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What’s In a Name: Harrow, Harrovian and Nuvolari

One single racing day in England–Thursday, Sept. 9-was rich in suggestive racehorse names.

Two winners in Doncaster within two hours of each other-juvenile colt Harrow (Ire) (El Kabeir–School Run {Ire} by Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and 5-year-old gelding Harrovian (GB) (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}–Alma Mater {GB} by Sadler's Wells)–manifested ingenious connections (via their dams' names) to the famous public school founded in 1572 and attended by young Winston Churchill. Singular coincidence.

With Epsom winner Nuvolari (GB) (c, 2, by Time Test {GB}–Luang Prabang {Ire} by Invincible Spirit {Ire}) we are in another territory. Italian Tazio Nuvolari, born in Mantua, was the uncrowned super-champion of motor racing in the 1930/1940s, in a similar way to the figure British legend Stirling Moss was in the 1950s/1960s. “The Flying Mantuan” raced everywhere and won anywhere, including the 24 Hours at Le Mans, the crazy “Mille Miglia” Carrera-like race on the open roads of Italy, and many pre-Formula 1 circuit Grand Prix. Nuvolari was famous for being totally fearless, oblivious to the most serious injuries, and very creative in the driving of semi-destroyed vehicles–at times making do without a proper steering wheel, or a functioning set of brakes, or a full complement of four tires. His Epsom winner namesake seems to share that formidable determination and long may it continue.

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What’s in a Name? O Captain and Leopold Bloom

On this side of the Atlantic, Gulfstream 2-year-old winner O CAPTAIN (c, 2, Carpe Diem–Mama Nadine {SW}, by A.P. Indy) connects Walt Whitman's most famous poem (“O Captain, My Captain,” on the death of President Lincoln) with Roman bard Horace's “Carpe Diem/Seize The Day,” probably via the 1989 movie “Dead Poets Society,” where an English lit teacher played by Robin Williams inspires his students to great ambitions with the help of both poets.

On the other side of the pond, Thirsk juvenile winner LEOPOLD BLOOM (c, 2, Ulysses {Ire}–Zuhoor Baynoona {Ire} {SW-Eng}, by Elnadim) is tied to his sire's name via the 1920 modernist masterpiece novel by James Joyce, whose protagonist is so called and represents an everyman on a personal odyssey, one June day in Dublin in 1904. ULYSSES (the book) is notoriously not an easy read: this did not prevent the final chapter–the sensual stream-of-consciousness monologue by Leopold's wife Molly– from becoming very popular. I therefore expect that somewhere there is a filly called MOLLY BLOOM waiting in the wings.

8th-Gulfstream, $45,000, Msw, 8-14, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:05.27, gd, 9 1/4 lengths.
O CAPTAIN (c, 2, Carpe Diem–Mama Nadine {SW}, by A.P. Indy) Sales History: $17,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $27,000. O-OGMA Investments, LLC; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Gustavo Delgado.

1st-Thirsk,10,100, Novice, 8-13, 2yo, 7fT, 1:28.00, gd.
LEOPOLD BLOOM (GB) (c, 2, Ulysses {Ire}–Zuhoor Baynoona {Ire} {SW-Eng}, by Elnadim) Sales history: 25,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT; 95,000gns 2yo '21 TATBRE. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $7,531.
O-Dewhurst, Batters & JCH Bloodstock; B-Cheveley Park Stud Limited (GB); T-David Loughnane

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What’s In a Name: La Petite Coco (Ire)

Coco has many different meanings in French and it is maybe futile to try to divine which one caught the fancy of the breeder and first owner of brave 3-year-old filly La Petite Coco (Ire) (Ruler of the World {Ire}–La Petite Virginia {Ger}, by Konigstiger {Ger})–a brilliant winner of the G3 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Give Thanks S. at Cork on Saturday. But one of those many meanings is a terme affectueux, a very popular term of endearment, equivalent to 'dear', 'darling', or 'sweetie'.

Famously, “Mais non, mon coco,” is what Jean Seberg tells Jean-Paul Belmondo in the 1960 masterpiece film “A Bout du Souffle/Breathless”, in reply to the question “Is he one of the guys who slept with you?”–the whole thing being a maltendu about Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner and one of his books.

Still, affection is stronger than any little misunderstanding, and La Petite Coco is getting plenty of it, because “she has not put a foot wrong,” as her trainer Paddy Twomey said.

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What’s in a Name: Filo Di Arianna

FILO DI ARIANNA is Italian for 'Ariadne's thread'. The expression refers to a most melodramatic Greek myth. Princess Ariadne of Crete betrays her royal father and helps enemy Athenian hero Theseus in the killing of her monstrous half-brother, the Minotaur, who resides in a labyrinth. The Minotaur is half man and half bull and 100% crazy; please no questions about his pedigree, this is a family publication. Ariadne provides Theseus with a ball of thread, so that he can find is way out of the maze after the brutal deed. Behind a successful demigod there is often a loving woman, but Theseus was a bit of a scoundrel and eventually abandoned Ariadne in the island of Naxos. Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes, as Vergil wrote. Brazilian FILO DI ARIANNA (the horse) clearly knows how to navigate horse races and is probably blameless in matters of romantic love as of now.

FILO DI ARIANNA (BRZ) (h, 5, Drosselmeyer–Principessa Capri {Brz}, by Northern Afleet) Woodbine, C$105,400, Alw, 6-27, 3yo/up, 7fT, 1:19.97, fm. Lifetime Record: Ch. 2yo Colt-Brz, MGSW-Brz, 4-4-0-0, $89,629. O-Gary Barber, Wachtel Stable & Peter Deutsch; B-Stud Principessa di Capri (Brz); T-Mark Casse.

PEDIGREE WORDPLAY: HONORABLE MENTIONS

Most reliable tournament finalist, for sure. NAVRATILOVA, 118, f, 3, by Medaglia d'Oro, out of Centre Court (GISW, $961,048), by Smart Strike. TEPIN S., $150,000, Churchill Downs, 6-26, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:35.56, fm. O/B-G. Watts Humphrey (KY); T-George R. Arnold, II; J-Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. $87,420. Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-2, $136,340

Self-evident follow-up. NEXT, 118, c, 3, by Not This Time, out of Bahia Beach (MSP, $141,104), by Awesome Again. WAR CHANT S., $150,000, Churchill Downs, 6-26, 3yo, 1mT, 1:35.09, fm. O/B-Silverton Hill, LLC (KY); T-Wesley A. Ward; J-John R. Velazquez. $97,500. Lifetime Record: 6-3-0-0, $199,394.

Like mother, like daughter. STIR CRAZY, f, 3, by Vancouver (Aus), out of Mentally Unstable, by Good Reward. Delaware, $34,580, Msw, 6-26, 3yo/up, f/m, 5f (off turf), 1:00.71, my,

4 1/4 lengths.. O-Delancey Stable LLC & Angelinos Racing LLC; B-Royal Oak Farm (KY); T-Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr

You just never know. BYHUBBYHELLOMONEY, f, 3, Effinex–Shocking Behavior, by El Prado (Ire). Belmont, 6-20, (S), (C), 6fT, 1:09.45. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $30,990. B-Anderson Boulton Thoroughbreds LLC (NY). *$30,000 Ylg '19 KEESEP.

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