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I can only think of 2 such horses ever:
Australia
Dunfermline
I don't think there are any more.
Australia
Dunfermline
I don't think there are any more.
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Giants causeway.coolmore went through a phase of naming horses after places. The list is pretty much endless otherwise as well
anyone remember a horse called town and country?
Austerlitz
Woodbrook
Drogheada
Drumcree
Kirkland
Jenkinstown
Troytown
Reynoldstown
Bogskar
Kilmore
Corbiere
Montys Pass
These are just Grand National winners named after places.
I haven't used the ones like
Wildmanfronborneo
Shannon Lass
Tipperary Tim
They have words other than the placename.
Germany is a decent sire of the moment also.
Woodbrook
Drogheada
Drumcree
Kirkland
Jenkinstown
Troytown
Reynoldstown
Bogskar
Kilmore
Corbiere
Montys Pass
These are just Grand National winners named after places.
I haven't used the ones like
Wildmanfronborneo
Shannon Lass
Tipperary Tim
They have words other than the placename.
Germany is a decent sire of the moment also.
loads of the small towns and villages around newmarket and york have horses named after them.
there must be thousands of horses named after places.
there must be thousands of horses named after places.
I cant think of the name of ANY horse actually. Down to numbers now.
David Armstrong names all his horses after towns and villages in the area he lives. e.g. Parbold, Abbey Village, etc. Must be about 50 of them.
Interesting, he has never named one after the actual village he lives in. I believe he is waiting for a real superstar for this name.
Interesting, he has never named one after the actual village he lives in. I believe he is waiting for a real superstar for this name.
Timbucktoo, Tashkent,Almaty, Leningrad. Few more to the list. Two was a big call!
There is Cambridge of Charlie Hills who is a 3yo at the momnet.
The Mollers had a horse called Six Mile Bottom , which is near Newmarket.
Lord Fairhaven used to name his horses after places around where he lived. Quy, Bottisham and Lode spring to mind.
The Mollers had a horse called Six Mile Bottom , which is near Newmarket.
Lord Fairhaven used to name his horses after places around where he lived. Quy, Bottisham and Lode spring to mind.
Ekbalko, see my post slightly about about David Armstrong, owner of garstang and longridge
Tullamore Dew, I'm sure there must be a few more.
Hundreds more, what about,
Lismore
Cappoquin
Tallow Bridge
Melleray
Dungarvan
Carrigbeg
Waterford
If villages count
Ballyduff
Ballysaggart
Lismore
Cappoquin
Tallow Bridge
Melleray
Dungarvan
Carrigbeg
Waterford
If villages count
Ballyduff
Ballysaggart
ferbane ballycumber ballinahown tubber shannonbridge tullamore shinrone edenderry rhode...all horses named after offaly towns and villages
Monterrico (situated in Guatemala) - initially trained by G Wragg. I also remember an earlier Monterrico ridden by W Williamson and possibly trained by Wragg's father.
Onlooker would know.
Onlooker would know.
newsouth -
The earlier - Monterrico - trained by Geoff Wragg's father, Harry - was runner-up in the 1962 St Leger to Major Lionel Holliday's Hethersett - a first Classic winner for trainer W R 'Dick' Hern - having earlier finished 3rd to the same horse in the Great Voltigeur
Hethersett - itself - being a place name in Norfolk.
The earlier - Monterrico - trained by Geoff Wragg's father, Harry - was runner-up in the 1962 St Leger to Major Lionel Holliday's Hethersett - a first Classic winner for trainer W R 'Dick' Hern - having earlier finished 3rd to the same horse in the Great Voltigeur
Hethersett - itself - being a place name in Norfolk.
Derby winners - Blakeney and Morston - have already been mentioned -
- and 'to tidy up loose ends' - Hethersett was also the sire of Blakeney.
The dam of both Blakeney and Morston was - Windmill Girl -
Windmill Girl, later foaled a filly called - ALDERNEY.
- and 'to tidy up loose ends' - Hethersett was also the sire of Blakeney.
The dam of both Blakeney and Morston was - Windmill Girl -
Windmill Girl, later foaled a filly called - ALDERNEY.
I loved Berlin, a real rival to Desert Orchid for a short period.
Is there a town which has not had a racehorse named after it?
I also remember Darlington. He was a grey. Won the last race on the card (10/12f hcap) at Goodwood one day at a nice price - it might have been the day Brigadier Gerard won the Sussex.
"Fantastic haul"
people have long since given up worrying about why the thread was started and are now trying to see how many horses they can think of that are named after places.
people have long since given up worrying about why the thread was started and are now trying to see how many horses they can think of that are named after places.
Blairgowrie and Meikleour from my neck of the woods , Also remember Villierstown who was probably named after a town .Arkle and Foinavon both named after mountains . Esha Ness named after a cliff(s) .
Northofperth,The correct spelling of the mountain peak next to Arkle is 'Foinaven'.Both horses were of course,at one time,owned by Anne,Duchess of Westminister whose island home is overlooked by those mountains.
When he was racing I had assumed that the name Arkle had Irish connotations but he was named after a piece of the Western Highlands landscape.
When he was racing I had assumed that the name Arkle had Irish connotations but he was named after a piece of the Western Highlands landscape.
Basingstoke runs every other week - there are loads! think there was some fishing going on here...
Look back through the list of St Leger winners, to name but one race, and you'll find a multitude of place-name winners.
"Auld Reekie" with a trip Down Leith Walk and a bus to nearby Roslin, Cramond and Balerno.
Don't forget, Newmarket Sausage.
Don't forget, Newmarket Sausage.
Liverpool - always led until the final furlong and then was overtaken...
I can remember that there was always a Stewards Inquiry after every race......
I can remember that there was always a Stewards Inquiry after every race......
Star of Kinloch ( Kinloch being a Hamlet in Perthshire ) and Corston Joker . I think the owners of the latter also owned North Corston farm , again in Perthshire .
Barking
Enniskillen
Tempo
Galway
Monaghan
Sydney
Adelaide
Darwin
etc....
Enniskillen
Tempo
Galway
Monaghan
Sydney
Adelaide
Darwin
etc....
Meiklour
Applecross
Thane Of Cawdor
Findhorn
Benbecula
Dallas
Knockando
Applecross
Thane Of Cawdor
Findhorn
Benbecula
Dallas
Knockando
Cowdenbeath (Ryan Price) was an old favourite of mine.
blimey, this has got some old posters and ones I have never seen before on it, well done
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