Where do horse owners come up with these stupid names? Why can’t a racehorse just be named Fireball, or Lightning?
They have been, believe me.
But there are millions of them, and strict rules for about 100 years about repeat names. So many people combine sire and dam for names, as in this horse. Yes, many dumb names, but as I’ve been told many times by other fans, “it’s clever”.
Go back to the era I’m studying and the parents all have names the same as others of the time. It is very confusing. Yes, I did study then on-rules era, and it is a bear getting through all the typical repeat names.