Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Kelpies are mythical creatures very similar to the capaill in The Scorpio Races. They were a little sneakier, though, preferring to drag their prey into the sea and then eat then, rather than just bite body parts off on the beach. (Source.)
The myth of the Water Horse has been explored before, including in the 2007 movie The Water Horse, which is a decidedly more family-friendly affair than the gory The Scorpio Races. (Source.)
The myth of the Loch Ness monster originated as a myth of the Each Uisge, a monster very similar to the capaill uisce of The Scorpio Races. We doubt even Sean Kendrick could catch and tame the water horse of the Loch. And don't get Celtic and Scottish mythology confused… they're similar but not the same. Like water horses, these myths have the tendency to move across the water. (Source.)