Ubedizzy

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Old names reused again today - they will hope this two year old will have the talent without the malice of Steve Nesbitt's mad old sprinter of the 1970s !

For you youngsters

Ubedizzy, Steve Nesbitt's best and most notorious horse, was a high-class sprinter who won the William Hill Trophy at York in 1976, and was fourth in the Nunthorpe in 1977 and second (to Boldboy) in the Abernant Stakes at Newmarket in 1978.

Ubedizzy became savage, and in the unsaddling enclosure after the Abernant he knelt on his groom and started to eat him. He was not allowed to run again in Britain and was sold to race in Sweden, where he became champion sprinter.
 
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I remember ubedizzy. Unpleasant to see names reused. Recently there's been a Homeric, King Midas, Pelerin ( nice win for me yesterday;)) among others. History doesn't exist anymore.
 
There is a 25 year rule is there not ?
Also the greats cannot be reused.
To reuse the name of a dodge pot is always dangerous: I would be in no rush to re use names of repeat refusers like Battle Group, Levaramoss or Espartano !
It must have been the punk era but Marinsky of MV O Briens was a savage at much the same time, having savaged Relkino in 77 Diomed Stakes and Gentilhombre in 77 July Cup.
Orchestra another rename at the moment of Aiden's.
We have a thread here some where on recycled names.
 
3.2 Where the name was registered to a brood mare, the relevant year is whichever of the following first occurs

3.2.1 10 years after the mare's death,
3.2.2 10 years after the last recorded year in which the mare was covered or produced a foal, or
3.2.3 when the mare attains 30 years of age.
3.3 Where the name was registered to a stallion, the relevant year is whichever of the following first occurs

3.3.1 15 years after the stallion's death,
3.3.2 15 years after the last recorded year in which the stallion covered one or more mares, or
3.3.3 the year when the stallion attains 35 years of age.
3.4 Where the name was registered to any other horse, the relevant year is whichever of the following first occurs

3.4.1 5 years after the horse's death, or
3.4.2 the year when the horse attains 20 years of age.
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Yes Oppenheimer horse, forgot he was 4th in the Derby, thought he was unplaced. Always liked the Wragg horses.
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He also won the Hardwicke as a 4 yo beating Leger winner Light Cavalry and Lester - race can be found on You Tube.
 
There are also rules barring the re-use domestically of the names of winners of the Classics, the Grand National, Cheltenham Gold Cup and other big races, plus names which are deemed to be "significant" (I can't remember the official phrase, sorry) but an example of the latter is Persian Punch.

That doesn't preclude e.g. a French- or American-bred being registered with the same name as a Derby winner or whatever, but there would never be another British or Irish bred horse with those names.

There is a surprisingly small number of internationally-protected races, of which the only UK race is the King George at Ascot. They tend to be the premier all-aged middle distance group 1 of the major racing nations, so winners of the Arc are internationally protected.
 
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