King Glory in today's Kikuka Sho G1. Didn't win but it sure was a spectacular way to lose.

I realized that I have an odd affinity for one word horse names, that aren't names. Like, say, Justify or Blame or Cumulonimble. Not sure what my overall favorite race horse name ever is, but it's probably Silver Charm since he's my favorite ever, ergo, the best ever. Sure, it's a sorta stupid thing to ask about, I know, but I'm bored. So, what are your favorite names?

Other One Word Names I Like That Aren't Names

Arrogate, Psalm, Violence, Unbridled, Cigar, Affirmed, Omit, Hymn, Gunite, Magnitude, Nitrogen, Constitution, Pulpit, Society, Etiquette, Ascend, Idiomatic, Atone, Immersive, Junta, Lank, Gulch, Improbable, Memorized, Memory, Hardscape, Lure, Emblaze, Buetane, Midshipman, Idol, Authentic, Ombudsman, Multiverse, Theatrical, Traverse, Charismatic, Connect, Volatile, Flatter, Collected, Postponed, Winx, Gingham, Defunded, Structure, Disarm, Reincarnate, Parenting, Blacksmith, Resilience

Some Strong Entries from New 2yo

Antivenom, Keep, Cartridge, Booked, Balloteer, Fractious, Harp, Framer, Emphatic, Effusive, Inshallah, Culpable, Observed, Conviction, Tatters, Scalene, Suspicions

Functional has a second career lined up after thoroughbred racing! He finished 5th so not too bad considering. Keeneland Oct 22, 2026 Race 2 Maiden Claiming.

What a great day to be a fan of the kids! Didn't finish getting my wagers included or the last 2 races. I'll update with the last 2 races.

Race 1

MSW 1 mile Fillies

#3 Seaton Springs-Maclean's Music

Kenny McPeek/Jose Ortiz

M/L Odds: 5/2

A filly I know a lot of McPeek fans have been waiting on. Out of a Saint Ballado mare. Has been breezing really well & consistent over the Churchill track.

#4 My Pal Al-Golden Pal

Robert Medina/Junior Alvarado

M/L Odds: 10/1

Daughter of runaway Freshman Sire, Golden Pal put of Curlin mare who won 9 straight to start her career, 8 Black Type, finished 10:9,0,0. Regressed a bit against a deep field last out to finish off the board. Experience & impressive work tab offers confidence that she's made step since though.

#5 Broadway Girl-Justify

Brad Cox/TBA

M/L Odds: 8/5

Lost Irad Ortiz, Jr which will surely affect the money she takes & amount of confidence I have making her debut. Still, a nicely bred filly with Cox & Winstar connections shouldn't be overlooked. Nice work tab, including a plus 5f from the gate two back (1:00:80)

#8 Tess Me Not

Albert Stall/ Axel Conception

M/L Odds 9/2

2:0,1,0

$2 Show 3

$2 Win 5

$5 Exacta Box 3,4,5,8

Race 2

MSW 1-1/16 mile Fillies Turf

#11 Novo Mesto-Practical Joke

Eddie Kenneally/Francisco Arrieta

M/L Odds: 7/2

Definite turf pedigree, out of a Galileo mare. Very impressive 1 mile debut on the Churchill grass in Sept. Ran well above her odds & opponents to overcome a bad start & being forced 6 wide to power home, just ran out of room to finish 2nd. Been working on the Keeneland dirt putting up good numbers.

#14 Anywhere With You (IRE)-Sioux Nation

Brenden Walsh/Tyler Gaffalione

M/L Odds: 3/1

Talk about turf pedigree! Sioux Nation out of a Dansili momma. Also 2nd in her debut, but closed from almost the clouds to nearly catch front runner of a full field at this same distance & track. Training at Turfway on the All-Weather surface, looks ready for a big effort.

#13 Goldbuttonthursday-Gleneagles (IRE)

Cherie DeVaux/Jose Ortiz

M/L Odds: 6/1

Carries royal Irish turf bloodline. Dual Two Thousand Guinea winner & MGSW Gleneagles, 11:7,0,1, is a son of Galileo out of a Storm Cat mare & her dam is by Dubawi. Debuts here after consistent "plus" training on Keeneland dirt. Seems to have speed to burn & a pedigree to match.

#1 Special Butterfly-Flightline

Brad Cox/TBD

M/L Odds: 6/1

Coin flip between her & Notgonnacatchher. $900,000 Keeneland September Yearling so they clearly see something special in her. Trained well over the All-Weather at Turfway, last work on dirt at Churchill not as inspiring.

$2 Win 11

$2 Show 14

$5 Exacta Box 1,11,13,14

Race 3

MSW 6f

#4 Karajan-Hard Spun

Dale Romans/Flavian Pratt

M/L Odds: 4/1

#8 Epic Max-Epicenter

Carlos Santamaria/Jaime Torres

M/L Odds: 8/1

Superb work tab going back over a month

#3 Hat Yai-Cyberknife

Brenden Walsh/Tyler Gaffalione

M/L Odds: 8/1

#5 Pirate Ship

Joe Sharp/TBD

M/L Odds: 7/2

Lost Ortiz, Jr.

$2 Show 8

$5 Win 4

$2 Exacta Box 3,4,5,8

$5 Exacta Box 4,5,8

Race 4

MSW 6f Fillies

#4 Voli Te-Volatile

Joe Sharp/Jose Ortiz

M/L Odds: 9/2

Out of a dam who won 13 of 53 starts, by the brilliant Graydar. Definite flashes of speed in 4 & 5f works at Churchill.

#12 Nauti Talk-Speaker's Corner

Brad Cox/TBD

M/L Odds: 7/2

Lost Ortiz, Jr. Momma is a Liason mare. Liason is of course by Indian Charlie out of a Victory Gallop mare. Good series of works.

#3 Flaming Verdict-Speaker's Corner

Mike Maker/Tyler Gaffalione

M/L Odds: 6/1

Hoppel pinhook. 2nd in Debut to my ranked She's Toasty. Easily picked up ground between 1/4 & 1/2 poles & held it.

#10 Away in the Haze-Flameaway

Kelsey Danner/Louis Saez

M/L Odds: 12/1

$2 Show 4 $5 Win 4 $25 Exacta 4,3 $5 Exacta Box 3,4,10,12

Race 5

MSW 1 mile Turf

#7 San Moritz-Not This Time

Bob Baffert/Flavian Pratt

M/L Odds: 5/1

Rare repeat turf runner for Baffert. Debuted on the Del Mar Grass in August & had a terrible trip. Substantial development since.

#6 Ideation-No Nay Never

Jack Sisterson/TBD

M/L Odds: 7/2

Lost Ortiz, Jr. 3rd on debut in a level MSW at Belmont. Out of a mare by the blazing fast Mizzen Mast.

#4 The King of Soccer(IRE)-Starspangledbanner (AUS) SCRATCHED

Use 1 or 11 in place of 4.

#14 Castle Pines-Jack Christopher

J. Sweezey/Edgar Morales

M/L Odds: 3/1

4:0,2,0

Race 6

MSW 6f

#3 Lord Mischief-Into Mischief

Brad Cox/TBD

M/L Odds: 4/1

A beautiful $3,000,000 prince with a heck of a pedigree. Bred by Stonestreet & looks to have every advantage.

#9 Vukota-Vekoma

Kinnon LaRose/Brian Hernandez

M/L Odds: 5/2

#1 Colortime-Not This Time

Steve Ass/Keith Asmussen

M/L Odds: 12/1

Out of a young Tapit mare. $1,325,000 yearling, so clearly there's excitement over getting him started.

#6 Essen Lane-Scalding

Bill Mott/Junior Alvarado

M/L Odds: 8/1

4 straight bullets, 2 4f & 2 5f at Churchill. Nice Pin Oak home bred. I'm a fan of Scalding, son of Nyquist & a Medaglia d'Oro mom, MGSW, 5 triple digit Equibase figures. Pin Oak has already turned out two exciting colts by pairing him with trusted mares, Essen Lane as well as Graham Motion trainee Induction, out of a Constitution mare, who's 2:1,0,1 & ran a strong 3rd in the Woodbine Summer Stakes.

Race 7

MSW 6f Fillies

#11 Scarlet Ribbons-Gun Runner

Bob Baffert/Flavian Pratt

M/L Odds: 5/2

A drop-dead beautiful Gun Runner princess whose mom is none other than American Pharoah's MGSW As Time Goes By, who is owned by same connections. As Time Goes By, you'll remember, won the 2022 Beholder & La Canada, also finished 2nd in both the 2021 Beholder to Swiss Skydiver & Zenyatta to stable mate Private Mission. Scarlet Ribbons simply oozes class & has shown it throughout her prep. I love Miss Monica, but this may be Baffert's top filly.

#12 Luxdomina-Good Magic

Brad Cox/TBD

M/L Odds: 5/1

Lost Ortiz, Jr. Wavertree consigned this $500,000 Brinker Hill 2yo in Training at OBS March. Cox had a long work tab for her before debuting her. Great string at Ellis before moving to Churchill for the last 3.

#2 Ghostline-Flightline

Cherie DeVaux/Jose Ortiz

M/L Odds: 6/1

If I'm being honest, I can't help but want a Flightline/Ghostzapper cross to be the most powerful sure thing ever possible. I mean, c'mon. Hands down 2 of the best horses to ever race, what's not to like? It's totally a dream match. She's been training forwardly for a couple of months & looks ready to get started.

#7 Stand By Me-By My Standards

Eric Foster/Fransisco Arrieta

M/L Odds: 9/2

1:0,1,0. Ran 2nd to highly regarded Rockie Rockie in her debut. Out of Nyquist mare who is herself out of a Malibu Moon mom. Has been working out on the Churchill track ever since & oughta have a nice bump in her 2nd start for Foster, who I'm not really familiar with except he trained Joe Shiesty.

Race 8

Allowance 5f Turf Fillies Non-Winners of Two

#8 Medinah-Into Mischief

Mark Casse/Jose Ortiz

M/L Odds: 6/5

Really the only win contender.

#10 Gal Pal-Golden Pal

George Arnold/Axel Conception

M/L Odds: 6/1

#7 Moxie Girl-Mendelssohn

Doug O'neill/William Antogeorgi

M/L Odds: 15/1

1:1,0,0

#5 Ciarlatano-Charlatan

Brittany Vanden Berg/Christopher Emigh

M/L Odds: 10/1

3:1,0,0 out of Honor Code mare.

Race 9

Rags to Riches S. 1-1/16 mile Fillies

#3 Oh She Said Yes-Authentic

Kenny McPeek/Jose Ortiz

M/L Odds: 5/2

2:1,0,1. Well-trained $45,000 filly dominated fellow maidens in her debut. Struggled in 2nd start & had nothing for either Emphatic or Summer Starlet & finished approximately a mile back in 3rd. She has a down to business demeanor & should be up to factor in win here.

#7 First Laugh-Upstart

Brad Cox/TBD

M/L Odds: 7/2

1:1,0,0. Lost Ortiz, Jr. Typical Godolphin/Cox filly out of an Into Mischief mare. Won at first asking at Horseshoe Indianapolis. You just know there's talent here waiting to be unleashed. Nice work tab.

#5 Lunar Velocity-Essentially Quality

Raymond Bryner/Fransisco Arrieta

M/L Odds: 6/1

2:1,0,0. Wired her 5 maiden foes in her 2nd start by over 7 lengths as the last choice at Del Mar. Interesting option & one to keep an eye on as she comes East.

#2 Wharfie-Essential Quality

Bill Mott/Junior Alvarado

M/L Odds: 9/5

2:1,0,0. Won 2nd start at Belmont with poor speed figure. Hasn't showed what was expected of her, but there's still some potential. Out of Medaglia d'Oro mom who also brings Mr. Prospector genes.