The funniest racehorse names
Tuesday 03 November 2009
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This year's Melbourne Cup was won by a horse named Shocking, and judging by the performance, it was anything but.
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But racehorse names are often contradictory (oh so slow), baffling (DoReMiFaSaLaTiDo) or outright hilarious (whykickamoocow).
We've compiled some of the funniest racehorse names from over the years.
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