse name:
Zubovs Escapade |
Submitted by:
Jessica Finzer, North Tonawanda, N.Y. |
| I always like Zubovs name from the Dallas Stars and I like the idea of the word Escapade, which means an adventure. |
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Horse name:
Two Minute Glory |
Submitted by:
Derek Lee, Peterborough, Ontario |
| My name is derived from every owner, trainer, and jokey's ultimate goal: "Run the Kentucky Derby in under two minutes". This is what horse racing is all about.
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Horse name:
Monday Morning Scowls |
Submitted by:
Stephen Bilodeau, Amarillo, Texas |
| This is what my boss gives the office when the Cowboys lose, the Texas Longhorns lose and Notre Dame wins. We also call it the trifecta. |
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Horse name:
Complectilble |
Submitted by:
Henry Lucas III, New Orleans, La. |
| This is a combination of the names of two horses which gave me the biggest exacta I have ever been paid on. The horses were Complicate and Collectible. Odds were 23-1 and 10-1. |
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