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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:
Publications
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
Film and television
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