{"id":300520,"date":"2021-06-10T17:04:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T07:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=300520"},"modified":"2021-06-10T18:33:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T08:33:55","slug":"whats-in-a-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/06\/10\/whats-in-a-name\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s In A Name?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_300537\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300537\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210610gunsynd2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" class=\"size-full wp-image-300537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210610gunsynd2.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210610gunsynd2-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210610gunsynd2-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210610gunsynd2-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210610gunsynd2-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210610gunsynd2-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-300537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shaquero and Hugh Bowman, the triumphant duo after the 2021 Magic Millions (Photo: Ross Stanley)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-69453\" title=\"Gunsynd's Gossip\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gunsynds-gossip.jpg\" alt=\"Gunsynd's Gossip\" width=\"210\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gunsynds-gossip.jpg 210w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gunsynds-gossip-180x300.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>June 10, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>According to the Registrar of Racehorses, around 13,800 thoroughbreds are christened each year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now is a busy time for many with the task of naming rising two-year-olds &#8211; an exercise will bring satisfaction for some and disappointment for others.<\/p>\n<p>In short, some first picks are successful while multiple submissions have to be endured by others.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, some of the frustrating endeavours came out well in the wash.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When American entertainer Fred Astaire was in Melbourne for the filming of the 1959 movie On The Beach, his keen interest in local racing extended to buying a horse.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When trainer Stan Murphy asked him about a name, his answer was \u201cAnything\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The reply was taken literally and the Star Kingdom gelding collected the 1962 Ballarat Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The story also goes that Tom Trevaskis had 99 refusals before breaking through with Century, a Better Boy colt that was a grand performer on the track and in the breeding barn.<\/p>\n<p>Trevaskis, a 1938 Empire Games wrestling gold medallist, had more luck getting Citius for his Todman-Rich and Rare filly.<\/p>\n<p>When followed by Altius and Fortius, the words are the Olympic motto that means faster, higher and stronger.<\/p>\n<p>Citius turned out to be a grand filly.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, David Devine &#8211; a co-owner in Shaquero &#8211; came up with a very palatable name for the 2012 Magic Millions hero: part of the sire Shalas was blended with the chardonnay known as Vinho Quero Quero.<\/p>\n<p>The Registrar\u2019s website now enables a fast check on the availability of proposed names while the Naming Policy sets out the requirements and boundaries. <\/p>\n<p><strong>A few key points are outlined below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The maximum length is 18 characters (including spaces and apostrophes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A name must not be difficult to read or pronounce, be contrary to law, be vulgar or have a meaning or origin that cannot be satisfactorily substantiated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A name cannot be repeated for 17 years after the birth of a horse with the exact same name or for 20 years after the year of birth of the youngest named produce of a horse with the same name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Names of Australian Racing\u2019s Hall of Fame inductees plus those on honour rolls for the Melbourne Cup or the post-2005 Cox Plate are the three categories that are permanently out of reach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The names of Brisbane\u2019s seven Group One events cannot be recycled for 50 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_300544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300544\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210610gunsynd3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" class=\"size-full wp-image-300544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210610gunsynd3.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210610gunsynd3-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210610gunsynd3-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210610gunsynd3-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210610gunsynd3-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210610gunsynd3-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-300544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ringo\u2019s Magic (with Ty Wheeler aboard) warming up before his recent third placing at  Burrandowan (Photo: Ross Stanley)<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Recent Cases At Nanango<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Ringo\u2019s Magic, one of four winners for apprentice Ty Wheeler at Nanango last month, is cleverly named.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The bay\u2019s sire was Drumbeats while his dam Alberta Lane was by Magic Albert from Track &#8211; a pedigree that has Ringo Starr all over it.<\/p>\n<p>The Beatles drummer was involved in recording a track or two in his time.<\/p>\n<p>In 1967, Magical Mystery Tour was a hit for the Fab Four.<\/p>\n<p>Starr was later linked to another type of track when he narrated the first two series of Thomas and Friends, the popular children&#8217;s television programme that centred around a tank engine.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Former Kumbia trainer James Curtain derived special satisfaction when Copsinthedonutshop (Hannah Phillips, $31) saluted in the opening event at Lee Park three weeks ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mare, on breeding, was given an unlikely monicker.<\/p>\n<p>The six-year-old is by Strategic from Fraoch, an old Scottish craft beer that was brewed using the Gaelic recipe Leann Fraoch or Heather Ale.<\/p>\n<p>Fraoch, a Woodlands Stud product, is a daughter of the Grand Lodge mare called Heather.<\/p>\n<p>While \u201ccops in the donut shop\u201d does have significance in American culture, James Curtain always wanted to name a horse in that way because it was a line in The Bangles\u2019 1986 hit song \u201cWalk Like An Egyptian\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The kudos for the successful feat belong to Curtain\u2019s brother Laurie, the trainer whose main job is operating heavy equipment at the Meandu Mine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The chestnut\u2019s only previous appearance was for trainer Tom Dougall at Dalby way back in November 2017. She had leg issues and was spelled. Shin soreness became a problem and she was virtually a paddocked retiree.<\/p>\n<p>Late last year, James asked Laurie if he would like to head a comeback attempt. The response was positive and Copsinthedonutshop resumed work in February.<\/p>\n<p>Laurie became the main shareholder with James and two other part owners in Paul Sephton Alan Lovatt also deciding to hang in there.<\/p>\n<p>Laurie\u2019s sterling effort in preparing his charge, after a three and a half year absence, was rewarded when the mare dug really deep to prevail by a nose.<\/p>\n<p>The tilt at an 800 metre in TAB grade earnt a $6700 pay cheque.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_300536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300536\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gunsynd1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" class=\"size-full wp-image-300536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gunsynd1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gunsynd1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gunsynd1-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gunsynd1-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gunsynd1-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gunsynd1-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-300536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kukeracha (James McDonald)  downing Senor Toba and Explosive Jack in the 2021 Queensland derby (Photo: Ross Stanley)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>A Case At Eagle Farm<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Kukeracha\u2019s Queensland Derby victory continued a wonderful run for Neville Morgan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The prominent Brisbane-based owner has been seriously more than OK with Kolding, Kermadec, Kemalpasa and Kukeracha.<\/p>\n<p>But his first love was Rangirangdo, the Pentire gelding that was on top in the 2010 Doncaster and 2011 George Ryder Stakes.<\/p>\n<p>Rangirangdoo was the title of a ditty that Charlie Taylor, a Burleigh Surf Club identity and Rugby player, sang during his Changi internment.<\/p>\n<p>Bill McLean, the Wallaby\u2019s post war captain and former Burleigh captain, helped spread the song that became well known in both sporting circles.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Coming Up<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>June 25:<\/strong> The final of the $200,000 Battle of the Bush in Brisbane.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>July 3:<\/strong> South Burnett Race Club meeting at Wondai.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>August 7:<\/strong> Nanango Cup Day at Lee Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>In the interim, good luck to those in the naming game!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/gunsynds-gossip\/\">Read more Gunsynd\u2019s Gossip columns<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Registrar of Racehorses, around 13,800 thoroughbreds are christened each year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":300537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[564,3,58,6],"tags":[1136],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What&#039;s In A Name? 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