Horse Racing Quiz - Round 2 - Closed

Ok guys, here comes round 2!
You have until 8pm on Monday 8th August to PM the answers to me. (no search engines allowed!)

Can you name the racecourses at which these horse races take place?
1. Lincoln Handicap
2. Tingle Creek Chase
3. National Spirit Hurdle
4. Northumberland Plate
5. Irish Grand National
6. Irish Derby
7. Nassau Stakes
8. King George 6th Chase
9. Peterborough Chase
10. Ulster National

General Questions

11. Which jockey riding Shergar in 1981 won in his first Derby ride?

12. Which jockey won the 1970 St Leger on Nijinsky?

13. Which jockey won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe from 1985 to 1987 on three different horses?

14. Which race came first, the 1000 Guineas or 2000 Guineas?

15. Which race is known as 'The Publicans' Derby'?

16. Which trainer, who died in 1983 aged 95, saddled 13 Classic winners?

17. Which trainer's autobiography was called 'The Glorious Uncertainty'?

18. Which was the first horse to win two Grand Nationals?

19. Which was the first racecourse equipped with a photo-finish camera?

20. Who is the St Leger named after?

Good luck!

Current Leader Board
Eyetoldyouso = 10 pts
racingnut = 8pts
SetupDeterminesTheMotion = 6 pts
Liam Main = 5 pts
Solerina = 4 pts
braveheart101 = 3 pts

Thanks for doing this YI : )

I've sent my answers in, I couldn't answer them all, so someone is sure to beat me,

Solerina

Thanks Sol.
Answers and results will be announced on Wednesday.

I will post mine tomorrow,got a wife free night so i'll have the piece and quiet i need

Don't post them, send them in a pm to me.

The clock is ticking. I have some answers, get those pm's to me peeps!

I've sent my answers YI, as long as i'm not last i'll be happy

2 and a bit hours left if anyone else wants a go at this.
I have 6 entries so far.

Countdown Clock

Spoiler:

Results and answers to follow

Here are the answers after round one:

1. In 1990 Mr Frisk set a record time in which major race?
Grand national
2. In which year was Red Rums 3rd win of the Grand national?
1977
3. Where is the Lincoln handicap run?
Doncaster
4. Name any two of the three races that make up the triple crown?
2000 Guineas, Derby, St leger
5. Sam Arnull was the first jockey to win which race?
The Derby
6. Which Irish jockey won the Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe four times?
Pat Eddery
7. To within two years, when did Lester Piggot first win the Derby?
1954
8. Which classic race was sponsored by Gold Seal from 1984-92?
The Oaks
9. Which author rode Devon Loch to a near Grand national win in 1956?
Dick Francis
10. What colour was Red Rum?
Bay
11. Which Arthur Conan Doyle character had a horse named after him and subsequently a horse race?
Brigadier Gerard
12. Which of English classic horse races is named after a house in Epsom?
The Oaks
13. Mozart's piece of music "A musical joke" is the music associated with the BBC coverage of which sport?
Horse of the year show (show jumping accepted)
14. At what height does a Pony become a Horse? (in hands)
14.2 hands and over (allow 14 as a correct answer)
15. In which country would you find the Flemington racecourse?
Australia
16. Which French town is noted for two things, Lace and a racecourse?
Chantilly

Points strategy:
10 points for 1st
8 points for 2nd
6 points for 3rd
5 points for 4th
4 points for 5th
3 points for 6th
1 point for 7th onwards

Current Leader board
Eyetoldyouso = 10 pts
racingnut = 8pts
SetupDeterminesTheMotion = 6 pts
Liam Main = 5 pts
Solerina = 4 pts
braveheart101 = 3 pts

Thanks for taking part guys, the next round will be up soon!

Out of 16 how many did I get YI?

12.5

Where did the half come from?:P

Question 4

Thats just typical, I was in so much of a rush this morning I deleted answer 14 by mistake. Well done everyone. Cheers for doing this YI whens round 2

Question 10: I think you will find that Rummy was brown!

Bay is a reddish brown.

Congrats Eyes!

I gave the answer for the American Triple Crown!

Can't believe I couldn't think of Chantilly! I put Longchamp as my answer


Thanks for doing this YI .......looking forward to round 2.

Nice to see you posting again, Reebok : )

Solerina

Thanks guys, I'll put round 2 up tomorrow and you will have the weekend to submit your answers

Solerina wrote:Congrats Eyes!

I gave the answer for the American Triple Crown!

Can't believe I couldn't think of Chantilly! I put Longchamp as my answer


Thanks for doing this YI .......looking forward to round 2.

Nice to see you posting again, Reebok : )

Solerina

I was going to put the US triple crown as well seeing as ours is over 3 different distances but have just googled it and there are lots of different triple crowns all over the world. We even have a triple crown just for fillies which wasn't mentioned in the question. As for the music question how is the horse of the year programme a sport and what does show jumping have to do with horseracing? Also ive just googled Red Rum and it says his colour was indeed BAY so YI is right on that one as he was with the Oaks one which I always thought was the Derby.
Hopefully YI Man will make Round 2 a bit easier for us mere mortals

braveheart101 wrote:
As for the music question how is the horse of the year programme a sport and what does show jumping have to do with horseracing?

Lol yes, and I also thought this a strange question in a horseracing quiz......I knew the answer coz I used to follow the showjumping....back in Nick Skelton's day.

14 hands is still most definitely a pony btw

Anyway, I loved the quiz so please hurry up with round 2, YI

Solerina

Round 2 questions are up (op)

Thanks YI......some good questions there

Solerina

Bump!

Don't forget to send your answers in.

I'm still thinking........got 12 of them so far

Solerina

Round 2 is closed.
Answers and results to follow guys.

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Dont worry Liam, results and the next round will be up tomorrow.
I was having slight technical difficulties.

Ah right, no worries mate.

Did we ever get the answers to this ?

SetupDeterminesTheMotion wrote:Did we ever get the answers to this ?

I don't think we did, Sets!

YI must have got waylaid lol

Sorry guys, I got problems at the moment with my pc. All the answers and submissions are stored on it. Im down to just the lap top at the moment. I haven't forgotten, hope to have it sorted soon.

Thanks YI....hope your PC gets better soon : )