Origins of Sayings - A Dark HorseAbout the history and origins behind the famous saying a dark horse.Stories behind Famous Sayings
The Saying: A DARK HORSE Who Said It: Benjamin Disraeli When: 1831 The Story behind It: One of England's most distinguished prime ministers, Disraeli was also a noted novelist and poet. In the second book of his three-volume novel The Young Duke: A Moral Tale Though Gay, Disraeli has his main character, the Duke of St. James, attend a horse race that has a surprise finish: "A dark horse which had never been thought of, and which the careless St. James had never even observed in the list, rushed past the grandstand in sweeping triumph." Today, the phrase "dark horse" is used to identify any unexpected winner. | ||
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