Over the years, various racehorses have earned nicknames popular among the public, and this is a compilation of those. Generic 'King/Queen of the Turf' and simple shortenings of names (eg. "Genny" for Genuine Risk) aren't included. Horses are listed in order of year of birth.
- Jorrocks (1833): The Iron Gelding
- Lexington (1850): The Blind Hero of Woodburn
- Planet (1855): The Great Red Fox
- Gladiateur (1862): The Avenger of Waterloo
- The Barb (1863): The Black Demon
- Carbine (1885): Old Jack
- Orbit (1885): El Stockwell Sudamericano ("The South American Stockwell")
- Domino (1891): The Black Whirlwind
- Imp (1894): My Coal Black Lady, The Queen of the West
- Old Man (1901): El Dios ("The God")
- Roseben (1901): The Big Train
- Old Boy (1909): El Coloso ("The Colossal")
- Pan Zaeta (1910): The Texas Whirlwind
- El Tango (1911): El caballo Galante ("The Gallant Horse")
- Old Rosebud (1911): Old Buddy
- The Tetrarch (1911): The Spotted Wonder
- Botafogo (1914): The Man o' War of South America, El caballo del pueblo ("The People's Horse")
- Exterminator (1915): Old Bones
- Man o' War (1917): Big Red, The Mostest Horse
- Bitalli (1918): The Gawk
- Mumtaz Mahal (1921): The Flying Filly
- Phar Lap (1926): The Red Terror, Big Red, The Wonder Horse
- Gallant Fox (1927): The Fox of Belair
- Equipoise (1928): The Chocolate Soldier
- Mineral (1928): El caballo del pueblo ("The People's Horse")
- Oakland (1928): El fenómeno blanco ("The White Phenomenon")
- Peter Pan (1929): Blond Bombshell
- Hyperion (1930): The Mighty Atom
- Palais Royal (1932): El Toro ("The Bull")
- Quati (1933): O Gigante Dourado ("The Golden Giant")
- Seabiscuit (1933): The Biscuit
- Lady Maryland (1934): The Old Gray Mare
- War Admiral (1934): The Admiral, The Mighty Atom
- Mona Bell (1935): Queen of the Sprinters, Queen of the Fillies
- Filibustero (1937): El crack albo ("The Albino Crack")
- Whirlaway (1938): Mr. Longtail
- Olhaverry (1939): El fantasma gris ("The Grey Ghost")
- Assault (1943): The Clubfooted Comet
- Coaltown (1945): The Goose
- Your Host (1947): The Magnificent Cripple, Old Sidewinder, The Twister, The Freak
- Native Dancer (1950): The Gray Ghost of Sagamore Farm
- Quiproquó (1950): Expresso de prata ("Silver Express")
- Silky Sullivan (1955): The California Comet, The Cardiac Kid, Mr. Heart Attack
- Kelso (1957): King Kelly
- Carry Back (1958): The People's Choice
- Affectionately (1960): Queen of Queens
- Roman Brother (1961): The Mighty Mite
- Graustark (1963): The Big G
- Dr. Fager (1964): The Doctor
- Dark Mirage (1965): The Tiny Tigress
- Nodouble (1965): The Arkansas Traveler
- Cougar (1966): The Big Cat
- Gunsynd (1967): The Goondiwindi Grey
- Brigadier Gerard (1968): The Brigadier
- Cañonero (1968): The Caracas Cannonball
- Secretarit (1970): Big Red
- Landaluce (1980): The Wonder Filly of the West
- Symboli Rudolf (1981): The Emperor
- Lady's Secret (1982): The Iron Lady
- Tamamo Cross (1984): White Lightning
- Nice Nature (1988): The Bronze Collector
- Narita Brian (1991): The Shadow Roll Monster
- Octagonal (1992): The Big O
- Air Groove (1993): The Empress
- Chief Bearhart (1993): The Chief
- Skip Away (1993): The Iron Horse
- Stay Gold (1994): The Silver Collector, The Successor to Nice Nature
- Sunline (1995): The Mare of the World
- Northerly (1996): The Fighting Tiger
- Lonhro (1998): The Black Flash
- Makybe Diva (1999): The Mighty Mare
- Elvstreom (2000): Big Elvis
- Zenyatta (2004): Queen Z, Lady Z
- Chautauqua (2010): The Grey Flash
- Fab's Cowboy (2011): Iron Horse, Bush Phar Lap, Queensland's Outback Marvel