Name Rejections from The JC

[bigmack]

Submitted though rejected by The Jockey Club for this colt were:

Scepter
Royal Line
Something Special
Games of Chance
Deo Volente

The name accepted was Secretariat.

What are the grounds of name acceptance by The JC?

[eastie]

morning wood
morning dilemma
hoof hearted

I'm sure you guys know a few

[fromtheroof]

a quarter horse in new mexico is named ugottawoody

[ralph_the_cat]

Submitted though rejected by The Jockey Club for this colt were:

Scepter
Royal Line
Something Special
Games of Chance
Deo Volente

The name accepted was Secretariat.

What are the grounds of name acceptance by The JC?

All of those names are taken... after maybe 13 years or so you are allowed to reuse names.... not sure what the exact number of years are could be less....

http://www.registry.jockeyclub.com/tjc/namesbook.cfm

[JustRalph]

Justralph is open...............hint.......hint..........for all you owners :lol:

[DrunkenHorseplayer]

Submitted though rejected by The Jockey Club for this colt were:

Scepter
Royal Line
Something Special
Games of Chance
Deo Volente

The name accepted was Secretariat.

What are the grounds of name acceptance by The JC?

No way can Secretariat be accepted nor can the name of any other horse in the Hall of Fame. I believe this also extends to the names of all horses which have received Eclipse Awards.

[rufus999]

A horse at Suffolk Downs for many seasons...

Wrecked em

rufus

[jballscalls]

morning wood
morning dilemma
hoof hearted

I'm sure you guys know a few

The T-man who for years was one of the top DJ's here in Seattle, owned a horse and tried to name it morning wood and it was dissallowed. However he was allowed to name that horse "Spontaneous Wood"

[lilmegahertz]

I always like the name Hall Lass. The race calls made me smile....:)

[Spectacular Sid]

Alpo Dodger (accepted)

Big Bone Lick (state park in Kentucky-rejected)

[JustRalph]

Big Bone Lick is one of my favs when it comes to strange names for parks cities etc

this one too

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Ugly,_West_Virginia


and of course "Knockemstiff" Ohio :lol:

[hibiscus]

Click here for The Jockey Club's rules for naming.

http://www.thejockeyclub.com/registry.asp?section=3#six

Also, FYI, even if a name is initially rejected you can write an appeal letter. We tried to name a horse Iron Curtain and it was initially rejected because there was already a similar named horse Iron Curtains. I did some reasearch and found out that Iron Curtains had never raced or produced a foal and would be over 10 years old if still alive. Upon that appeal Iron Curtain was then approved.

Hope that helps.

[jballscalls]

Big Bone Lick is one of my favs when it comes to strange names for parks cities etc

this one too

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Ugly,_West_Virginia


and of course "Knockemstiff" Ohio :lol:

sad but true, if your driving from cincinnati to the Belterra Casino, along highway 42 there is a small intersection and the town is called big beaver lick. unreal

[borntoride]

2nd race @ FG on Monday 2/18. Horse is named "Big Time B J".

[rastajenk]

There's a pacer currently at Freehold, I think, goes by the name Firm Woody. :eek:

[GlenninOhio]

My all-time favorite is "Cunning Stunt", a 1969 filly by Young Emperor out of Jet Mist.

Makes me feel dirty just writing this. :blush:

Per link below, the comment on her is "Try saying her name straight in a race call". (She had 4 wins and 8 seconds in 16 starts - no idea at what level she ran.)


http://www.pedigreequery.com/cunning+stunt

[NY BRED]

acceptance of names are either by pure luck or politically acceptable if
you are a big owner.


Years ago 2 horses that ran in NY, owned by a prominent party were named:

Cold as a Witche's

Bodacious Tates

[BombsAway Bob]

There's a pacer currently at Freehold, I think, goes by the name Firm Woody. :eek:
Theres A Filly Pacer, I think @ Balmoral, named
See You Next Tuesday...
My friend's ex-wife used that term often
to describe lees than nice female friends!
i.e., "She A REAL Cee U Next Tuesday!":lol:

[magwell]

acceptance of names are either by pure luck or politically acceptable if
you are a big owner.


Years ago 2 horses that ran in NY, owned by a prominent party were named:

Cold as a Witche's

Bodacious Tates Caesar Kimmel was the best at that.....how about today 8th at laurel {Bustin Stones}....

[Spectacular Sid]

How about TJC allowing the name Cum Floater, a foal of 1977 by Cum Shane. Not sure what that is exactly, but it sounds nasty.

[Kelso]

Makes me feel dirty just writing this. :blush:



:D

[46zilzal]

Fozzy Bear. The Jim Henson people requested it to be changed and it was. Did not have permission to use it.

[ponyplayerdotca]

With regards to naming horses, I disagree with them with allowing certain stables to name every one of their horses with the stable name in it. The two that I know of that bother me are KARAKORUM (based in NY) and PYRITE (based in OHIO).

And in Ontario up here, Fieldstone Farms seems to name a huge number of their horses EL GRAN, as in EL GRAN HANK, and EL GRAN MAESTRO, etc.

One of the reasons casual fans don't like horse racing is that they can't keep track of the horses by their names (in many instances).

IMO, repetitive naming with keywords like PYRITE or whatever shouldn't be allowed either. But, what do I know? :bang:

[ponyplayerdotca]

They renamed Fozzie Bear after that court case to BOLD REVENUE.

I remember a huge picture of the muppet character in the Toronto Sun the next day with a big story. I've followed this subject ever since.

[ryesteve]

They renamed Fozzie Bear after that court case to BOLD REVENUE.
I wonder if they tried "Greedy Puppets" :D