What If - Racehorse Names
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:46 pm
There was a thread in the last 12 months debating possible names for the possible new P2 being built by the A1 Trust.
Knowing that many LNER pacifics were named after racehorses who won legendary races, primarily the Derby, the St Ledger, and the 2000 Guineas, I thought I'd take a look at the winners since the last one chosen.
Starting with the Derby:
My Love, Nimbus, Galcador, Arctic Prince, Tulyar, Pinza, Never Say Die, Phil Drake, Lavandin, Crepello, Hard Ridden, Parthia, St Paddy, Psidium, Larkspur, Relko, Santa Claus, Sea Bird, Charlottown, Royal Palace, Sir Ivor, Blakeney, Nijinsky, Mill Reef, Roberto, Morston, Snow Knight, Grundy, Empery, The Minstrel, Shirley Heights, Troy, Henbit, Shergar, Golden Fleece, Teenoso, Secreto, Slip Anchor, Sharastani, Reference Point, Kahyasi, Nashwan, Quest for Fame, Generous, Dr Devious, Commander in Chief, Erhaab, Lammtarra, Shaamit, Benny the Dip, High Rise, Oath, Sinndar, Galileo, High Chaparral, Kris Kin, North Light, Motivator, Sir Percy, Authorized, New Approach, See the Stars, Workforce, and Pour Moi. Phew!
Whereas the names actually used by the LNER generally "feel right", and not many winners' names were missed out, it seems to me that those since 1947 are generally not so convincing. Perhaps we are conditioned to the names we know, but of the Derby winners above I feel that good candidates, (missing those out too similar to names already in use), could be:
Nimbus, Galcador, Arctic Prince, Parthia, St Paddy, Charlottown, Royal Palace, Sir Ivor, Blakeney, Nijinsky, Mill Reef, Roberto, Snow Knight, North Light, Motivator, Sir Percy.
On the basis that the authors of the RCTS LNER books had some influence in getting the Peppercorn pacifics named, perhaps the members of this forum, containing the huge amount of authoritative LNER knowledge it does, might be justified in thinking that they might have had a similar influence!
Anyone care to join this flight of fancy?!
Knowing that many LNER pacifics were named after racehorses who won legendary races, primarily the Derby, the St Ledger, and the 2000 Guineas, I thought I'd take a look at the winners since the last one chosen.
Starting with the Derby:
My Love, Nimbus, Galcador, Arctic Prince, Tulyar, Pinza, Never Say Die, Phil Drake, Lavandin, Crepello, Hard Ridden, Parthia, St Paddy, Psidium, Larkspur, Relko, Santa Claus, Sea Bird, Charlottown, Royal Palace, Sir Ivor, Blakeney, Nijinsky, Mill Reef, Roberto, Morston, Snow Knight, Grundy, Empery, The Minstrel, Shirley Heights, Troy, Henbit, Shergar, Golden Fleece, Teenoso, Secreto, Slip Anchor, Sharastani, Reference Point, Kahyasi, Nashwan, Quest for Fame, Generous, Dr Devious, Commander in Chief, Erhaab, Lammtarra, Shaamit, Benny the Dip, High Rise, Oath, Sinndar, Galileo, High Chaparral, Kris Kin, North Light, Motivator, Sir Percy, Authorized, New Approach, See the Stars, Workforce, and Pour Moi. Phew!
Whereas the names actually used by the LNER generally "feel right", and not many winners' names were missed out, it seems to me that those since 1947 are generally not so convincing. Perhaps we are conditioned to the names we know, but of the Derby winners above I feel that good candidates, (missing those out too similar to names already in use), could be:
Nimbus, Galcador, Arctic Prince, Parthia, St Paddy, Charlottown, Royal Palace, Sir Ivor, Blakeney, Nijinsky, Mill Reef, Roberto, Snow Knight, North Light, Motivator, Sir Percy.
On the basis that the authors of the RCTS LNER books had some influence in getting the Peppercorn pacifics named, perhaps the members of this forum, containing the huge amount of authoritative LNER knowledge it does, might be justified in thinking that they might have had a similar influence!
Anyone care to join this flight of fancy?!
- more of a hill climber than a on-the-flat racehorse.