Once you have bought your racehorse there are various things to take into consideration before naming it. Young racehorses may not necessarily have a name, however, established racers will probably already have a registered name. The breeding of a horse is everything, the bloodline might include some great horses who have had successful racing careers. You should give a good deal of thought in creating a name as your horse could potentially make history.
Initially, foals and yearlings may just be referred to by their colour, then their sex followed by their bloodline. As a foal, Dessie was a bay. The next designation is their sex, followed by their lineage: the sire, or the father; and the dam, or the mare.
Desert Orchid was the bay colt by Grey Mirage out of Flower Child. There is no great rush to decide upon a name, the horse can be given a stable name until the decision has been reached as to what is to be registered with Weatherby's - the company responsible for administrating the sport. Jimmy Burridge, Dessie's breeder, had followed his dreams to own a racehorse and the name partially came from the inspiration of a poem.
The first choice was Desert Air, but as there are strict criteria to selecting a name for racehorses, this was too close in sound to the name Desert Heir which was already on record, so with a little adjustment referencing back in the bloodline to Grey Orchid, the name that was finally registered with Weatherbys was Desert Orchid and the rest, as they say, is history.
The preferred method of forming a name is to merge the dam and sire's names, this is a method recognised worldwide which also gives recognition to the horse's bloodline - particularly significant if it includes some well known winners.. Desert Orchid just happened to live up to the rare essence that his name described.
There are also other criteria which should be adhered to when deciding upon a name for a racehorse. For instance, there are restrictions on names that by their meaning, pronunciation or spelling are obscene, insulting or racist. A name must not exceed 18 characters, including spaces, which would explain why sometimes you see the wordsmashedogether. As described in the previously mentioned example, the name cannot be currently on the Register of Horse Names.
As soon as a horse is declared the winner of a major flat or jump race, then, by this distinction, the name is no longer available to register. This means that racehorse greats like Best Mate and Shergar will be forever preserved. Coming up with a name for your racehorse is a special privilege which only comes with racehorse ownership.
Initially, foals and yearlings may just be referred to by their colour, then their sex followed by their bloodline. As a foal, Dessie was a bay. The next designation is their sex, followed by their lineage: the sire, or the father; and the dam, or the mare.
Desert Orchid was the bay colt by Grey Mirage out of Flower Child. There is no great rush to decide upon a name, the horse can be given a stable name until the decision has been reached as to what is to be registered with Weatherby's - the company responsible for administrating the sport. Jimmy Burridge, Dessie's breeder, had followed his dreams to own a racehorse and the name partially came from the inspiration of a poem.
The first choice was Desert Air, but as there are strict criteria to selecting a name for racehorses, this was too close in sound to the name Desert Heir which was already on record, so with a little adjustment referencing back in the bloodline to Grey Orchid, the name that was finally registered with Weatherbys was Desert Orchid and the rest, as they say, is history.
The preferred method of forming a name is to merge the dam and sire's names, this is a method recognised worldwide which also gives recognition to the horse's bloodline - particularly significant if it includes some well known winners.. Desert Orchid just happened to live up to the rare essence that his name described.
There are also other criteria which should be adhered to when deciding upon a name for a racehorse. For instance, there are restrictions on names that by their meaning, pronunciation or spelling are obscene, insulting or racist. A name must not exceed 18 characters, including spaces, which would explain why sometimes you see the wordsmashedogether. As described in the previously mentioned example, the name cannot be currently on the Register of Horse Names.
As soon as a horse is declared the winner of a major flat or jump race, then, by this distinction, the name is no longer available to register. This means that racehorse greats like Best Mate and Shergar will be forever preserved. Coming up with a name for your racehorse is a special privilege which only comes with racehorse ownership.
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