In the world of horse racing, the name of a given horse is considered to be alm→→Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut?sub_confirmation=1 Never run out of things to say at the water cooler with TodayIFoundOut! Brand new videos 7 days a week! More from TodayIFoundOut: Why Week: Why Do Fish Float Upside Down When They Die? https://youtu.be/gjxG45CMNDs In this video: In the world of horse racing, the name of a given horse is considered to be almost as important as its ability to run. Thanks, in part, to a large number of rigid rules put in place by the the various governing bodies of the sport, picking a name is an exercise in creativity as much as it is a simple way to identify a horse. Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2018/11/why-do-racehorses-have-such-weird-names/ Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/apr/08/rules-racehorse-names-18-characters-not-rude-grand-national https://www.ifhaonline.org/Default.asp?section=Resources&area=5 http://mentalfloss.com/article/21585/whats-horse-name-no-more-18-characters http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2007/09/aw_nuts.html https://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/14/sport/race-horse-names-betting-frankel/index.html https://thelaughbutton.com/features/creators-airplane-pulled-off-one-funniest-jokes-weve-ever-heard/ https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4634884 https://therail.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/20/worst-named-horses/ https://www.livescience.com/14020-kentucky-derby-weird-horse-names.html