Had a gorgeous gelding…big liver chestnut. Looked like a superstar. I figured his name would be something of the same caliber. It was “Tonymike.”
In the barn we called him “Lexus” because he was like a fine sports care.
Also had a filly at Laurel named “Autotrain.”
She was a tiny, fiesty girl…but that name…
Good, Better, Best…the best don’t rest until their good is better and their better is the very best!
JER: I didn’t like Hoovergethekeys until I heard the story behind the name. The owner had trained his dog Hoover to retrieve his car keys for him and so he would say “Hoover, get the keys.” I don’t necessarily like the name, but all together it’s kind of cute.
Another one is Tali’sluckybusride, which sounds awful at first, but she was named after the owner’s dog Tali. They were either waiting for a bus or walking by when one was stopped and Tali was on the bus and got off and they adopted her. It’s a cute story.
“We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are.” M E M E N T O
Popular Gigalo won the cup a few years back. And a horse that boarded at our barn was named Natlus…all we could figure out is that it is Sultan backwards.
Here in New Zealand we have had a few bad ones too, two that spring to mind are Pistol Knight and Richard Cranium.
Ahh, I see - beautiful horse, too! Problem is, when you hear Tom Durkin say “Rhum is closing on the inside!”, you just hear “rum”. 
Just thought of another name: “Itsallgreektome”. This horse was second to Royal Academy in the Breeders’ Cup Mile, but I forget the year.
The mare Winelight produced a bunch of “Jelly Roll” horses. The owner must own a Dunkin Donuts franchise!
Hey Ravyn, where do you ride? I’m in the Albany area too.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Sandy M:
On the plus side, I always thought Stage Door Johnny (Prince John x Peroxide Blond) was a very clever name.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yes, and Stage Door Johnny sired a foal out of “Out You Go”.
the foal was named ----- Out Door Johnny
And I have not read all of the posts yet, but my vote for current runner with a bad name (other than Spinelessjellyfish which is so bad that it is in a class by itself) is – WalksLike ADuck…
I'm an organ donor. Are you?Mike Pegram did have QHs, so maybe that’s the root of his affliction! 
Baffert credits him as the man who convinced him to switch to TBs.
Basically any of the names wherethewordsareallcrammedtogetherwithoutspaces
look funny to me!! 
Just have to add my new(ish) broodmare’s name… Herb’s Special… Ugh. By Grand Revival out of Herb’s Delightful. Amusingly enough she is bred to a paint stallion named Dam Straight. Can everyone guess what I’m naming the foal?
“Every day is a great day for hockey.” - Mario Lemieux
har har - I loff refried dreams!
My friend refuses to use her horses JC name at shows - in second place is Jennifer _____ riding A Large Bonus… think about it, muffled over a loudspeaker…
Worst QH name I heard [there are a lot] -
Some Girls Wiggle. ugh.
Spot this!!
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I will always remember a horse that used to run at…what was it, River Downs? Some small track in Ohio, about 10 years ago.
His name?
This Dud’s For You
There was also a horse with the unfortunate name Ch*ngoso, which is Spanish for “f**ker.” 
When the Jockey Club figured that out, they were forced to change his name.
I used to think the world was against me. Now I know better…some of the smaller countries are neutral.
I remember a Nelson Bunker Hunt colt from the early 80’s named J.Strap. How about Cold As A Witch’s and her filly Titular Feast?
We had a filly in our barn as a yearling by Deputed Testimony out of Perfectly–I wanted to name her Perfect Alibi, or something along that theme, but the owner called her (ugh) She’s A Judge.
My old hunter is named Jocko Me Lad, but thankfully goes by the name of his broodmare sire, Mystic.
Oh, and just about anything named by Mike Pegram qualifies for Worst Name distinction–thankfully Real Quiet and Captain Steve were acceptable. But two others have already been mentioned here–Icecoldbeeratreds and Isitingood. Hey, Mike, spaces are a GOOD thing!
Okay, here they are, in no particular order, the worst names Mike Pegram has ever come up with!Letthebiggatorout
Dactsagator
Personal Slave
Letthecoldbeerflow
No Social Graces
Letthebigcajundoit
Medicine Man Jake
Hezanicecoat
Isitingood
Silverbulletlover
The Beer Runner
Love On The Rail
Toughnightout
Refried Dreams
Imoutofhere
Bigbusesrunlate
Silverbulletman
Zippersup
Returntocynda
Eddiefromalhambra
Givinitback
Commitisize
Hookedonthefeelin
Silverbulletday
Rideintothenight
Laughinanadrinkin
Myfavoritehigh
Pay My Bills
Dealinwiththedevil
Buddynameme
Holdthepickles
Livinfortheweekend
<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> I will always remember a horse that used to run at…what was it, River Downs? Some small track in Ohio, about 10 years ago.
His name?
This Dud’s For You<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Oh NOOOOOOOOOOO!!! This post just made me laugh out loud. That poor horse!! 
I agree that Ivanavinalot is pretty bad.
“Judge Smells” and “Smelly” always come to mind when I am thinking about bad names. And I saw another bad name recently when checking results on Equibase. There was a horse named “But.” 
“You’re only young once, but you can be immature forever!”
Here’s another one I hate:
Buffythecenterfold
“We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are.” M E M E N T O
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