The Kentucky Derby is reserved for 3-year-old thoroughbreds. The Jockey Club , the breed registry for thoroughbred horses in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, is the organization responsible for approving thoroughbred names. The names of the Kentucky Derby contenders are often the highlight of the competition. If you guessed those were the names of some of the horses competing in this year’s Kentucky Derby , you’d be right. The names might not seem to make sense on the surface, but there are fun stories about the Kentucky Derby horses’ names every year.

Source: Huffington Post May 04, 2018 20:26 UTC