Jockey Club rules prevent naming new foals after Triple Crown winners. The Jockey Club requires that all Thoroughbred horses foaled in the United States must be registered in the club’s “The American Stud Book” by their breeders and/or owners, prior to racing or breeding them. The Club genetically types all foals, verifies parentage, registers the individualized number tattooed on the upper lip, and approves the racing name within the first year of the horse’s life. Over 450,000 names are currently unavailable because they are being used or have historical significance in the horse racing industry. The Jockey Club approves approximately 75 per of the first-choice names submitted with proper paperwork and fees.
1. Combine the names of the sire (the father) and the dam (the mother) into a name suggestive of both. For example, in a National Public Radio interview, Jockey Club registrar Rick Bailey tells how the name of the foal Sticky G.I. came from the sire Lost Soldier and the dam Super Glue.
2. List three to four names in order of preference and submit them to the Jockey Club on a Name Claiming form, a registration application or through interactive registration (see Resources).
3. Ensure the names are no longer than 18 letters, do not consist entirely of initials or numbers, and have no clearly commercial significance according to Jockey Club rules.
4. Name your foal by February 1 of its 2-year-old year to prevent paying a naming fee and reserve the name for future use.
5. Use the name racing your horse within one year from the day it was reserved to avoid the name being claimed for another horse.
Things You’ll Need:
The Jockey Club Name Claiming form or registration application
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