Taylor and Sargent would be dark-horse candidates.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nobel Prize Speculation, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

Christa Faust is an interesting dark-horse choice.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three Authors] Reference

It's from the dark-horse rival, Palm -- and its owner HP.    From Wordnik.com.  [Palm Preps iPad Competitor] Reference

"Secret" entered the Oscar race as a dark-horse contender.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Dual Life, One Oscar Winner] Reference

One dark-horse threat to an Oklahoma title: Oklahoma State.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fast Times in Oklahoma] Reference

Outlook: The Eagles could be a dark-horse Super Bowl choice.    From Wordnik.com.  [McNabb's still the man, but winds of change could blow] Reference

Menchov is the biggest dark-horse the Tour has seen in years.    From Wordnik.com.  [Battle for Tour de France podium heats up] Reference

Nobody has breathlessly speculated about dark-horse candidates.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Supreme Court has a vacancy. The Federal Reserve has three. Anyone notice?] Reference

I think there's a chance for a dark-horse GOP candidate in 2008.    From Wordnik.com.  [McCain-Pawlenty will not happen] Reference

Nobody has breathlessly speculated about dark-horse candidates.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eye Opener: Federal benefits payments go paperless] Reference

Two dark-horse Democrats offered relief of sorts to Mrs. Clinton.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clinton, Targeted by Rivals] Reference

(He's said to be a dark-horse candidate for the CBS Evening News.).    From Wordnik.com.  [The Summer of Bill Begins! Hemmer in $1.75 M. Hamptons Deal; London Terrace Dumps Hell Studio; Shelly Ross Sells for $2.5 M.] Reference

A year later, she'd been drafted in as a dark-horse candidate for president.    From Wordnik.com.  [Multilateralism as the Response to Contemporary Challenges] Reference

James Polk becomes the first dark-horse candidate to win the presidential nomination.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Unconventional Idea] Reference

The BJP, which looked weak at first, began to act as if it actually was the dark-horse favorite.    From Wordnik.com.  [India's Premature Exuberance] Reference

His wonderful Eco was repackaged with that song and sold in American market after his dark-horse win.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marty Lipp: Music to Cool You From Around the World] Reference

Harding has always been considered a dark-horse candidate who was put there by the cabal of senators.    From Wordnik.com.  [Warren G. Harding] Reference

The 49ers should be in the mix for the NFC West title all year and could be a dark-horse playoff pick.    From Wordnik.com.  [49ers are reloaded, taking aim at top of NFC West] Reference

John Geddes, the paper's current deputy managing editor, and Collins -- are seen as dark-horse options.    From Wordnik.com.  [Periscope] Reference

And we must acknowledge that our dark-horse candidate, Wisconsin running back John Clay, was never a factor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Our Preseason Picks, Revisited] Reference

With those three coming back, PC could be a dark-horse contender for a top-half finish in next year's standings.    From Wordnik.com.  [Big South Conference] Reference

Mr. Mousavi in particular ran an energetic dark-horse campaign that startled the nation with some of its strategies.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Iran Vote, a Challenger Looks to Past] Reference

And Smale is no stranger to shake-ups: at P&G, he named a dark-horse successor instead of the expected heir apparent.    From Wordnik.com.  [ONE MORE PINK SLIP?] Reference

More surprising was the selection of Deutsche Bank, which was seen as a dark-horse candidate before last week's interviews.    From Wordnik.com.  [AIG Picks Two Banks to Head Up Asia IPO] Reference

For that reason, a deep-pocketed, dark-horse bidder—whose name hasn't been bandied about—may still emerge as the winner.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bold-Face Hotel Buyer Has No Face] Reference

Why do the dark-horse boyfriends in this kind of domestic gothic always have "penthouse flats" full of "clean, gleaming gadgets"?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thrillers] Reference

BTW, this is an attitude employed by Senator Clinton, and the stark opposite of a hungry dark-horse candidate like Mike Huckabee.    From Wordnik.com.  [Romney and McCain tied at 30% each.] Reference

Mike Weir is another good dark-horse pick for the same reason.    From Wordnik.com.  [SI.com] Reference

Analysts also say a dark-horse candidate from the military may emerge.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dose.ca Music briefs] Reference

Takahashi, 34, has emerged as a dark-horse candidate for the No. 5 spot.    From Wordnik.com.  [tcpalm.com Stories] Reference

ABC's dark-horse candidate "Modern Family," averaged 9.6 million viewers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference

Eco was repackaged with that song and sold in American market after his dark-horse win.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference

(And Gosselin didn't even command second place: That honor went to blond dark-horse Erin Andrews.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Buzz Log] Reference

They never expected the admiral to become a dark-horse contender for the students 'vote on a new school mascot, the reports.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. News] Reference