‘Very serious process’: Taking a look at how Derby horses get their names

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Picking a Kentucky Derby winner is hard enough, but naming the horse isn’t that easy either.

There are actually a lot of rules and regulations mixed in with all that seriousness and originality. Whichever horse crosses the finish line first gets a whole lot of bragging rights and more.

Senior Director of Communications & Media of Churchill Downs Darren Rogers can tell you that naming a racehorse is not as simple as conceiving a creative, funny or memorable name…

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