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The naming of racehorses can be a fun game and an esoteric exercise that peeks deep into pedigrees and wordplay for inspiration. Take for example, Sierra Leone. One of his owners, Peter Brant, nodded to his sire, Gun Runner, because the African nation is known as a center of arms dealing.
Twenty horses will race in the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
LOUISVILLE – (TNS) The naming of racehorses can be a fun game and an esoteric exercise that peeks deep into pedigrees and wordplay for inspiration. Take for example, Sierra Leone.
“In the Keeneland race, he was off the pace, but he was handy the whole way. He was into the bridle and traveled well for Tyler."
“When I decided to go to New York, he was galloping very good on grass,” trainer Jose D’Angelo said of Armstrong.