11 Weirdest Names Of Horses That Won The Preakness
There may be incredible back stories explaining how these strange names came to be, but we're just going to take them at face value.
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There may be incredible back stories explaining how these strange names came to be, but we're just going to take them at face value.
We here at CBS Local Sports have taken an interest in the names of horses who have won the Preakness Stakes. While most are pretty stately (kudos Knight of Ellerslie, 1884), others are, well, pretty weird. Behold the 11 weirdest names of horses that have won the Preakness...
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