Racehorse named Horsey McHorseface in Boaty McBoatface homage

[GennGreymane]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-austra...ource=facebook

A two-year-old gelding destined to race in Australia has been saddled with the name Horsey McHorseface.
The name is a reference to Boaty McBoatface, the leading choice in a public poll to name a British research vessel.
The horse was named by trainer Bjorn Baker's team at Sydney's Warwick Farm racecourse.

Mr Baker's racing manager Jack Bruce told the BBC they held high hopes for Horsey McHorseface.
"We bought him from a ready-to-run sale in New Zealand where he put in a very good breeze (gallop)," Mr Bruce said.
Horsey McHorseface was bought for NZ$65,000 ($45,000, £32,000) in November last year and shipped to Australia.
He is now being prepared for racing at Mr Baker's stables.

It is not yet clear if the £200m research vessel will actually be named Boaty McBoatface
Meanwhile Boaty McBoatface remains the frontrunner in the UK's National Environmental Research Council's (NERC) non-binding poll to name a £200m polar research ship.

The silly name has garnered global support but it is not clear if the NERC is prepared to honour the poll result.
Horsey McHorseface is not the first homage to Boaty McBoatface - on 22 March a UK railway worker renamed the Portsmouth to Waterloo train service Trainy McTrainface.

[RampageBW1]

I suppose next up is someone naming their Dog Doggy McDogface.

[Manabomb]

I suppose next up is someone naming their Dog Doggy McDogface.

They would actually name it Doggy "Dog" Mcdogface

[Dendrek]

I hate the internet. And people. And especially people on the internet.

[Faroth]

So when the trainer is talking to the horse, he just calls the horse "Horsey."

It's name is literally "Horsey." Kinda cute and not REMOTELY the weirdest race horse name out there, I'm sure.

[Malachi256]

I hate the internet. And people. And especially people on the internet.

I'm with you, Denmeister - the internet is full of horrible people!

[Mayhem]

How long until some parents will name their child baby mcbabyface?

[klogaroth]

Here are some examples of horse names:

http://www.greatbritishracing.com/ne...t-horse-names/

This is....standard fare.

[Mayhem]

Here are some examples of horse names:

http://www.greatbritishracing.com/ne...t-horse-names/

This is....standard fare.

Pfahahaha that video always gets me!

[Ayla]

At least the horse has a face.

Boaty McBoatface makes no sense, it should be Boaty McBoaterson. I give Horsey McHorseface my thumbs up

[Mayhem]

At least the horse has a face.

Boaty McBoatface makes no sense, it should be Boaty McBoaterson. I give Horsey McHorseface my thumbs up

But the boat has a face like a boat and isn´t the son of a boat. Seriously, you don´t make any sense at all!

[Ayla]

But the boat has a face like a boat and isn´t the son of a boat. Seriously, you don´t make any sense at all!

He may not be my biological son, but I created him, you monster! When will people learn that love knows no boundaries! .... or something like that

[Polyxo]

I like this new convention.
-Poly McPolyface signing out.

[Mayhem]

He may not be my biological son, but I created him, you monster! When will people learn that love knows no boundaries! .... or something like that

Are you a boat?!

[Zelk]

Can't help but think Chis Morris should just be paid to name all horses. Ala Partridge on the commentary of course.

[Ayla]

Are you a boat?!

How could you think that!? I said he wasnt my biological son! Don't question my species! I have many children, cars, boats, they are all my children!

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>le Slowpoke maymay

[Annoying]

I hate the internet. And people. And especially people on the internet.

While I'm sure the spreading of naming things this way is the internet's fault, the pattern of <x>y Mc<x>face is certainly older than the internet. We used to make fun of eachother in elementary school using that pattern.

[Damajin]

While I'm sure the spreading of naming things this way is the internet's fault, the pattern of <x>y Mc<x>face is certainly older than the internet. We used to make fun of eachother in elementary school using that pattern.

Damn you must be as old as me, Mr. Oldy McOldface.

[Heladys]

I am still highly entertained, but there is an increasing risk here of jumping the Sharky McSharkface.