Every Kentucky Derby winner, ranked by greatness of name

52. Flying Ebony (1925): Was it appropriate? Maybe.

51. California Chrome (2014): This one was appropriate, had chrome (lots of white) and from Cali.

50. Dark Star (1953): His namesake will cut off your ear to make a point.

49. Day Star (1878): Creative way of naming a horse .

48. Assault (1946): Triple Crown winner, name appropriate for time he was born into.

47. Sea Hero (1993): Cool name, but doesn’t make sense.

46. Wintergreen (1909): Not bad, but why choose this for a horse’s name?

45. Shut Out (1942): Unfortunate if he had followed his name.

44. Chateaugay (1963): Very French.

43. Venetian Way (1960): Simple, but extra credit for going foreign.

42. Seattle Slew (1977): Triple Crown winner, not totally feeling the name.

41. Sir Barton (1919): First Triple Crown winner from before there was a “Triple Crown” title.

40. Canonero II (1971)

39. Swaps (1955): For some reason I like this name, can’t really say why though.

38. Cannonade (1974): Was always going to be a let down.

37. Sunday Silence (1989): Really cool black horse, exported to Japan before he died.

36. Always Dreaming (2017): Keep on dreaming.

35. His Eminence (1901): Fittingly regal.

34. Cavalcade (1934)

33. Count Fleet (1943): Triple Crown winner.

32. Zev (1923): This horse was actually named after a general of Genghis Khan, so the name has a very neat origin, even if it doesn’t look like it at first.

31. Typhoon II (1897): Good name for a racehorse.

30. Gallahadion (1940): No idea what it means, but sounds cool.

29. Majestic Prince (1969): Appropriate.

28. Unbridled (1990): A long legacy and a cool name.

27. Real Quiet (1998)

26. Foolish Pleasure (1975): Light hearted name for a serious game.

25. Apollo (1882):  The sun god, appropriate.

24. Iron Liege (1957): Cool name, I feel I know another Iron Liege for some reason…

23. Strike the Gold (1991): Appropriate I guess (owners struck gold in the Derby!).

22. Silver Charm (1997): Grey.