Sunday quiz :-)

[Ugly Mare]

here’s a few quickies if anyone’s interested:-

1. Which horse beat Desert Orchid twice in the QE Champion Chase?

2. Which horse [within last 10 years], won a 2 yo novice stakes at Newbury but was later found to be a 3yo.
2b. Who trained and who rode it?

3. At which track did legendary US rider Bill Shoemaker ride his last race?

[rory]

1.Pearlyman

2. Endless Summer; John Gosden trained for Khalid Abdullah

3. Santa Anita

[Ugly Mare]

1.5/3 Rory – but well done so far

who rode no 2?

no 3 is incorrect, sorry.

edit: *blushes* you are quite correct Rory, it was Santa Anita, apologies to you and the late great gentleman himself for getting that wrong.
I honestly thought it was Lone Star Park

Jimmy Fortune rode no. 2 as I’m sure you knew.

[Chubs]

Who was the last maiden to win the Oaks?

[robnorth]

Sun Princess?

[Chubs]

well done

which jockey who was fined £1000 in the derby and for what reason?

[grey dolphin]

Was #3 Bay Meadows? Just a guess.

[Burroughhill]

Anywho……to get back on topic, thanks Corm! If the chat room’s working, and I’m back from a birthday trip to visit my daughter in Oxford that day, I’ll be there

[Nathan Hughes]

Who trained the first ever winner at Great Leighs?

Gaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026

[Adrian]

Ed Dunlop trained Temple of Thebes – ridden by Stephen Donohoe.

Sorry I couldn’t get the chat room to work which was a shame because looking forward to the quiz.

[rory]

Who trained the first all-weather winner in this country?

[Ken(West Derby)]

What chaser whose name began with the letter ‘R’ fell in a race in the 1960’s when priced at 100/6 on?
Name any jockey whose horse has fallen in a chase, has been remounted and gone on to win?

[MDeering]

I’m not following the thread’s current train of thought, but I don’t care.

My favourite trivia question:

Where did Lanfranco Dettori ride his first European Classic race?

Nearly there Gerald! I believe it was the rearranged St Leger won by Michelozzo at Ayr.

I was very stubborn to Gerald – he was right, but he wasn’t.

That is correct – Dettori rode in the 1989 St Leger when a waterlogged Doncaster was postponed and transferred to Ayr a week later.

[Spitfire]

Which horse of the last 25 years prior to becoming champion sprinter, ran in the Derby?

Which of these didn’t or haven’t trained a winner for Sheikh Mohammed?

Lester Piggott, David Nicholson, John Francome, Nigel Tinkler

[rory]

Ajdal for the first one; would guess John Francome for the second.

[Spitfire]

Right and Wrong

John Francome trained a winner for Sheikh Mohammed, recorded in the 1986 form book

Nigel Tinkler hasn’t trained a winer for Sheikh Mohammed, though he did train Sugarfoot who by the way has he sired any winners anyone?

[rory]

That is correct – Dettori rode in the 1989 St Leger when a waterlogged Doncaster was postponed and transferred to Ayr a week later.

Doncaster wasn’t waterlogged though; the track was deemed unsafe to race on after some underground drains collapsed.

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