{"id":2242,"date":"2024-08-07T11:42:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T11:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=2242"},"modified":"2024-08-07T11:42:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T11:42:56","slug":"how-do-racehorses-get-their-name-the-rules-and-regulations-behind-naming-a-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/how-do-racehorses-get-their-name-the-rules-and-regulations-behind-naming-a-horse\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do Racehorses Get Their Name? The Rules and Regulations Behind Naming A Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are thousands of racehorses in training in the UK, with hundreds running each week – but have you ever wondered just how these racehorses get their names?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We take a deeper look into the world of naming a racehorse – the most common practices, what the rules and regulations are and how these racehorse names get verified before they set foot onto the track.<\/p>\n

Owning A Racehorse Is An Expensive Business
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Being a horse racing<\/a> owner is an expensive business.<\/p>\n

Not only is there the initial outlay to get your hands on what many owners dream of being the next Derby winner, but there are also ongoing training, travel, vets and jockey bills to fork out – to list just a few.<\/p>\n

These training costs will vary between trainers and will also be dependent on the amount of horses an owner will have with a single stable – with deals to be done.<\/p>\n

However, to give you a rough idea, top jumps trainer advertises on his site of \u00a3<\/span><\/span>60 a day, while over a year you can expect to pay between \u00a3<\/span><\/span>12,000 and \u00a3<\/span><\/span>14,000 per horse.<\/p>\n

It’s then down to the horse to try and win back some prize money, but even all of that doesn’t go to the owner – with the jockey and trainer also getting a small cut each.<\/p>\n

Racehorses Are Named By Their Owners….Most Of The Time<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Then, once a horse has been acquired by a new owner it’s down to them to name it.<\/p>\n

Of, course, this can just be like naming the family dog or even your first born – and if the name isn’t already taken you’ve got a chance of it being approved by the British Horse Racing Authority.<\/p>\n

Yes, some owners will buy horses that have already raced – but unfortunately here they are stuck with the original names their first owner gave them.<\/p>\n

Owners May Pick Personal Names or Favourite Places To Name Their Racehorses<\/strong><\/h2>\n

So, when it comes to naming a racehorse a lot of the time owners will lean towards a personal reason – like a family name or favourite place they’ve been to.<\/p>\n

For example, the 2014 Epsom Derby winner was named Australia<\/strong> (watch below), while former owner Dr Marwan Koukash often named a lot of his horses after his son Gabrial – he had horses called ‘Our Gabrial’, ‘Prince Gabrial’ <\/strong>and ‘Angel Gabrial’<\/strong> – to name just a few.<\/p>\n