Style Invitational Week 973: The third leg of our ‘foal’ Triple Crown

We’ve had 19 years of our signature Foaling Around contest — in which the Losers “breed” two names of Triple Crown-eligible horses and name the foal. And it’s been seven years of the “grandfoals,” in which you breed any two results of the first contest. Let’s find out if there’s life in the old nag yet. As with the Belmont Stakes in horse racing’s Triple Crown, this third leg is harder, and not as likely to draw thousands of entries. But that means the odds are improved for those who load into the starting gate. At the suggestion of Loser Jonathan Hardis, we’re calling this contest “Unlucky in Love”:

This week: The horses in this week’s list (it’s at the bottom of this week’s Invite, after the results) either produced no inking “foals” in Week 965, or ran in the Kentucky Derby or Preakness but weren’t on the initial list. “Breed” any two and name the foal, just as in Week 965 or 969. As usual, names must not exceed 18 characters including spaces. You may resubmit entries you sent in Week 965.

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 Winner gets the Inkin’ Memorial, the Style Invitational trophy. Second place wins a toilet handle with a battery-operated night light built into it. Because it’s really hard to guess where the handle of a toilet is. Donated by Andrea Kelly.

Other runners-up win their choice of a coveted Style Invitational Loser T-shirt, a yearned-for Loser Mug or the new, ardently desired Grossery Bag. Honorable mentions get a lusted-after Loser magnet. First Offenders get a smelly, tree-shaped air “freshener” (Fir Stink for their first ink). E-mail entries to losers@washpost.com or fax to 202-334-4312. Deadline is Monday, June 4; results published June 24 (online June 22). No more than 25 entries per entrant per week. Include “Week 973” in your e-mail subject line or it might be ignored as spam. Include your real name, postal address and phone number with your entry. See contest rules and guidelines at wapo.st/StyleInv. The subhead for this week’s honorable mentions is by Beverley Sharp; the alternative headline in the “Next week” line is by Tom Witte. Join the Style Invitational Devotees on Facebook at on.fb.me/invdev .

Report from Week 969

our seventh annual “grandfoals” contest. As in previous years, this week’s grandfoal names didn’t usually take into account every element of the parents’ names, since those names were often puns already.

The winner of the Inkin’ Memorial

Myth Congeniality x Paul Bunion = Sandra Bull Ox (Kathy El-Assal, Middleton, Wis.)

2. Winner of the jewelry-holder figurine who has snaking wires where her head should be: Forest Grump x Do Wit Yourself = Surly, You Jest (Chris Doyle, Ponder, Tex.)

3. Kneel Diamond x Fairway to Heaven = I’m a Bereaver (Kathy Hardis Fraeman, Olney, Md.)

4. G. Queue x 20,000 Leaks = G. Whiz (John Winant, Bellevue, Neb.)

The beaten track: Honorable mentions

Iraqnid x SAT on a Tuffet = Kurds Is to Whey (J.D. Berry, Springfield, Va.)

Matzo Ballistic x Fairway to Heaven = Let My People Golf (Howard Walderman, Columbia, Md.)

A Perfect X x Two Dollar Hose = Bo L’eggs (George-Ann Rosenberg, Washington)

Deep Throat x Amish Stripper = Hoarse and Buggy (Susan Thompson, Cary, N.C.)