Talk:Dark horse

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Ummm.... I do believe that a "dark horse" originally is actually a horse in racing about which little is known generally. But the trainers have been keeping quiet that it's a very good racer. Thus it has long odds but a good chance of winning.

Also, a "dark horse" in film is a movie which seems obscure but does unexpectedly well.

Thus, a "dark horse" generally is anything that comes from seemingly obscure origins but turns out to be very successful.

This article should be moved to "dark horse candidate" and a new one created for "dark horse" Sbwoodside 18:42, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Well, that background is interesting. Quite a lot of articles link to Dark horse and it looks as if (almost?) all mean the candidate. Rather than have to sort all that out, a disambiguation page might be better. However, I suggest adding your etymology to the top of the present article (well worth it in my view). I think this would improve the article and still leave it quite managable. Thincat 08:47, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

That's what my original reaction was, actually...M1ss1ontomars2k4 17:58, 17 April 2006 (UTC)