Dark Horse

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

Dark Horse, Darkhorse, or The Dark Horse may also refer to:

Novels

 * Dark Horse (Brown novel), a 2013 crime novel by Honey Brown
 * The Dark Horse, a 1931 novel by Robert Grant
 * Dark Horse, a 2002 novel by Tami Hoag
 * The Dark Horse, a 2010 Walt Longmire mystery by Craig Johnson
 * Dark Horse, a 1972 novel by Fletcher Knebel
 * Dark Horse (Reed novel), a 2008 novel by Ralph Reed
 * The Dark Horse, a 2002 children's novel by Marcus Sedgwick

Other

 * Dark Horse, a 2018 non-fiction psychology/self-help book by Todd Rose and Ogi Ogas
 * The Dark Horse (magazine), a magazine published in Scotland
 * Dark Horse Comics, a comic book publisher

Films

 * The Dark Horse (1932 film), an American comedy film
 * The Dark Horse (1946 film), an 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: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance, a 2015 documentary about the racehorse

Television

 * "The Dark Horse" (Tanner '88), an episode of the television series Tanner '88

Companies

 * Dark Horse Entertainment, the film and television production arm of Dark Horse Comics (see above)
 * Dark Horse, an Australian film production company owned by filmmaker Catriona McKenzie

Music

 * Dark Horse Records, a record label owned by George Harrison

Albums

 * Dark Horse (George Harrison album), 1974
 * Darkhorse, by Crazy Town, 2002
 * The Dark Horse (Achilles album) or the title song, 2005
 * Dark Horse – A Live Collection, by Ryan Star, 2006
 * Dark Horse (Nickelback album), 2008
 * Dark Horse (Twista album) or the title song, 2014
 * Dark Horse (Devin Dawson album) or the title song, 2018
 * Dark Horse, by Caitlin & Will, unreleased

Songs

 * "Dark Horse" (George Harrison song), 1974
 * "Dark Horse" (Amanda Marshall song), 1997
 * "Dark Horse", by Converge from Axe to Fall, 2009
 * "Dark Horse", by the Ghost Inside from Get What You Give, 2012
 * "Dark Horse" (Katy Perry song), 2013
 * "The Dark Horse", by Scale the Summit from The Migration, 2013

Concert tours

 * Alternative name for George Harrison and Ravi Shankar's 1974 North American tour
 * Dark Horse Tour, 2008–2010 world tour by Nickelback

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
 * DarkHorse Podcast, a podcast presented by Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying