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She was named after an earlier world-famous black racehorse, the second element of whose name was pronounced / m ə ˈ r aɪ ə / mə-RY-ə in accordance with the traditional English pronunciation of Latin and Latin-based names always used at that time. The first Black Maria was foaled in Harlem, New York in 1826. She won so many races her ...
Colonial Spanish horse, descendants of the original Jennet-type horse brought to North America, now with a number of modern breed names. Draft horse or draught horse; Feral horse, a horse living in the wild, but descended from once-domesticated ancestors. Most "wild" horses today are actually feral.
Roach, the name that Geralt of Rivia, from The Witcher series by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski, gives to all his horses; Rochallor, Fingolfin's horse in The Silmarillion by J.R.R Tolkien edited by Christopher Tolkien. Rocinante, from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes; also the name of fictional horses in several other books and movies
Desert Gold: race mare who won 19 races successive races during World War I; often raced against Gloaming; Desert Orchid: won King George four times and Cheltenham Gold Cup; Dr. Fager: "the Doctor"; set the world record at 1 mile on any surface, 1:32 1/5, and held it for more than 20 years. The only horse in American history who in 1968 won ...
Árvakr and Alsviðr, horses that pull Sól's chariot [1] Blóðughófi, Freyr's horse [2] Falhófnir, a horse of the gods [3] Glað, a horse of the gods [4] Glær, a horse listed in both the Grímnismál and Gylfaginning [5] Grani, the horse of Sigurð [6] Gulltoppr, the horse of Heimdallr [7] Gyllir, a horse whose name translates to "the ...
Ahead of the 2024 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4, we look back at 10 Kentucky Derby winning horses with unique names we'll never forget.
Find unique male, female or unisex black cat names. There's a good name for every feline, ranging from cute to funny to witchy. 145 black cat names that are as unique as your feline
Lieberson and Mikelson of Harvard University analyzed black names, finding that the recent innovative naming practices follow American linguistic conventions even if they are independent of organizations or institutions. [10] Given names used by African-American people are often invented or creatively-spelled variants of more traditional names.