Stinky!

Bucket Head, doesn't sound like a name you would give a horse, but yes, a California bred was given such distinction:

Bucket Head raced in Calfornia and finished career at Beulah Park, but the horse was named after a very famous jockey agent's, Ron Anderson.

What's in a horse's name, well first let's look at whats in a human name:

Jason for example, Jason's is a boy's name, the name has Greek and Hebrew Origins - healer - The lord is Salvation.

Angelo, angel or messenger.

Peter is a Greek name meaning Rock or Stone.

About horse's name, sure they are made up by their owners but there is usually something behind it.

Secretariat for example, 'a permanent admnistrative office or department, especially a government one. Very serious name.

Forego, to do without. The verb Forego literally means to go by, how apropos.

The grandfather of Derby winners, Aristedes, from Greek Origin, Superior, Best or Noble

For more recent names, for example running this weekend:

Firmus: Stable, steadfast, strong.

Kimchi Cat, is a cute one of, sense of playfulness and zest.

Horse's name mean something, a serious racehorse has a serious name.

There is plenty of nicknames around the track as well for the humans:

In my California heyday, there was the flea, the blind clocker, stinky, Jimmy the Hat, Jimmy the Mouth, Cinch, and those names tell the story, especially 'stinky'.

One California clocker was pretty adapt at giving people nicknames like, Gru, Magilla Gorilla, and he himself had a nickname Mugsy.

Saturday at Churchill Downs is an excellent card, analyze the names along with the comments and you might find some of the horses fit their name.

Authentic Strike, Kinetic Spirit, Star of Wonder, Attache, Strong State, are names I can get behind, Bucket Head, that name stinks, and I wouldn't have even bet that one at Beulah.