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:

    “These are the arks, the trophies, I erect,
    That fortify thy name against old age;
    And these thy sacred virtues must protect
    Against the dark and Time’s consuming rage.”
    —Samuel Daniel (1562–1619)

    “Love and marriage, love and marriage
    Go together like a horse and carriage
    Dad was told by mother
    You can’t have one without the other.”
    —Sammy Cahn (1913–1993)