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!