Dark Horse

A dark horse is a little-known person or thing that emerges to prominence, especially in a competition of some sort or a contestant that seems unlikely to succeed.

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Famous quotes containing the words dark and/or horse:

    “Why look in the dark for light?”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.”
    —Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)