NAME THAT HORSE

Former high school and college friend, Kenny Troutt, co-owned three horses in Saturday's Kentucky Derby. Hold Me Back, Advice, and Mr. Hot Stuff. None fared all that well, but hey, as the Cubs say eternally, "wait till next year".

Actually his horses finished 12th, 13th, and 15th. Fairly close to the finish, Hold Me Back was in fourth but faded or was bunched out. Bunched out? Well, I know next to nothing about horse racing. I don't know how they can all be that close to each other without colliding. I guess that's why they pay the jockeys big bucks.

An announcer made the comment that Hold Me Back was named by Kenny because that was one of his favorite expressions. It made me wonder what I'd name a horse if I had one. I'll use the same format that they use at the Derby-- 18 letters at most. I'm not sure if that counts spaces between words or not. I know one of the horses was named Pioneerof something or other but there was no space due to the strict requirement. So my rule, use 18 letters and as many spaces as you need.

My horse would be called____________. Well, you'll just have to wait until I come up with that name. Naming is important you know, but I'll decide on one soon. And report back.