Dark Horse

A dark horse is a political candidate who is nominated unexpectedly; or an underdog in other fields who achieved unprecented success.

Dark Horse may also refer to:

Books

• Dark Horse Comics, a comic book publisher
• Dark Horses, a book by X. J. Kennedy
• Dark Horse (Reed novel), a 2008 novel by Ralph Reed
• Dark Horse (Knebel novel), a novel by Fletcher Knebel
• Dark Horse, a 2002 novel by Tami Hoag
• The Dark Horse (novel), a children's novel by Marcus Sedgwick
• The Dark Horse (magazine), a magazine published in Scotland
• The Dark Horse, a Walt Longmire Mystery by Craig Johnson 2010
• The Dark Horse, a 1931 novel by Robert Grant

Film and television

• The Dark Horse (1932 film), an American comedy film
• The Dark Horse, a 1946 American film directed by Will Jason
• Dark Horse (1992 film), an American film directed by David Hemmings
• Dark Horse (2005 film), a Danish-Icelandic film directed by Dagur Kári
• Dark Horse (2011 film), an American film directed by Todd Solondz
• The Dark Horse (2014 film), a New Zealand film directed by James Napier Robertson
• Dark Horse Entertainment, a film and TV production arm of Dark Horse Comics (see above)
• "The Dark Horse" (Tanner '88), an episode of Tanner '88
• Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance, a 2014 equine documentary

Music

• Dark Horse Records, a recording company owned by George Harrison
• Dark Horse Recording Studio, a studio complex in Franklin, Tennessee, U.S.

Albums

• Dark Horse (George Harrison album)
• Dark Horse (Nickelback album)
• Dark Horse (Twista album)
• Darkhorse, an album by Crazy Town
• The Dark Horse (Achilles album)
• Dark Horse – A Live Collection, an album by Ryan Star
• Dark Horse, an unreleased album by Caitlin & Will
• Dark Horse, an album and book by John Fischer
• Dark Horses, an album by Tex Perkins
• Dark Horses, an album by Jon English

Songs

• "Dark Horse" (Amanda Marshall song)
• "Dark Horse" (George Harrison song)
• "Dark Horse" (Katy Perry song)
• "Dark Horses" (Switchfoot song)
• "Dark Horse", by Converge from the album Axe to Fall
• "The Dark Horse", by Scale the Summit from the album The Migration
• "Dark Horse", by Madball from the album Empire

Other uses

• Operation Darkhorse offensive against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF)
• Darkhorse Theater Nashville, Tennessee
• Darkhorse (band)
• Dark Horse (astronomy), a large dark nebula
• Dark Horse Brewery, a brewpub in Marshall, Michigan, U.S.
• 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, nicknamed "Dark Horse", an infantry battalion in the U.S. Marine Corps
• Dark Horse, a hybrid 3D computer proposed by Los Alamos National Laboratory prior to the IBM Roadrunner