Holiday Horse Names: Memorial Day Thoroughbreds
Happy Memorial Day, Horse Nation. Today, we’re celebrating by highlighting some Thoroughbreds with Memorial Day-themed registered names. Check them out below:
This year at Horse Nation we’re starting a new series for various holidays! In this series we’ll research and share registered horse names that are related to the holiday. Each year we’ll pick a different breed to showcase. For 2023 we picked Thoroughbreds and will be looking at Jockey Club registered names.
Here are some Jockey Club registered Thoroughbred names that go right along with Memorial Day:
War Front
There are four Jockey Club registered Thoroughbreds throughout history with this registered name. Their birth years range between 1968 through 2008. Three are listed as “horse” and the other one is a gelding.
Memorial Day
There are two Jockey Club registered Thoroughbreds throughout history with this registered name. Their birth years are 2001 and 2011. One is listed as a gelding and the other as “horse.”
Hero
There are three Jockey Club registered Thoroughbreds throughout history with this registered name. Their birth years range between 1983 through 1993. Two are listed as mares and the other one is a gelding.
Our Country
There are three Jockey Club registered Thoroughbreds throughout history with this registered name. Their birth years range between 1985 through 2017. Two are listed as geldings and the other one is a mare.
War Admiral
There is only one Jockey Club registered Thoroughbred throughout history with this registered name. It is a 1934 Kentucky bred horse who made it into the Hall of Fame in 1958.
Land of the Free
There are five Jockey Club registered Thoroughbreds throughout history with this registered name. Their birth years range between 1954 through 2011. Two are listed as mares, two are listed as geldings, and the other one is listed as “horse.”
Freedom
There are ten Jockey Club registered Thoroughbreds throughout history with this registered name. Their birth years range between 1982 through 2018. Five are listed as mares, three are listed as geldings and the other two are listed as “horse.”
Freedom Land
There are three Jockey Club registered Thoroughbreds throughout history with this registered name. Their birth years range between 1983 through 2006. One is listed as a gelding, one is listed as a mare, and the other one is listed as “horse.”
Soldier
There are five Jockey Club registered Thoroughbreds throughout history with this registered name. Their birth years range between 1974 through 2013. Four are listed as “horse” and the other one is listed as a gelding.
Home of the Brave
There are four Jockey Club registered Thoroughbreds throughout history with this registered name. Their birth years range between 1975 through 2013. Three are listed as “horse” and the other one is a gelding.
Star Spangled Banner
There are two Jockey Club registered Thoroughbreds throughout history with this registered name. Their birth years are 2006 and 2012. Both are listed as “horse.”
Patriotic
There are nine Jockey Club registered Thoroughbreds throughout history with this registered name. Their birth years range between 1932 through 2013. Three are listed as mares, three are listed as geldings, and the other three are listed as “horse.”
American Flag
There are three Jockey Club registered Thoroughbreds throughout history with this registered name. Their birth years range between 1922 through 2020. One is listed as a gelding, one is listed as a colt, and the other one is listed as “horse.”
Man o’ War
There is only one Jockey Club registered Thoroughbred throughout history with this registered name. It is a 1917 Kentucky bred horse who made it into the Hall of Fame in 1957.
Stars and Stripes
There are five Jockey Club registered Thoroughbreds throughout history with this registered name. Their birth years range between 1965 through 2020. Four are geldings and the other one is listed as a mare.
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