When you decide to name a horse, there are certain things you don't want to subsequently occur. One would be that your horse's name comes to belong to a major international terrorist organisation.
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Well it seems that on that count, the owners of five-year-old gelding Cult of Isis drew a wide barrier.
Cult of Isis will race on Friday night as part of the undercard during the Manikato Stakes meeting.
The horse's owners have been advised not to change his name, to avoid making a fuss.
"The registrar was quite happy to keep him the way he is. They thought it would make more of a deal [out of it] if they did change it," trainer Wez Hunter told 3AW. "It's a deal if they do change it."
Hunter said the horse's name was actually pronounced "Cult of Eesus", and that even though racecallers tended to alternate between "Eesus" and "Isis", caller Greg Miles would be made aware of the proper pronunciation by race time on Friday night.
"He'll be all over it, he's a professional," Hunter said.
Cult of Isis has 17 starts for five wins and a further five placings.
Hunter said the horse was "in good order" ahead of the race.
Horse trainer Wez Hunter says there's been a bit of interest in "Cult of Isis". This one's pronounced "Eesus", which is Egyptian in origin. — 3AW Breakfast (@RossAndJohn)
October 23, 2014
