Anyone want to help me pick out a name?
Came home today with a new project horse who has the worst name ever!
Devil's Hole
The Jockey Club requires every single horse they've registered to have a unique name so they can get a bit outlandish... Clearly this mare has gotten trapped by that unfortunate rule so I'd like to give her a new barn name, maybe one that isn't so obviously slutty. 
She's a "redhead" as we say in the business - a bright copper chestnut however she has some light white speckles all throughout her coat which you can only see if you get up close (so technically she's a red roan).
Here's her pedigree:
http://www.pedigreequery.com/devils+hole
So I'm toying with Snow (a play off her sire's name - Indy Snow), Lucy (from Lucille Ball - another famous redhead), or Annie (like the orphaned charmer in the musical).
Any other names come to mind? I'm not really sold on any of the ones so far...
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(the "ace reporter" cartoon character popular in the 60s--onward)...
Just a thought.... 
I should do a google search of famous redheads...
Great suggestion. Thanks!
simple, apropos...
meaning "red city"? So exciting!!! 
What a shame she has such an unfortunate name.
My two cents: "Anna" after the feisty red-haired princess in Frozen. She has a lot of snow and princess names in her family tree.
She's impressively bred but was a total flop at the track. Four starts and about $400 lifetime winnings
She's fast enough for what we do though and after seeing her free jump, its clear she inherited the legendary jumping of the Nearco and Bold Ruler lines.
Now does she have the heart and courage...? That is the big question. Hopefully she's got that from the other incredible horses back there in her genes.
I'll post pics once I get a chance.
Wow.
I was thinking of something with "Penny" in it because her mare is Cents Off and she is reddish like a penny. Maybe "Penny Roll"?
Because she's a red roan I thought of "Cinnamon" too. (I've always wanted to name a red roan bunny "Cinnabun." Cinnamon Roll? See, I'm on a roll role! Or "Cinnamon Sugar" (That one would definitely describe her color.)
Another name to think about -- "Rory" means "red" in Gaelic.
And you are on a roll. Love your suggestions.
For some reason the first thing I thought of was Pippi Longstocking
it plays off her sire's name and her coloring.
Instead of
Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Who could hang a name on you?....
Good day Ruby Thursday
I'm going to give this name to you. 
That could change though... Knowing us.
I took a snip of video of her as she came back from hacking around the place. This is her second day here and she handled everything really well. A little distracted and tense but overall pretty levelheaded.
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The Big Bang you hear is coming from my neighbors place where two horses are in separate paddocks and they're fighting over a joint fence line. My husband's commenting that they're going to take that gate apart sooner or later, and I'm agreeing.
or if you stick with Ginger, "Ginger Spice?"
What a good girl she's being -- very level headed indeed.
She quite easily yields to the bit walk-trot-canter (and wowsa, she really has a canter, not just a disorganized gallop), which is pretty amazing since the racehorses are trained to lean into the bridle to go faster. As you can see, my husband rode her in almost a two-point expecting her to explode but aside from the distractibility, she was excellent today hacking about.
Her gaits are above average. We free jumped her and honestly, that's really going to be her selling point - huge jump, tremendous bascule and perfect form which follows of course from her natural balance. Clean pre-purchase so hopefully no lameness surprises ahead.
I like this one quite a bit. I hope we get to keep her for a while.
(As you know everything's for sale and we've had the "good" fortune to usually have them sell pretty quickly once they start competing)
Will be thinking of you as you await the arrival of your new girl. Hope the weather holds up...
I'd love to see the trot and canter. Also see how she walks on a free rein once she's settled in and totally relaxed. She won't waste energy getting overly exicted.
She's not built to run, she's built more like an all-arounder. Too much bone for racing, and bunchier muscling for carrying power instead of flat muscles for speed. She looks like a super eventing prospect. She'll probably love her new career.