Graham Taylor allows his children to name the family's horses and it was son James that came up with Elemenohpee, which has been a winter revelation, winning three on end.
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Taylor bred a couple of horses this year and Elemenohpee has been their most successful horse, but when Taylor says his kids chose the name, he means a 24-year-old, who shares in the ownership.
"We generally all have a crack at it and came up with the best name we can. James liked the sound of this name because it (LMNOP) in is the middle of the alphabet," Taylor said. "It is a fun name.
"It rolls off the tongue and people tend to skip through that middle part of the alphabet and it is certainly unique. We all liked it, so we went for it."
The name has seen Team Hawkes give the Henny Hughes three-year-old the stable name of alphabet. Elemenohpee has proven more than just a good name this preparation, building a good record as he has progressed from a Hawkesbury maiden to a midweek at Canterbury and Saturday win at Rosehill.
He gets his chance at Randwick on Saturday and the Taylor family will be there in force.
"We knew he had a bit of ability before this preparation because he had run thirds to a group 2 winner in Pearls and a group 3 winner Yattarna but we were patient because of what Michael and John [Hawkes] were telling us," Taylor said.
"It was nice for him to come out and win a race but to win two in town has been great. [Jockey] Christian Reith has done a fantastic job on him for us. He knows him very well and just has that knack coming at the right time."
