Before RA I never really noticed that many horses having double “people” names, for their name.
Since then is seems like there’s one in just about every race.
Is it really a new(er) trend that RA started or am I just more aware because of her, LOL
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Before RA I never really noticed that many horses having double “people” names, for their name.
Since then is seems like there’s one in just about every race.
Is it really a new(er) trend that RA started or am I just more aware because of her, LOL[/QUOTE]
John Henry? 
George Washington.
Really…
I didn’t say that there hadn’t been horses named like that. I just said it seems like since the time of RA that there are quite a lot more of them.
Nellie Morse, another Preakness-winning filly.
Cathryn Sophia and Rachel Alexandra were both named after actual people their connections knew/are related to. Cathryn Sophia is after her owner’s niece and the “real” Rachel was her breeder’s granddaughter. Good horses (or TBH horses from owners with small family stables) that have shown to be good early on have always had affectionate names.
Another current “double-name” filly, Angela Renee, was named after a Siena Farm worker who passed away from cancer. Chris Evert was named after tennis player Chris Evert.
