when horse names sounded like jazz tunes...

moon rage
count cool
khal me later
miss ruby
stepping jewel
sickle jimmy
mercenary
rosma
our merhf
stealth
flying squirrel
little pidgie
spy fleet
bumblebee
stateless
gameylon
pert heels
sir gabe
four by five
marsh's turk
spee damion
patmon
arch miss
heelsaflyin
wind wings
peace rumor
alf a mo
heel flame
skippy toubo
priam's owl
don't dream
my urchin
stranglehold
blue trumpeter
smart apple
imbros
noble bell
breezing bebe
hug-me-tight
harass
royal's last
tiger jay
rustic lore
valentine boy
telegraph-hill
rush me

a sampling of horse names from a 1954 golden gate fields horse racing program...