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A good morning to all, anybody seen the quiz in yesterdays RP, if so anyone got any answers that they would like to share <!– s:) –>
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<!– s:D –>They were on line last year so in time hopefully that will be the case this time round.
Actually won it last year (with a work colleague) and am gutted that I can’t enter this time round and defend the title.1. Who performed the greatest riding feat of all time, according to a poll of Racing Post readers in February 2007?
A Lester Piggott
B Frankie Dettori
C Fred Winter
D Tony McCoy
2. Which Classic winner had a name that means ‘son of a whore’?
A Filho da Puta
B Foig a Ballagh
C Van Tromp
D Pont l’Eveque
3. Lester Piggott ‘borrowed’ a whip from which jockey during the Grand Prix de Deauville in 1979?
A Yves Saint-Martin
B Freddie Head
C Philippe Paquet
D Alain Lequeux
4. Which artist had a father who trained an Irish Grand National winner?
A Francis Bacon
B David Hockney
C Damien Hirst
D Lucian Freud
5. Which Group 1 winner in Britain in 2007 was owned by a Cabinet minister?
A Natagora
B Literato
C Indian Ink
D Red Evie
6. In which Alfred Hitchcock film does music-hall performer Mr Memory correctly name Humorist as the 1921 Derby winner?
A The Man Who Knew Too Much
B The 39 Steps
C Sabotage
D The Lady Vanishes
7. Who trained a 1,000 Guineas winner 59 years after training a 2,000 Guineas runner-up?
A Reg Day
B Charles Elsey
C Cecil Boyd-Rochfort
D Noel Murless
8. According to Shakespeare, which king had a horse called White Surrey?
A Lear
B Macbeth
C Richard III
D Henry V
9. Which of the Rolling Stones is the owner-breeder of Sandymount Earl, the 2007 Irish Cesarewitch winner?
A Mick Jagger
B Keith Richards
C Charlie Watts
D Ronnie Wood
10. Which trainer had a father who was president of the International Olympic Committee?
A Noel Meade
B Arthur Moore
C Mouse Morris
D Jessica Harrington
11. Which cartoonist had a grandfather who was a prominent jockey?
A Leslie Ward
B Tom Webster
C Osbert Lancaster
D Carl Giles
12. Which cartoonist featured ponies prominently in his work?
A William Heath Robinson
B Norman Thelwell
13. Who is this Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning trainer?
A Arthur Barrow
B Jimmy FitzGerald
C Sirrell Griffiths
D Peter Beaumont
14. Name the only jumper to win all his ten races at one British course.
A Pendil
B Peaty Sandy
C Chaos
D Clear Cut
15. Which Prime Minister owned two Derby winners during his 15 months in office?
A Duke of Wellington
B Earl of Derby
C Viscount Palmerston
D Earl of Rosebery
16. Which author wrote best-selling biographies of Arkle and Red Rum?
A John Hislop
B Ivor Herbert
C John Oaksey
D Peter Willett
17. Which comic actor owned and trained a Derby winner?
A George Formby
B Will Hay
C Tom Walls
D Alastair Sim
18. Which singer married a Derbywinning jockey?
A Marie Lloyd
B Gracie Fields
C Vera Lynn
D Shirley Bassey
19. What weight do fillies carry in the Derby?
A 8st 7lb
B 8st 9lb
C 8st 11lb
D 9st
20. What weight do mares carry in the Champion Hurdle and Cheltenham Gold Cup?
A 11st 3lb
B 11st 5lb
C 11st 7lb
D 11st 9lb
21. Which BBC TV commentator described the pile-up at the 23rd fence in the 1967 Grand National?
A Peter O’Sullevan
B Julian Wilson
C Michael O’Hehir
D John Hanmer
22. Which Grand National winner had a type of noseband named after him?
A Grakle
B Forbra
C Battleship
D Workman
23. Which US Triple Crown winner had a type of bridle named after him?
A Omaha
B Whirlaway
C Assault
D Citation
24. Who was champion point-to-point rider twice and won an Olympic gold medal?
A Bertie Hill
B Frank Ryall
C Ian McKie
D Alastair Crow
25. Who is this Grand National fence (see main picture above)?
A Red Alligator
B Highland Wedding
C Gay Trip
D Specify
26. Name the only filly or mare to beat Dancing Brave.
A Pebbles
B Triptych
C Estrapade
D Lady’s Secret
27. The Queen’s filly Dunfermline was the only horse to beat which great champion?
A Grundy
B Alleged
C Troy
D Shergar
28. ‘Orange, green and white hooped sleeves, white cap’ were the colours carried by which great champion?
A Comedy Of Errors
B Night Nurse
C Monksfield
D Sea Pigeon
29. Which great champion was owned by Wilma Franklyn?
A Molvedo
B Ragusa
C Vaguely Noble
D Dr Fager
30. Which champion won the King
George VI Chase twice in one year?
A Captain Christy
Silver Buck
C Desert Orchid
D One Man
31. The Buggins Farm Nursery at Haydock was the first race won by which outstanding champion of the 1950s?
A Tulyar
B Pinza
C Never Say Die
D Crepello
32. The Chipmobile Maiden Stakes at Haydock was the first race won by which outstanding champion of the 1980s?
A Dancing Brave
B Reference Point
C Mtoto
D Nashwan
33. The Coronation Cup was inaugurated to mark the coronation of which monarch?
A William IV
B Victoria
C Edward VII
D George V
34. Name the only jockey apart from Frankie Dettori to win seven races in one day in Britain.
A Lester Piggott
B Pat Eddery
C Sir Gordon Richards
D Fred Archer
35. Which feature film about racing was directed by Gary Ross?
A National Velvet
B Champions
C Phar Lap
D Seabiscuit
36. Which great Wimbledon tennis champion is a keen racehorse owner?
A Jack Kramer
B John McEnroe
C Billie Jean King
D Martina
Navratilova
37. Who is this current champion (see picture below)?
A Tom O’Brien
B James Tudor
C Seb Sanders
D Greg Fairley
38. Racehorse owner Sir Reginald Sheffield is the father-in-law of which politician?
A Gordon Brown
B David Cameron
C Ken Livingstone
D George W Bush
39. Horses was a 1975 album by which singer-songwriter?
A Carole King
B Patti Smith
C Joni Mitchell
D Emmylou Harris
40. A Day At The Races was a 1976 album by which rock group?
A Genesis
B Pink Floyd
C Led Zeppelin
D Queen
41. Which actor and racehorse owner is the son of an illegal bookmaker?
A George Cole
B James Bolam
C Albert Finney
D John Hurt
42. Which champion sprinter had the same name as a novel by F Scott Fitzgerald?
A Chief Singer
B Never So Bold
C Last Tycoon
D Polish Patriot
43. Which Derby runner-up had the same name as a novel by F Scott Fitzgerald?
A Dickens Hill
B Glacial Storm
C Silver Patriarch
D The Great Gatsby
44. Name the French trainer who in November 2007 said: "If bookmakers were honest people there would be no problem, but the bookmaker is a man born dishonest."
A Criquette Head-Maarek
B Andre Fabre
C Pascal Bary
D Elie Lellouche
45. At which racecourse is the Horn Blower Stakes run?
A Redcar
B Ripon
C Beverley
D Thirsk
46. What is Barry Hills’s full first name?
A Barrington
B Barrett
C Barrymore
D Barraclough
47. The St Leger-winning jockey receives an outsized piece of which equipment as a prize?
A Goggles
B Cap
C Whip
D Jockstrap
48. Name the 1970s footballer of whom it was said: "If he could pass a betting shop like he could pass a football, he’d have no problems".
A Kevin Keegan
B Francis Lee
C Brian Labone
D Stan Bowles
49. Which TV equine was "Like a streak of lightning flashing ‘cross the sky"?
A Mister Ed
B Hercules
C Champion the Wonder Horse
D Muffin the Mule
50. Which song contains the following lyric?
‘He gave her his town house and his racing horses
Each meal she ate was a dozen courses’
A Minnie the Moocher
B Lydia the Tattooed Lady
C My Darling Clementine
D Mademoiselle from Armentieres
THE RULES
Entries must be typed or written clearly, with each answer numbered
Please include your name, address, daytime telephone number and, where possible, an email address
Entries must be received by Friday, January 4, 2008, and should be sent to Christmas Quiz, Racing Post, 1 Canada Square, London E14 5AP
Only one entry per household
The entry with the most correct answers will be the winner. In the event of a tie for any of the prizes, the winner will be determined at random
The judges’ decision is final, and there is no alternative to any of the prizes
Employees, or their relatives, of the Racing Post or Stan James are not eligible to enter
Normal Racing Post rules apply. For a copy, please write to customer services at the above address
THE PRIZES
1st Prize
VIP day out for two, with full hospitality in the Stan James box for the Stan James 2,000 Guineas
PLUS £1,000 in free bets to the winner
2nd to 11th place
Pairs of tickets to the Stan James 1,000 Guineas, plus £50 free bets
12th to 50th Place
£50 free betsones I am certain off
2. is A
5. is B
9. is D
10. is C
14. Any Geordie will tell you…Peaty Sandy Newcastle
16 Ivor Herbert
21 C
22A
23 C
26. C
30 was one man Kempton and Sandown
35 DFirstly a cracking effort by Rory for putting the Questions on line and an equally great effort by Fist Of Fury 2k8 although tongue in cheek was thinking along the same lines as him on some.
37 although you cannot see it is Greg Fairley.
40 D
46 A
Not Much of a contribution but am working on it.
Pat
9 is not Keith Richards, it is Ronnie WoodPretty sure 1 is Fred Winter on Mandarin
19 is 8.9 . Cape Verdi was the last one to run
20 is 11.9
25 I think the photo looks like Pat Taaffe so I will say Gay Trip
28 I think it was Comedy of Errors
I should mention that I believe question 14 to be poorly worded ~ as far as I am concerned, it is asking for a horse who ran ten times at one track and won all those races. It’s not asking for a horse who only won at a single track or a horse who simply won ten races at one track. I think all four horses listed won ten times at a single jumps course, but only one was undefeated in exactly ten wins.
Edit: just to add, question 12 is missing a couple of options but not the correct one.
ones I am certain off
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23 C…No, it’s D – a "Citation" bridle.
Sorry clerical error
You are correct my apologies…..was Xmas Eve Hic!!!The ones I think are definately correct are
9 is D
10 is D
12 is B
13 is C (NORTONS COIN)
14 is B
18 is A Marie Lloyd (her 1st husband was a race course tout but she married Bernard Dillon and he trained Lemburg.
38 is David Cameron
48 is renowned greyhound punter Stan BowlesI think these may also be correct but not so sure
1 = B
15 =B
21 = C
22=D
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You are correct my apologies…..was Xmas Eve Hic!!!
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