Quiz: Is This the Real Name of a Kentucky Derby Horse or Did We Just Make It Up?

We've come up with 10 fake names and picked 10 random horse names from the big race, so do your best to figure out which is which!

By Jenna Mullins May 01, 2015 8:21 PMTags
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It's almost time for Horses and Hats 2015, or as some people call it: The Kentucky Derby. It's the one event of the year besides a royal wedding where celebrities can wear ridiculous head haute couture without looking like an absolute freak.

Oh, and also it's a really important sporting event. That, too.

Anyway, for those who are fans of the actual race and the glorious athletes (the horses), we have a little game for you. Usually the horses have pretty weird names or at the very least they are interesting, so we want to quick y'all on your Kentucky Derby knowledge. Below is a list of 20 horse names. Some we made up and some are actual participants of the Kentucky Derby. 

Care to guess which ones are real and which ones are fake?

1. Sanford and Daughter
2. Mr. Z 
3. LaLa Indigo
4. Thebestoftherest
5. Gizmo
6. Bolo
7. Carpe Diem
8. Diamond Dawg
9. Danzig Moon
10. American Pharoah
11. Far Right
12. Parfaitforthree
13. Lucky Leadfoot
14. Itsaknockout
15. Firing Line
16. Jimmie K
17. Ocho Ocho Ocho
18. Brazil Cat
19. Lungey
20. Frosted

Now scroll past the random GIFs to find the answer key!

BRAVO

1. Sanford and Daughter: Fake
2. Mr. Z: Real (50-1 odds)
3. LaLa Indigo: Fake
4. Thebestoftherest: Fake
5. Gizmo: Fake
6. Bolo: Real (30-1 odds)
7. Carpe Diem: Real (8-1 odds)
8. Diamond Dawg: Fake
9. Danzig Moon:
Real (30-1 odds)
10. American Pharoah: Real (5-1 odds)
11. Far Right: Real (30- 1 odds)
12. Parfaitforthree: Fake
13. Lucky Leadfoot: Fake
14. Itsaknockout: Real (30-1 odds)
15. Firing Line: Real (12-1 odds)
16. Jimmie K: Fake
17. Ocho Ocho Ocho: Real (50-1 odds)
18. Brazil Cat: Fake
19. Lungey: Fake
20. Frosted: Real (15-1 odds)

How did you do? And no one steal "LaLa Indigo" from us because we that's what we plan on naming our first born son. Or next pet goldfish, whichever comes first.

Watch the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on NBC, with early coverage beginning at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT on NBC Sports Network.

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