how many letters can there be in a racehorse name?

Answer 1

as many as you want my horse was an ex race horse and his name was Blake's treasure and he was anything but a treasure lol

Answer 2

18 characters, they also can't be obscene, however I find it very odd that the jockey club questions just about any name I apply for (mostly names of songs by the dead or ween) but they seem to have no problem at all with a horse named Sand Digger, or anything else before Digger, I didn't notice it until I ran against that horse and heard the call, I felt like I was back in the 1800's. Bunch of idiots.

Answer 3

Depends on the breed. Quarter Horses can have up to 20 characters and spaces. The Jockey Club only allows up to 18 characters and spaces. Paint Horses get 21 characters and spaces.

Answer 4

18 characters, including spaces.

You cannot re-use the names of winners of famous races (eg Best Mate, Red Rum, Lammtarra, Shergar, etc). If you want to use a name that has been used in the past, the first horse has to have been dead for at least 5 years.

You also cannot use words or spellings that can be deemed offensive, obscene or insulting.

Answer 5

The jockey club, registration rules section 6, subsection G

The following classes of names are not eligible for use:
1. Names consisting of more than 18 letters (spaces and punctuation marks count as letters);
2. Initials such as C.O.D., F.O.B., etc.;
3. Names ending in "filly," "colt," "stud," "mare," "stallion," or any similar horse-related term;
4. Names consisting entirely of numbers. Numbers above thirty may be used if they are spelled out.
5. Names ending with a numerical designation such as "2nd" or "3rd," whether or not such a designation is spelled out;
6. Names of persons unless written permission to use their name is on file with The Jockey Club;
7. Names of "famous" people no longer living unless approval is granted by the Board of Stewards of The Jockey Club;
8. Names of "notorious" people;
9. Names of racetracks or graded stakes races;
10. Recorded names such as assumed names or stable names;
11. Names clearly having commercial significance, such as trade names;
12. Copyrighted material, titles of books, plays, motion pictures, popular songs, etc., unless the applicant furnishes The Jockey Club with proof that the copyright has been abandoned or that such material has not been used within the last five years;
13. Names that are suggestive or have a vulgar or obscene meaning; names considered in poor taste; or names that may be offensive to religious, political or ethnic groups.
14. Names that are currently active either in the stud or on the turf, and names similar in spelling or pronunciation to such names, see 6(E);
15. Permanent names and names similar in spelling or pronunciation to permanent names. The list of criteria to establish a permanent name is as follows:
a. Horses in racing's Hall of Fame;
b. Horses that have been voted Horse of the Year;
c. Horses that have won an Eclipse Award;
d. Horses that have won a Sovereign Award (Canadian Champions);
e. Annual leading sire and broodmare sire by progeny earnings;
f. Cumulative money winners of $2 million or more;
g. Horses that have won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont Stakes, The Jockey Club Gold Cup, the Breeders' Cup Classic or the Breeders' Cup Turf; and
h. Horses included in the International List of Protected Names.

The longest horse names i can think of from the top of my head are:

Triskaidekaphobia - 17 letters
Numbersixvalverde - 17 letters

Answer 6

I believe the maximum is 18 letters. That includes spaces.

Answer 7

i belive the maximum is 17 in the uk
{eborneezersdouble} is one i remember.

Answer 8

I rode this horse in a race once his name was APPLE JACK RABBIT,some othersJACK BE QUICK,CAN I BE CAPTAIN,MAKE MY DAY.