Mine is Eureka Graffiti. No one understands why i show him as “Moscato” 
Anchovy Pest.
And I am surprised that “French Letters” got past the JC censors.
Mine was “Soes Ahead” (by Titanic out of Sky Chat by Chati). His first race was at Belmont and he finished 40 lengths back. Wasn’t too long before he found himself in claimers at Mountaineer. It wasn’t meant to be.
Showmethewaytogohome
Apparently wasn’t in too big of a hurry to get there.
I got a lovely mare from Suffolk some years ago whose JC name was Tap Rabbit. By Ide out of a Pleasant Tap mare and built like a brick house.
She immediately became TR, then True.
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Say it out loud with a Cockney accent! 
These are two of my favorites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQRlZw4Rad0
The silliest IMO are Deputed Testamony and American Pharoah just because the JC didn’t bother to check the spelling (and neither did anyone else!)[/QUOTE]
The JC is not responsible for “spell checking”. A lot of names are submitted with “odd” spelling for a number of reasons.
Though in the case with American Pharoah it was a mistake by the owner’s son his racing manager who publicly stated he missed spelled it at the time of submission to the JC. Funny that no one picked up on it when the name tag was received. It could have been changed for a fee before the horse had his first official workout and or started. But in all fairness if it hadn’t been pointed out I would never had known. Before the horse came along and if asked I wouldn’t have been able to spell it correctly.
Years ago I knew another OTTB who’s papered name was “Flat Note”. How is a horse supposed to have good self-esteem with a name like “Flat Note”? He failed on the track but turned into a lovely all around horse for his teen rider.
Tell me about it. My horse is “Dummy.” I think they were going for dummy as in a copy/reproduction (his sire is Souvenir Copy) and not dumb, but still.
Love this guy, and he is definitely not dumb! We planned on showing under “Clutterbuck” (my favorite hockey player), but he had to semi-retire before we ever got started.
A couple that became pretty well know horses in their day. The JC has tightened their policy and reviewing of name submitted since.
Scorched Panites, Dropyourdrawers Isitingood Maggie Cum laude
We have a filly we bred by Fair Banks out of Markham Fair that we named, I can See Russia. Taken from the Tina Fey skit as Sarah Palin. A lot of people got a chuckle with that.
We have a mare named Loved who is out of Dearest. When asked for help naming a colt out of her by Latent Heat. We received a lot of double entendre
suggestions. Not a fan of double entendre most of the time.
Got the same when she had a foal by Not for Love. He pedigree page read;filly by Not for Love out of Loved by Dearest. She ended up being named Double the Love.
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Anchovy Pest.
And I am surprised that “French Letters” got past the JC censors.[/QUOTE]
That is such an old term and not in common use at all, so not too shocking.
There was a mare kicking around in VA named Pop’s Cherry
I have had a Naglost…
Also a SlamBamThankuMam by Grand Slam
I’ve said it before… my late gelding was “Watral’s Nat Star” silly, dumb… and ick. \
Oil Be Clever and Amountainoftrouble, I think those are cute
my JC names haven’t been too silly far, M J Point for my former, few screws loose mare, and Turn And Counter for my current OTTB gelding, by Geiger Counter out of Arty Turn. I will say when I bought the crazy mare her owners were calling her “Devious Princess.” 
Not her JC name, but definitely a pretty bad one. I called her MJ.
I once owned “Bouncing Breeze”
I used to ride with a girl whose horse had a registered name of “Yo Homie.”
I could never decide if I thought it was awful or cute. She didn’t show him under that name.
My boy is Stop Whirl. His dam is Miss Happy Stop. Sire is Forever Whirl.
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It’s a play on words from his sire and dam’s names, as is often seen.
I’ll Be Clever based on his dam Too Clever… but since his sire is Mobil like the oil company, Oil Be Clever.[/QUOTE]
Lol well I figured that much out its just so silly
My poor contributions:
Moon Sparkles
Mrnaughtypants
Rich And Creamy
:ambivalence:
And a QH named “If I Had A Rider.”
There was a gelding that went through the CANTER NE listings years and years ago named Horrible Hairy Hog. He was quite lovely, and by the same sire as one of my mares. Always wondered what happened to him…
http://www.pedigreequery.com/york+hunt
Reminds me of a joke I heard in a bar yrs ago.
oops excuse me you said silly names, I think there was a racing Quarter horse named Imabadannouncer.
I met someone years ago who had Old Pancake.
Though I think Yardsale on Wheels is my favorite. There must be a story there. Do you know it Em?
