As it is a little slow today due to the weather I thought I would post this horse racing quiz which I found on t'internet: 1. As the Knavesmire is to York, so the Carholme was to which course? 2. Diomed was the first winner of which great race? 3. How many Grand Nationals did Desert Orchid win? 4. How many individual bets make up a Yankee? 5. How many winners did Gordon Richards ride in the 1947 season? 6. In 1925 at Windsor, bookmakers went on strike. Against what? 7. In betting, how much is a monkey? 8. In his 1990 comeback which horse gave Lester Piggott his first winner? 9. In which country did Steve Donoghue ride his first winner? 10. In which Surrey town is Sandown racecourse? 11. In which year was the Derby first run? 12. In which years did Red Rum win the Grand National? 13. Lester Piggott shares his birthday with which annual event? 14. On which course in Australia is the Melbourne Cup run? 15. On which horse did Princess Anne win her first flat race? 16. Over which flat racing course is the Welsh Derby run? 17. Over which racecourse is the Ebor Handicap run? 18. Over which racecourse is the Greenham Stakes run? 19. Son of a famous father, who had his first winner at Kempton in 1978? 20. The Hambleton Cup, first run in 1612, is still run at which course? 21. What kind of a race is a 'Bumper'? 22. What is Dick Hern's real first name? 23. What is the first name of Peter Scudamore's father? 24. What is the real first name of Richard Dunwoody? 25. When is a racehorse's official birthday south of the equator? 26. When were women first elected to membership of the Jockey Club? 27. Where did Britain's first evening meeting take place? 28. Where did Jonjo O'Neill break his leg so badly that amputation was considered? 29. Where in Doncaster did the St Leger take place before it was transferred to Town Moor? 30. Where is the Happy Valley racecourse?
Lincoln The Derby None 7. £500 10. Esher 11. 1780 12. 1973, 1974, 1977 13. Fireworks / Bonfire Night 14. Flemington
16. Ffos Las 17. York 18. Newbury 19. Mr Henderson 20. Thirsk 21. One run on the flat (the hurdles are removed) in the NH sphere 28. Bangor-On-Dee 30. Hong Kong
Many correct answers so far. Yes Sir Barney, Dessie won the Irish Grand National off top weight Need to ask you to try again on 16. and 19. old boy
Wrong on 8. - the question asks for the name of the horse (and it wasn't Royal Academy at the Breeders Cup)
If it isn’t Ffos Las must be Chepstow then. I thought the 11th richest man in Wales was keen to reinstate the ‘Welsh Derby’…obviously hasn’t though. Q19 I don’t know then. Mr Henderson did have his first winner in 1978 though and has a famous Pa – Johnn,y who has a race named after him at the Cheltenham Festival.
I think that's probably all of them so here the full list of answers: 1. Lincoln 2. Derby 3. One 4. Eleven 5. 269 6. Betting tax 7. £500 8. Nicholas 9. France 10. Esher 11. 1780 12. 1973, 1974 and 1977 13. Guy Fawkes Night 14. Flemington Park 15. Gulfland 16. Chepstow 17. York 18. Newbury 19. Walter Swinburn, Jnr 20. Thirsk 21. A National Hunt flat race 22. William 23. Michael 24. Thomas 25. August 1st 26. 1977 27. Hamilton 28. Bangor 29. Cantley Common 30. Hong Kong
