Run for the Roses

A nickname for the Kentucky Derby horse race, at which the winning horse is adorned with a garland of roses. I never thought much of horse racing until I saw the Run for the Roses in person at Churchill Downs—what a spectacle!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Martina	mahr-TEE-nah (Italian, Spanish, Dutch), mahr-TEEN-ə (English)	German, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, English, Swedish, Dutch, Ancien
Florus	-	Ancient Roman
Cher	SHER	English
Pridbor	-	Medieval Slavic
Rathnait	-	Irish
Blanch	[bla:ntʃ]