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PUB DATE | WEEK | TITLE | SYNOPSIS | THEMES | LINKS TO THIS CONTEST | WINNER | LINKS TO RESULTS OF THIS CONTEST (usually published 2-4 Weeks later) |
May 14, 1995 | 113 | WHAT KIND OF FOAL AM I? | Take a list of horses nominated to the Triple Crown races this year, choose any two, and propose a name for their offspring. | HOR | Text file | Contest image | ||
April 28, 1996 | 163 | WHAT KIND OF FOAL AM I? | Take the list of all 1996 Triple Crown nominees, couple up any two of them, and propose an appropriate name for their hypothetical foal. The foal's name must fit in no more than 18 characters, including spaces. | HOR | Text file | Contest image | ||
May 4, 1997 | 216 | WHAT KIND OF FOAL AM I? | Pair up any two of the 400-plus horses who have qualified for this year's Triple Crown races, and name their foal, in a maximum of 18 characters, including spaces. | HOR | Text file | Contest image | ||
May 3, 1998 | 268 | WHAT KIND OF FOAL AM I? | Take the names of this year's Triple Crown nominees, mate any two of them, a propose a name for the foal. The foal's name must be contained in 18 characters, including spaces. | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
May 2, 1999 | 320 | WHAT KIND OF FOAL AM I? | Mate any two of the horses qualifying for the Triple Crown races and come up with appropriate names for their foals. Maximum 18 letters and spaces. | HOR | Text file | Contest image | ||
April 9, 2000 | 344 (XI) | What Kind of Foal Am I? | Envision the mating of any two of the 387 horses qualifying for this year's Triple Crown, and propose a name for their foal. The foal's name must be contained in 18 or fewer letters and spaces. | HOR | Text file | Contest image | ||
April 8, 2001 | 396 (LXIII) | April Foals | Mate any two of the horses qualifying for the Triple Crown races and come up with appropriate names for their foals. Maximum 18 letters and spaces. | HOR | Text file | Contest image | ||
April 7, 2002 | 448 (CXV) | What Kind of Foal Am I? | Mate any two of the horses qualifying for the Triple Crown races this year and propose a name for their foal. No name may exceed 18 characters, including spaces. | HOR | Text file | Contest image | ||
March 30, 2003 | 499 | What Kind of Foal Am I? | Mate any two of the horses qualifying for this year's Triple Crown and tell us the name of their foal. Maximum 18 characters, including spaces. | HOR | Text file | ||
April 4, 2004 | 552 | What Kind of Foal Am I? | Breed any two of the horses on a list of those qualifying for this year's Triple Crown races, and tell us a good name for their foal. Maximum 18 characters, including spaces. | HOR | Text file | ||
April 3, 2005 | 604 | Fun for the Roses | Breed any two of the horses on a list of those qualifying for this year's Triple Crown races, and tell us a good name for their foal. The name of the foal must be no more than 18 characters, including spaces. | HOR | Text file | ||
April 2, 2006 | 656 | It's Post Time | Breed any two from a list of 100 of the more than 400 3-year-old racehorses nominated for this year's Triple Crown races, and name their hypothetical foal. The foal's name cannot exceed 18 characters and spaces combined. | HOR | Text file | ||
April 30, 2006 | 660 | Foaling Down: The Next Generation | Breed any two of the winning "offspring" included in this week's results, and name THEIR foal. | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
April 8, 2007 | 708 | What Kind of Foal Am I? | Breed any two from a list of 100 of the horses eligible for this year's Triple Crown races and provide an appropriate name for their foal. | HOR | Text file | ||
May 6, 2007 | 712 | Another Time Around the Track | Breed any two of the winning "offspring" included in the results of Week 708, and name THEIR foal. | HOR | Text file | ||
April 5, 2008 | 759 | What Kind of Foal Am I? | Breed any two of the 100 horses eligible for this year's Triple Crown and provide an appropriate name for their foal. | HOR | Text file | ||
May 3, 2008 | 763 | Another Time Around the Track | Breed any two of the winning "offspring" included in this week's results, and name THEIR foal. | HOR | Text file | ||
March 28, 2009 | 810 | What Kind of Foal Am I? | Breed any two of the more than 400 horses eligible for this year's Triple Crown races and provide an appropriate name for their foal. | HOR | Text file | Contest image | ||
April 25, 2009 | 814 | There Will Be Bloodline | Breed any two of the winning "offspring" included in this week's results, and name their foal. | HOR | Text file | Contest image | ||
April 3, 2010 | 863 | It's Post time | Breed any two of 100 of the almost 400 horses eligible for this year's Triple Crown races, and name the foal. | HOR | Text file | ||
May 1, 2010 | 867 | Back in the saddle | Breed any two of the foals in today's results -- OR one foal with one of the actual horses used in today's entries, and name the grandfoal. | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
April 10, 2011 | 914 | Foaling around | Breed any two of 100 of the almost 400 horses eligible for this year's Triple Crown races, and name the foal. | HOR | Text file | ||
May 8, 2011 | 918 | Colt Following | Breed any two "foals" in today's results, or one foal with one of the real horse names used in today's entries--and name the "grandfoal." The name may not exceed 18 characters, including spaces, and your entry shouldn't remotely duplicate any of today's results. | HOR | Text file | ||
April 1, 2012 | 965 | Foaling around | Breed any two of the horses in this year's Triple Crown races and name their foal. | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
April 29, 2012 | 969 | Colt following | Breed any two "foals" in today's results, and name the grandfoal. | HOR | Text file | Contest image | ||
May 27, 2012 | 973 | A real triple crown | The horses in this week's list either produced no inking "foals" in Week 965, or ran in the Kentucky Derby but weren't on the initial list. "Breed" any two and name the foal. | HOR | Text file | ||
April 7, 2013 | 1016 | Foaling around | Breed any two of the horses nominated for this year's Triple Crown races and give the foal a name humorously reflecting the names of the parents. | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
May 5, 2013 | 1020 | Colt following | Breed any two of this week's winning foals and name the grandfoal. | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
April 6, 2014 | 1066 | It's mating season | "Breed" any two from the provided list of 100 of the 3-year-old racehorses nominated for this year's Triple Crown and name the foal to reflect both names. | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
May 4, 2014 | 1070 | Colt following -- our grandfoals contest | "Breed" any two of the foal names that got ink this week, and name the offspring to reflect the parents' names. | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
April 5, 2015 | 1118 | Breed 'em and weep | Breed any two of the provided 100 racehorses nominated for this year's Triple Crown events and name the foal the reflect both names. (Conversational text) | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
May 3, 2015 | 1122 | Colt Following: 'Grandfoals' | "Breed" any two of the 65 foal names that got ink this week and name the offspring to reflect the parents' names. (Conversational text) | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
April 10, 2016 | 1170 | Derby or not Derby | "Breed" any two of the provided racehorses nominated for this year's Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont; and name the foal to reflect both names. (Conversational text) | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
May 8, 2016 | 1174 | Colt following -- It's time for the grandfoals | "Breed" any two of the 57 foal names that got ink this week and name the offspring to reflect both parents' names. (Conversational text) | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
April 9, 2017 | 1222 | Foaling around | "Breed" any two of the provided racehorses nominated for this year's Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont; and name the foal to reflect both of them. (Conversational text) | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
May 7, 2017 | 1226 | Colt following: The 'grandfoals' | "Breed" any two of the 61 foal names that got ink this week, and name the offspring to reflect both parents names. (Conversational text) | HOR | Text file | Contest image | ||
April 8, 2018 | 1274 | Heading for a foal -- our horse name 'breeding' contest | Your job is to "breed" any two names of the 360 horses nominated for this year's Triple Crown races and name the "foal" to reflect both names. (Conversational text) | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
May 6, 2018 | 1278 | Colt following: The 'grandfoals' | "Breed" any two of the 68 foal names that got ink this week, and name the offspring to reflect both parents' names, in the style of today's inking entries. (Conversational text) | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
April 7, 2019 | 1326 | Foaling around | "Breed" any two names from the provided list of 100 horses and name the foal to reflect both names. | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
May 5, 2019 | 1330 | Spinoff x Time Is Now = Grandfoals Week! | "Breed" any two of the 65 foal names that got ink this week, and name the offspring to reflect both parents' names. | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
May 3, 2020 | 1382 | For us, it's still Post Time | "Breed" any two names from the provided list of 100 of the 145 previous Kentucky Derby winners, from 1875 to 2019, and name the foal to humorously reflect the parents' names. (Conversational text) | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
May 31, 2020 | 1386 | Colt following: It's the grandfoals! | "Breed" any two of the 70 foal names that got ink this week and name the offspring to reflect both parents' names. (Conversational text) | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
September 6, 2020 | 1400 | Back on track with our classic 'foal' contest | "Breed" any two of the provided names of the 100 horses nominated for the 2020 Triple Crown races and name the "foal" to humorously reflect the parents' names. (Conversational text) | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
October 11, 2020 | 1405 | Okay, once more around the track | "Breed" any two of the provided foal names that got ink in Week 1400 and name the offspring to reflect both parents' names. (Conversational text) | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
April 4, 2021 | 1430 | Back to racing speed with the 'foals' | "Breed" any two of the provided names of the 100 horses nominated for the 2021 Triple Crown races and name the "foal" to humorously play off both parents' names. (Conversational text) | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
May 2, 2021 | 1434 | Go ahead, mate my bay: Grandfoals | "Breed" any two of this week's inking foal names and name the "grandfoal." (Conversational text) | HOR | Text file | Contest image | Post e-version | ||
YEAR 31 BEGINS |