The Northside Stable and the Great Naming Competition

2025 brings the Second Annual Northside Derby.

We have expanded our stable from 5 horses to 9! We have let our imaginations run wild! We also expanded the fun to include a Name the Horses Competition.

The Second Annual Northside Derby is the same day as the Kentucky Derby. Join us Saturday, May 3 to Run for the Roses! Wear your hat!

Horse Stats:

Each horse is carefully crafted from one 4 ½ foot Styrofoam pool noodle

Each horse is professionally cut from varying colors of card stock and painstakingly fitted with their own individualized mane.

Mane material used: blue yarn, white yarn, multicolor yarn, white pipe cleaner, and blue pipe cleaner.

Each horse has googly eyes

All horses are represented

1- Sea Horse

1- Pegasus

1- Unicorn

5- Thoroughbreds

1- Narwhal-not a horse but you cannot have a unicorn without a narwhal. It's a rule.

The winners of this year's naming competition are:

Twinkle Toes -Dylan H.

Purple Unicorn Nancy Rainbow -Lilly

Bothersome Bob -Staff

Starlight Moonshine -Daniela V.

Sir Horsington -Madeleine

Popcorn Shrimp -Ava M.

Sprinkles -Grace R

A Horse with no Mane -Staff

Frankie Says Relax -Staff

Honorable mentions:

Unihorse, Ricky Racer, Unispongy, Sea-Bisquit, Narwalhead, Hat Trick, Alexander Mimi, Starlight, and Stardust.

Last year staff named the horses.  And those names have been retired in the Northside Derby Hall of Fame.The hall of fame retirees: 

A Horse with No Name

Crimson Pride

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Eclipse Glasses

Erratic Printing

Of course, no Northside Derby is complete without a Derby Hat.  We have limited supplies available to build a Derby Hat and the best designs get a small prize.  Supplies are available from 4/21 to 4/26 inside the Library while they last.

Then, wear your derby hat to participate or observe the Northside Derby.

The Derby will be on Saturday, May 3^rd  10 am - 11:30 am in our own Meeting Room Racecourse.  All ages are welcome to participate!

Update:

Great fun was had by all on Derby Day! We ran multiple races all day long. Sometimes even holding rematches. The most popular mounts proved to be Sir Horsington (the narwhal), Purple Unicorn Nancy Rainbow, Popcorn Shrimp (the seahorse), and Sprinkles. But never fear, all the horses in the Northside Stable are loved for their very own selves and receive the very best of care. Join us next year for the Third Annual Northside Derby.