
The Naming Game
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Fascinated with how racehorses got their names after finding out that star hurdler Kybo stood for 'Keep Your Bowels Open' in the late 70s.
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Gainsbourg runs at Ayr for Daragh Bourke Racing. By Sixties Icon, Serge Gainsbourg was a French musician regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop music. Out of Aromatherapy, ex wife Jane Birkin revealed that he would sometimes go up to four months without a bath.


Galata Bridge runs at Worcester for Richard Newland & Jamie Insole Racing. By Golden Horn, the Galata Bridge spans the Golden Horn in Istanbul. It was named after Galata, the former name of the modern quarter of Karaköy, located on the northern shore of the Golden Horn.


Wobwobwob runs at Ayr today for Keatley Racing.

Edvard Grieg runs at Lingfield for Dylan Cunha Racing LTD. Edvard Hagerup Grieg is a renowned Norwegian composer, conductor, and pianist. His most famous work is generally considered to be the incidental music he composed for Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt.


Kranjcar runs at Brighton for George Boughey Racing. Owned by PompeyVentures Nico Kranjcar is a Croatian footballer who played for four seasons at Portsmouth including their FA Cup win in 2008. He was signed by Harry Redknapp on three separate occasions for three different clubs.


Going Underground runs at Catterick for Wilf Storey Racing. Out of Jam Jar, 'Going Underground', written by lead guitarist Paul Weller, debuted at No1 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1980, spending three weeks there. It was the first of their four number one singles.



Zavateri wins at Newmarket for Eve Johnson Houghton. Lorenzo Gaetano Zavateri was an 18th century Italian violinist and composer. Born in Bologna in 1690, his compositions showed the galante style of the late baroque and early classical eras.



Whistlejacket runs at Newmarket for Ballydoyle Racing. Whistlejacket is the name of a chestnut stallion painted around 1762 by George Stubbs. Commissioned by Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, the painting now hangs in the National Gallery in London.


Soul Limbo runs at Newton Abbot for Harry Fry Racing. Soul Limbo is an album by the US band Booker T & the MG's released in 1968. The title track is known in the UK as the theme tune for BBC TV's cricket coverage and for BBC Radio’s Test Match Special.


Carolus Magnus runs at Beverley for Michael & David Easterby Racing. By Holy Roman Emperor, Carolus Magnus is the Latin name of Charlemagne who, as Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the Emperor of the Romans from 800 until 814.


Bazball runs at Thirsk for J Parkinson & S Smith Racing 🏇. Bazball is the name given to the style of Test cricket played by England following the appointment of Brendon 'Baz' McCullum as head coach. He encouraged the team to bat with no fear, play ambitious shots and score runs quickly.


Castel Gandolfo runs at Market Rasen for Fergal O'Brien Racing. Castel Gandolfo is a town located 16 miles SE of Rome. The local palace was acquired by the Vatican in 1596 and serves as the summer residence of the Pope.


Carlyle Square runs at Haydock for Julie Camacho Racing. Carlyle Square is a garden square off the King's Road in Chelsea. Originally called Oakley Square it was named in honour of the writer Thomas Carlyle in 1872.


Fringill Dike runs at Stratford for Jedd O'Keeffe. Fringill Dike House is a ÂŁ2.25m eco house built by owners Caron & Paul Chapman in Darley, Nidderdale, Yorkshire. It is named after the beck (or dike) that runs through the property.


Eighteen Fourteen runs at Redcar for Ollie Pears. Out of Dutch Treaty, the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 primarily focused on restoring territories seized by Britain during the Napoleonic Wars back to the Dutch, particularly those in the Dutch East Indies.



Grizabella won at tonight Ballinrobe for Paul Flynn. By Bobby's Kitten, Grizabella the Glamour Cat is the main character in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats. The role was first performed by Elaine Paige in 1981. She sings the most famous song from the musical, 'Memory'.


Ravenscraig Castle runs at Musselburgh for Iain Jardine Racing. Ravenscraig Castle is situated on the Fife coast between Kirkcaldy and Dysart. Built in the 15th century as a royal castle it consists of two D-shaped towers facing the shore with a defended courtyard behind.
