British Horseracing Authority releases list of naughty horse names

Arfur Foulkesaycke, OilBeefHooked and Chit Hot are among a catalogue of hilarious proposed racehorse names banned by the sport’s censors, it has emerged. The never-before-seen list features a string of names which if passed would have been a race commentator’s worst nightmare.

Luckily they all fell at the first hurdle, meaning the horses, riders and pundits were saved the embarrassment of the weird, wonderful and sometimes shocking monikers. Others which never made it past the post include Choke the Chicken, Curl One Off and Hugh G Dildeaux.



Norfolk Enchants and Hoof Hearted, names England star Wayne Rooney once joked about giving to two of his horses, also raised eyebrows with the sport’s governing body. And Pee Nesenvy, Spank The Monkey also pulled up lame as did Ivanna Threesome, Jack Schitt and Anita B Jaynow.

All horse owners who wish their animals to compete must apply to register their names with the British Horseracing Authority – formerly the Jockey Club – the official administrator of the sport. On the current register there are around 250,000 names which cover horses that are either currently in training or raced during the last 20 years.