Derby Horse Name Generator
Jockey Club-style names for Thoroughbred racehorses
Generate derby horse names that sound like they belong in the Kentucky Derby starting gate: 18 characters or fewer, built from the sire-and-dam wordplay, single-word power names, and phrase-style names that real Thoroughbred owners register.
About Derby horse names
Real racehorse names are governed by rules, and those rules give derby horse names their particular flavor. The Jockey Club allows a maximum of 18 characters including spaces, bans names of living people without permission, blocks anything already registered or retired (Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Man o' War are gone forever), and rejects names made only of initials or numbers. That is why so many Derby horses have compact, punchy names like Justify, Authentic, Mage, Rich Strike, Sovereignty and Mystik Dan, and why owners get creative with spelling when a word is taken.
The other tradition is naming a foal after its pedigree. A horse by the sire Into Mischief out of a mare named Midnight might become Midnight Mischief; Storm Cat, Tapit and Curlin show up in dozens of descendants' names. Owners also reach for Kentucky imagery (bourbon, bluegrass, roses, twin spires), betting slang (Overlay, Exacta Box, By a Nose), coat colors, stretch calls, foreign phrases, owner in-jokes, music, patriotism and pure attitude. The result is a name that reads well on a tote board, sounds good in a track announcer's stretch call, and tells racing fans a little story.
Every name in this list fits the 18-character limit, so it works for a fictional Derby field, a horse-racing game, or as inspiration for a real registration.
How to choose Derby horse names
- Count characters: the Jockey Club limit is 18 including spaces and punctuation, so trim or abbreviate before you fall in love with a name.
- Try building from a pedigree: take a word from the sire's name and one from the dam's, the way real breeders do, to make the name feel bred rather than picked.
- Say it in a stretch call ("and here comes Bourbon Sunrise on the outside!"); names with two or three strong beats sound best at 40 mph.
- Search the Jockey Club registry before registering a real horse; anything used by a famous winner is permanently retired and near-duplicates are usually rejected.
- For fiction or games, mix single-word names (Kingmaker, Overlay) with phrase names (Never Say Whoa) so your starting gate looks like a real Derby field.
Frequently asked questions
What are the rules for naming a Thoroughbred racehorse?
The Jockey Club limits names to 18 characters including spaces, prohibits names of living or recently deceased people without consent, blocks vulgar or commercial names, and refuses anything currently in use or permanently retired for a champion. Names made up only of initials or numbers are also rejected.
How do owners come up with Kentucky Derby horse names?
Most combine wordplay from the sire and dam's names with something personal: a family joke, a business, a song, a hometown, or Kentucky imagery like bourbon and roses. Names such as Rich Strike, Mine That Bird and I'll Have Another all came from that kind of story.
Why are so many famous racehorse names unavailable?
The Jockey Club permanently retires the names of Derby, Preakness and Belmont winners, Breeders' Cup winners, Hall of Famers and other champions, so Secretariat, Affirmed and American Pharoah can never be reused. Near-identical spellings are usually rejected too.
Can I use these names for a real horse or a racing game?
Yes. The names are formatted to the 18-character Jockey Club limit, but none was checked against the registry, and some play on the names of famous sires or match past runners, so for a real registration you must still check availability, since popular phrases get claimed quickly. For games, novels or fantasy stables you can use them freely.
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All 1,000 Derby horse names
A: 33 names
- Aces Over Kings
- Admiral's Flag
- All Business
- All Heart Today
- All In Again
- All My Chips
- Allowance Angel
- Aloha Friday
- Along the Fence
- Also Eligible
- Always Believing
- American Anthem
- American Dreamer
- Angel's Share
- Apex Runner
- Appalachian Spring
- Aqueduct Winter
- Arcadia Morning
- Arctic Sovereign
- Aria of Speed
- Arrogate's Heir
- Arrow Flight
- Ascot Afternoon
- Ash Gray Avenger
- Ask Me Again
- Ask My Wife
- Asked for Run
- Assistant Starter
- Aurora Run
- Authentic Fire
- Auxiliary Gate
- Away Cleanly
- Awesome Again Amy
B: 103 names
- B Side Beauty
- Back Nine
- Backside Bess
- Backstretch Bess
- Bald Face Truth
- Balloon Glow
- Banjo Breakdown
- Bank on It
- Bardstown Bound
- Bargain Buy
- Barn Cat Boogie
- Barn Dance Belle
- Barn Favorite
- Barn Forty Two
- Barrel Aged Bess
- Barrel Proof
- Barrel Racer
- Bass Line Benny
- Battle Hymn
- Bayou Blaze
- Because I Can
- Beer Cheese Bandit
- Belle of the Ball
- Belmont Breeze
- Benedictine Blue
- Bernardini Blue
- Best in Show
- Best Seller
- Bet the Ranch
- Bettor's Delight
- Beyer Blaster
- Big A Brawler
- Big Bay Beauty
- Big Hat Betty
- Big Kick Bill
- Big Money Mike
- Big Price Pete
- Big Race Bound
- Big Red Legacy
- Big Time Bobby
- Biscuit Boy
- Black Fence Line
- Blame the Sire
- Blanket of Roses
- Blazing Bourbon
- Bless Your Heart
- Blinkers On
- Blood Bay Baron
- Blue Chip Prospect
- Blue Hen
- Blue Note Boogie
B, continued
- Blue Roan Blues
- Bluegrass Ballad
- Bluegrass Bandit
- Bluegrass Banjo
- Bluegrass Baron
- Bluegrass Bourbon
- Bluegrass Rocket
- Bluegrass Sermon
- Board Approved
- Boater Hat Bill
- Bobbed a Nose
- Bold Forbes
- Bold Prediction
- Bold Ruler's Reign
- Bold Venture
- Bomb Squad Bobby
- Bonus Points
- Boot Scoot
- Born Ready
- Bottled in Bond
- Bourbon and Branch
- Bourbon Ballerina
- Bourbon Barrel
- Bourbon Country
- Bourbon Sunrise
- Bourbon Trail
- Bow Tie Bobby
- Bowling Green Bolt
- Box It Up
- Boxcar Odds
- Boxed In
- Brave Assumption
- Bravissimo
- Break of Day
- Break Sharply
- Breezing Easy
- Bright Bay Beau
- Bring It On
- Broke His Maiden
- Broodmare Sire
- Brown Sugar Glaze
- Brush Fire
- Buena Suerte
- Bugle Call
- Bugler's Holiday
- Bullet Work
- Bump at the Break
- Bumped at Start
- Burgoo Bill
- Buried on the Rail
- Butter Bean
- By a Nose
C: 79 names
- C'est la Vie
- Caballo de Oro
- Cajun Lightning
- Cakewalk
- Calculated Risk
- Candy Corn Kid
- Candy Ride Home
- Candy Twirler
- Carryover Cash
- Cash Call
- Cashed Ticket
- Cashmere Charge
- Cask Strength
- Cavalier Cadence
- Cavalry Charge
- Center Stage
- Central Avenue
- Certitude
- Chalk Eater
- Chalk Horse
- Char Number Four
- Charlatan's Charm
- Charles Town Charm
- Charmed Life
- Chart Topper
- Checked Sharply
- Churchill Whisper
- Cinderella Story
- Cinnamon Streak
- Circles Them All
- Citation Needed
- City of Light Sky
- Class Act
- Class Climber
- Class Drop
- Classic Distance
- Classy Lady
- Clear by Daylight
- Clear Sailing
C, continued
- Cliffhanger
- Closer's Delight
- Closing Ground
- Cloudburst
- Clubhouse Turn
- Coal Country Kid
- Coastal Command
- Code of Honor
- Colonel's Choice
- Colonial Drummer
- Comeback Kid
- Comes Again
- Coming Like a Shot
- Coming Through
- Commander's Palace
- Constitution Day
- Contested Pace
- Copper Penny Toss
- Copper Still
- Corazon Valiente
- Corn Belt Comet
- Corn Whiskey Kid
- Cornbread Cowboy
- Coronet Band
- Cotillion
- Count Fleetwood
- Country Ham
- Cowlick Charlie
- Crank the Volume
- Crescent City Kid
- Crooked Blaze
- Crosswind Kid
- Crowd Pleaser
- Crown Jewel
- Cruising Speed
- Cumberland Gap
- Curlin Call
- Curlin's Comet
- Curragh Clover
- Cutback Kid
D: 42 names
- Daily Double Down
- Danville Dancer
- Danzig Dancing
- Dapper Dan Dapple
- Dapple Gray Dawn
- Dappled Daybreak
- Dark Bay or Brown
- Dawn at the Downs
- Dawn Patrol Dan
- Daylight Margin
- Dead Heat Dolly
- Debutante Dash
- Declaration
- Deep Closer
- Deep Stretch Dan
- Del Mar Surf
- Delta Dawn Patrol
- Delta Downs Dandy
- Derby Bound Bay
- Derby City Dancer
- Derby Daydream
- Derby Dreamer
- Derby Fever
- Derby Hat Dolly
- Desert Derby
- Desert Falcon
- Digging In
- Dime Superfecta
- Dirt Devil Dan
- Distance Dreamer
- Distillery Dan
- Distorted Humor
- Dixieland Dandy
- Don't Blink
- Double Eagle
- Down the Lane
- Down Under Thunder
- Draw Lucky
- Drawing Clear
- Dressed to Win
- Dubai Detour
- Dynaformer Dawn
E: 25 names
- Early Bird Betty
- Early Money
- Early Speed
- Easy Winner
- Ebony Express
- Eclair d'Argent
- Eclipse Chaser
- Educated Guess
- Eighth Pole
- Eighty to One
- Elkhorn Creek
- Elmont Express
- Ember Glow
- Emerald Downs Rain
- Empire Maker's Son
- Empire Rising
- Encore Encore
- Erin Go Faster
- Evangeline Evening
- Even Money Eddie
- Exacta Box
- Exacta Key
- Exercise Rider
- Expert Witness
- Eye Catcher
F: 60 names
- Fair Grounds Jazz
- Fair Odds
- Fairy Tale Ending
- Falls of the Ohio
- Fappiano Forte
- Far Turn Fury
- Fascinator
- Fast Company
- Fast Fractions
- Fast Track Freddy
- Fastest Two
- Fate Awaits
- Feather and Tulle
- Feature Race
- Feed Tub Fury
- Fiddler's Green
- Field of Twenty
- Fifty to One
- Final Furlong
- Finds a Seam
- Finds Another Gear
- Firm Turf Tom
- First of May
- First Saturday
- First Time Starter
- Flatpick Fury
- Flatter Me Not
- Flaxen Flyer
- Flea Bitten Fred
- Flemington Flash
- Fleur de Lis Lad
- Florence Flyer
- Florida Derby Day
- Foal Crop Star
- Foal Papers
- Fog Gray Phantom
- Foggy Mountain
- Forelock Flash
- Fort Knox Fortune
- Fortunate Son
- Forty Five and Two
- Four Plank Fence
- Foxtrot Freddy
- Franklin Flash
- Free Running
- Freedom Rings
- Fresh Legs
- Fresh Mint Sprig
- Fried Green Tomato
- Front Porch Picker
- Front Runner Fred
- Frontiersman
- Frost Bite Filly
- Frosted Flame
- Full Field Fury
- Full of Run
- Furlong Bullet
- Furlong Fable
- Furlong Flyer
- Future Wager
G: 43 names
- Gale Force Gray
- Gallop Out Strong
- Galway Girl
- Game as They Come
- Garage Band Gus
- Garden Party Gal
- Garland Bound
- Gate Crasher
- Gate Nine Glory
- Gate One Gamble
- Gate Speed
- Gate to Wire
- Gates Fly Open
- Geared Down Late
- General's Orders
- Gentleman Jim
- Georgetown Gallop
- Gets the Money
- Ghost Zapped
- Ghostzapper Gray
- Ginger Snap Gal
- Gobbling Up Ground
- Gold Standard
- Gold Trophy Glory
- Golden Chestnut
- Golden Gate Fog
- Golden Parachute
- Golden Ticket
- Good Gravy
- Good Luck Catching
- Good Magic Trick
- Gospel Hour
- Got Your Number
- Grade One Gal
- Graded Stakes
- Grandstand Roar
- Gray Goes the Wind
- Green Silks
- Grits and Gravy
- Groom's Choice
- Ground Saver
- Guitar Solo
- Gun Runner's Gold
H: 46 names
- Hail Mary Pass
- Halftime Show
- Hallandale Heat
- Hallelujah Chorus
- Hand Ride Hank
- Handicapper's Hope
- Handily Done
- Happily Ever
- Happy Hour Hero
- Harbor Lights
- Hard Spun Yarn
- Hard to Pass
- Hasta la Meta
- Hawthorne Hustle
- Hay Burner
- Head Bob
- Headliner
- Heads and Hearts
- Heavens to Betsy
- Hellcat Holler
- Here They Come
- High Proof
- High Tide Harry
- Highball Harry
- Highland Fling
- Hits the Wire
- Hokkaido Hope
- Hold My Julep
- Hold That Tiger
- Hold the Applause
- Homebred Hero
- Homestretch Hero
- Homestretch Hymn
- Honest Pace
- Honey Bourbon
- Honey Do
- Honey I'm Home
- Honky Tonk Hero
- Honor and Serve
- Honor Code
- Horse Country Hero
- Horseshoe Up
- Hot Brown
- Hot Tip Hattie
- Hotwalker Hank
- Hunch Bettor
I: 11 names
- Ideal Stalker
- Imperial Command
- In Hand
- Indy's Echo
- Infield Party
- Inquiry Sign
- Inside Information
- Inside Rail
- Into Mischief Now
- Iron Gray Ike
- It's All Over
J: 10 names
- Jackson Purchase
- Jazz Standard
- Jersey Shore Joy
- Jet Black Jack
- Jockey's Choice
- Jog the Wrong Way
- Julep Jubilee
- Julep Justice
- Julep on Ice
- Justified Faith
K: 14 names
- Kentucky Kingdom
- Kentucky Klondike
- Kentucky Moonrise
- Kentucky Straight
- Keyed on Top
- Keystone Kicker
- Kicks Clear
- Kilkenny Kid
- Kingdom Come
- Kingmaker
- Kismet Rising
- Kitten's Joy Ride
- Kitten's Pounce
- Kiwi Express
L: 33 names
- Land Between Lakes
- Last Call Larry
- Late Charge
- Late Kick
- Late Pick Five
- Late Scratch
- Laureate
- Lead Pony Lou
- Lemon Drop Shot
- Length Ahead
- Lexington Lane
- Liberty Bell
- Lightning Strikes
- Lilies for Fillies
- Lily Cocktail
- Limelight Lady
- Limestone Legs
- Limestone Spring
- Limestone Water
- Little Red Rocket
- Live Longshot
- Liver Chestnut Lad
- Lone Speed
- Lone Star Legend
- Long Shot Louie
- Long Tall Chestnut
- Loose on the Lead
- Louisville Lights
- Luck of the Irish
- Lucky Debonair
- Lucky Guess
- Lucky Penny Lane
- Lunar Landing
M: 55 names
- Mach Two
- Maclean's Melody
- Mahogany Rush
- Maiden Breaker
- Main Event
- Majestic Warrior
- Majority Owner
- Make Way
- Malibu Moon Tide
- Malibu Moonlight
- Mammoth Cave Echo
- Mandatory Payout
- Mandolin Daybreak
- Manifest Destiny
- Maple Leaf Forever
- Marathon Man
- Marquee Name
- Mash Bill
- Maverick Move
- May Day Miracle
- Medaglia d'Argento
- Medaglia Moment
- Mercy Me
- Midlife Crisis
- Midnight Bourbon
- Midnight Mischief
- Midway Morning
- Mile and a Quarter
- Miler's Moon
- Milky Way Miler
- Millionaires Row
- Mine That Gold
- Mineshaft Canary
- Mint Condition
- Mint Julep Sky
- Mischief Maker Mo
- Mon Cheri
- Monarch's Way
- Money Line Mike
- Money Talks
- Monmouth Mile
- Moonshine Runner
- More Than Willing
- Morning Gallop
- Morning Line
- Mortgage the Barn
- Most Exciting Two
- Mostly Trouble
- Mountaineer Moon
- Much the Best
- Mud Lark
- Mudder's Day
- Munnings Muse
- Mutuel Admiration
- My Old Kentucky
N: 24 names
- Nasrullah Nights
- Natural Talent
- Neat Please
- Neat Whiskey
- Neck and Neck
- Never Headed
- Never Say Whoa
- Night Shift Nurse
- Nightcap
- Nine to Two
- Nineteenth Hole
- Ninety Nine to One
- No Excuses
- No Regrets Ruby
- Noble Cause
- Noble Intentions
- Nordic Thunder
- Northern Dancer II
- Nose Job Nellie
- Not Sorry
- Not This Time Pal
- Novel Idea
- Number Nine Nick
- Nutmeg and Cream
O: 27 names
- Oaklawn Spring
- Oaks Day Pink
- Oat Bucket
- Ocean Runner
- Odds On Favorite
- Off the Pace
- Off Track Betty
- Offbeat Rhythm
- Official Result
- Oh My Stars
- Ohio River Rush
- Old Fashioned Way
- Old Frankfort Pike
- Old Hilltop
- Omaha Beachhead
- On the Far Outside
- On the Rocks
- Once Upon a Time
- One White Foot
- Open Lengths
- Orbit Breaker
- Out of My Way
- Outback Jack
- Outside Post
- Overlay
- Owensboro Ace
- Ozone Park Ollie
P: 67 names
- Pace Setter
- Paddock Pass
- Paddock Prince
- Paddock Prophet
- Paddock Tunnel
- Paducah Prince
- Page Turner
- Paramount
- Pari Mutuel Pal
- Paris Pike
- Past Performance
- Pastel Linen
- Patriot's Pride
- Pea Patch Pete
- Peach Cobbler
- Pecan Pie Pete
- Pedal Down
- Pedal Steel Blues
- Pedigree Power
- Pegasus Rising
- Pennyrile Prince
- Peppermint Pal
- Perfect Trip
- Pewter Prince
- Pharoah's Daughter
- Photo Finish Kid
- Photo Sign
- Pick Six Payday
- Pick Three Pal
- Pikeville Pride
- Pimento Cheese
- Pimlico Prince
- Pinhook Pete
P, continued
- Pioneer of the Sky
- Place Bet Patsy
- Placed First
- Platinum Record
- Plead the Fifth
- Plot Twist
- Poetry in Motion
- Points Leader
- Polaris Point
- Pony Boy Pat
- Porch Swing
- Post Draw Party
- Post Position One
- Post Time Party
- Poultice Paul
- Pour It On
- Power of Attorney
- Practical Joker
- Prairie Fire
- Prairie Meadowlark
- Preakness Prayer
- Prep Race Pete
- Presser Pat
- Presto Vivace
- Prices Are Up
- Prime Time
- Private Barrel
- Proclamation
- Prodigy
- Program Pick
- Proof Positive
- Pulpit Preacher
- Pure Speed
- Purple Silks
Q: 5 names
- Quality Road Trip
- Quarter Pole Queen
- Queen's Plate
- Queens Boulevard
- Quicksilver Quest
R: 48 names
- Race Day Ready
- Racing Form Fred
- Racing Silks
- Radio Edit
- Ragtime Cowboy
- Rail Ride Rex
- Rail Runner
- Raise a Native Son
- Raison d'Etre
- Rally Cap
- Rallying Cry
- Rank Early
- Raw Talent
- Ready to Run
- Rebel Stakes Run
- Red Clay Rambler
- Red Rose Rocket
- Red White and Run
- Redemption Song
- Regal Reckoning
- Remington Rumble
- Renegade Run
- Responds Gamely
- Rey del Camino
- Rhapsody in Bay
- Rhyme or Reason
- Rich Strike Twice
- Rickhouse Rocket
- Ridden Out
- Rising Sun Runner
- River City Rush
- Road to the Roses
- Rocks Glass
- Rolling Double
- Rose Garland Girl
- Rose Gray Reverie
- Rose Petal Rain
- Roses in May
- Rosewater Rocket
- Route Runner
- Royal Delta Blues
- Rule Breaker
- Rumba Runner
- Run for the Roses
- Run Out Bit
- Runnin' Wild
- Rye Not
- Rye Whiskey Rose
S: 142 names
- Saddle Cloth One
- Saddle Up Sadie
- Sadler's Well Run
- Sail On Sailor
- Sakura Storm
- Sale Topper
- Samurai Sunrise
- San Gabriel Shadow
- Santa Anita Sun
- Saratoga Summer
- Sassy Britches
- Satin Doll Dash
- Scat Daddy's Girl
- Scratch Me Not
- Sea Change
- Sea Hero's Return
- Seal Brown Sonata
- Sealed Track
- Seattle Streak
- Second Chance Sam
- Secret Ariat
- Seeking the Silver
- Seersucker Sam
- Semper Fidelis
- Sent to the Front
- Serendipity Sky
- Serious Speed
- Sets Sail
- Settled Nicely
- Shadow Roll
- Sharp Work
- Shedrow Shuffle
- Shelbyville Star
- Shine Like Copper
- Shogun's Honor
- Shooting Star Sam
- Shoots the Gap
- Show Bet Sally
- Show Time Sally
- Silent Salute
- Silent Sunday
- Silk Road Runner
- Silks and Roses
- Silks of Gold
- Silver Charm City
- Silver Dapple
- Silver Julep Cup
S, continued
- Silver Lining
- Simple Syrup
- Single Barrel
- Single in the Six
- Six Path Sally
- Sixteenth Pole
- Sky Mesa Rider
- Slainte
- Slam Dunk Sunday
- Sloppy Track Star
- Slow Fractions
- Small Batch
- Smart Money
- Smart Strike Zone
- Smoky Topaz
- Snare Drum Sam
- Sneaky Fast
- Snip of Luck
- Sold the Farm
- Solid Gold Cup
- Solid Gold Dancer
- Sonnet Sixteen
- Sorghum Sweet
- Sour Mash Sally
- Southern Belle
- Southern Gent
- Sovereign Grace
- Sovereign Storm
- Sovereign Thunder
- Spa City Sprinter
- Speed and Stamina
- Speed Figure
- Speed of Sound
- Speed Rating
- Speightful
- Speightstown Sun
- Spent the Rent
- Spires at Dawn
- Split Times
- Splits Horses
- Spotlight Sam
- Spring the Latch
- Sprint to Route
- Square Price
- Stable Genius
- Stable Mate
- Stakes Bound
S, continued
- Stalker's Moon
- Stall Seventeen
- Stamina Queen
- Star Power
- Star Quality
- Star Spangled
- Starting Gate Crew
- Steadied
- Steamboat Race
- Steel Gray Storm
- Steel Guitar Rag
- Steeple Sunrise
- Sterling Silver
- Stewards' Call
- Still Rolling
- Storm Bird Song
- Storm Cat Nap
- Storm Cat Strike
- Storm the Gate
- Storming Home
- Storybook Finish
- Straight Arrow
- Street Sense Says
- Stretch Drive
- Stretch Out Sam
- Strictly Business
- Stumbled Start
- Sudden Victory
- Sugar Cube Sue
- Sugar Rush
- Sultan's Gift
- Summer Thunder
- Summit Seeker
- Sunday Best
- Sunday Foursome
- Sunday Sermon
- Sunland Sundown
- Sunrise Special
- Superfecta Sam
- Superstar Sue
- Sweeps the Field
- Sweet Feed
- Sweet Harmony
- Sweet Mash
- Sweet Tea Sue
- Symphony in Silk
- Syncopated
- Synthetic Sam
T: 65 names
- Taken Down
- Taking Steam
- Talent Show
- Tampa Bay Breeze
- Tango Till Dawn
- Tap Dance Kid
- Tapit Dancer
- Taps at Dusk
- Tavern Talk
- Tax Write Off
- Tee Time Tommy
- Ten Cent Super
- Ten Furlong Test
- Texas Two Step
- Third Favorite
- Thorn and Rose
- Three Stockings
- Three to Five
- Three Wide
- Thunder Gulch Two
- Thunder Road
- Thunder Snow
- Thurby Thunder
- Tidal Charge
- Tight Lines
- Tip Sheet Tess
- Tips Out Wide
- Titan's Stride
- Tiznow or Never
- Toasted Oak
- Tongue Tie Tom
- Too Cool to Lose
T, continued
- Top of the Lane
- Torn Ticket
- Tote Board Flash
- Tote Board Tommy
- Tough to Catch
- Track Record
- Trade Winds
- Trainer's Dream
- Transparent Pie
- Trifecta Ticket
- Trifecta Wheel
- Triple Crown Tango
- Triumphant
- Trouble Brewing
- True Grit Gus
- Trumpet Fanfare
- Try and Stop Me
- Turf Meets Surf
- Turf Monster
- Turfway Twilight
- Turning for Home
- Tweed Jacket
- Twelve Bar Blues
- Twenty Horse Field
- Twenty Two Flat
- Twin Spires Gold
- Twin Spires Tango
- Two Dollar Window
- Two Minute Drill
- Two Minute Lick
- Two Point Play
- Two Step Tuesday
- Two Turn Debut
U: 8 names
- Uncle Mo Money
- Uncle Sam's Pick
- Undeniable
- Under a Hold
- Under the Spires
- Under Wraps
- Union Rags Riches
- Unstoppable Now
V: 14 names
- Valorous
- Value Play
- Vamos Amigo
- Vanquisher
- Velvet Runner
- Versailles Road
- Verse Chorus Verse
- Vet Scratch
- Victory Lap
- Viking Voyage
- Vindication
- Virtuoso
- Viva la Fiesta
- Vive le Roi
W: 42 names
- Walk Off Winner
- Walk the Shedrow
- Walkover Wonder
- Waltzing Wonder
- War Admiral's Son
- War Front Porch
- Watch Me Now
- Weather Warning
- Weep No More
- Well I Declare
- Well Placed
- Wheated Wonder
- Wheel the Favorite
- Whirlaway Wind
- Whirlwind Tour
- Whiskey Business
- White Bucks
- White Dog
- White Oak Stave
- White Squall
- White Stocking Jig
- Whorl of Fortune
- Wicked Fast
- Wide Brim Winnie
- Wide Trip Willie
- Widening Margin
- Wife Said No
- Wild Guess
- Wild Rush
- Wildfire Way
- Win Bet Wendy
- Window Wager
- Windward Passage
- Winner's Circle
- Wire Job
- Wire to Wire
- Wise Guy Whisper
- Won Going Away
- Won't Go Away
- Woodbine Winter
- Woodsmoke Gray
- Wunderkind
Y: 2 names
- Yankee Doodle Dan
- Yearling Sale