TRF Quiz – Answers

[Cup Competition 2010]

Thanks again to Nafsasf for the questions and well done to Robnorth who was the winner on the night and reining TRF Quiz Champion. The next quiz will be on the night of the Quarter Final Draw in the Daylight Cup and the questions have been kindly provided by jinnyj (thanks jinny) and will have a Newmarket/Guineas theme

Q1 – Name these two horses – and for a bonus point – Name the race.

Q1 Answer – Sariska & Midday in the Oaks[/color:33vakx0n]

Q2 – What did Alan’s Pet do in a 1 mile Handicap Stakes on 30th March 1968 that only two other horses ever achieved?

Q2 Answer – Beat Red Rum at Aintree[/color:33vakx0n] (Well done AP)

Q3 – How many races did Dancing Brave win in 1986 – and for a bonus point name them?

Q3 Answer – Six – Craven Stakes, 2,000 Guineas, Eclipse Stakes, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Select Stakes & Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe[/color:33vakx0n] (Well done Himself)

Q4 – Which Champion Jockey was born on the 18 March 1952 – and for a bonus point – How many Championships did he win?

Q4 Answer – Pat Eddery – 11 Championships
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Q5 – Name this Jockey

Q5 Answer – Richard Johnson[/color:33vakx0n] (Well done Nathan Hughes)

Q6 – What does TRF’s ‘Dangerous Dave’ always do?

Q6 Answer – No Grumpy Cormack15, nothing to do with banning, Dangerous Dave always Delivers[/color:33vakx0n] (Well done Pompete)

Q7 – Which course first staged racing in 1859, is left handed and also stages Point to Point meetings?

Q7 Answer – Bangor On Dee[/color:33vakx0n] (Well done GC)

Q8 – Name this Jockey – and for bonus points – a) name the horse and b) what did they achieve in November 2008

Q8 Answer – Anthony Knott – a) Wise Men Say and b) Anthony Knott won his first race under rules after 28 years of trying.[/color:33vakx0n] (Well done Gaz & GC)

Q9 – Which racecourse’s logo features a stylised red horse, galloping and looking up into the sky?

Q9 Answer – Folkestone[/color:33vakx0n] (Well Done Gerald)

Q10 – Name the missing horse in this sequence; Ziggy Zen, Canadian Storm, Beechwood, ———–, Treaty Flyer – and for a bonus point – What is the sequence?

Answer Q10 – Pepporoni Pete – They all won the seasons opening National Hunt race (2005 to 2009).[/color:33vakx0n] (Well done GC, I honestly believe you knew the answer without looking it up – not sure if that’s a good or bad thing)

Q11 – Which is the higher, Fist’s winnings on Binocular in the Champion Hurdle or the UK’s National Debt?

Q11 Answer – Fist’s winnings[/color:33vakx0n]

Q12 – Which horse bolted out of the stalls at Kempton, blindfold still on and went for a dip in the lake?

Q12 Answer – Blue Warrior[/color:33vakx0n] (well done to Crizzy who got this on the night)

Q13 – Other than Yeats, who was the last horse to win the Gold Cup at Ascot?

Q13Answer – Papineau in 2004 (note – Westerner Won the 2005 race at York)[/color:33vakx0n]

Q14 – What is this persons TRF user-name?

Q14 Answer – Silvoir
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Q15 – Who was the first registered Lady Jockey in the United States?

Answer Q15 – Diana Crump
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Q16 – In alphabetical order name all TRF (forum) moderators.

Q16 Answer – Cormack15, DaveJay, Grasshopper, Matron[/color:33vakx0n]

Q17 – What was the name of AP Mcoy’s first winner under rules?

Q17 Answer – Legal Steps, March 26 1992
[/color:33vakx0n] (Well done Himself)

Q18 – Where was the final fence changed from being an Open Ditch to a Plain Fence which used to be a Water Jump, in 1994?

Q18 Answer – Sedgefield[/color:33vakx0n] (Well done GC)

Q19 – Which Trainer-Jockey combination won the St Leger four years in a row?

Answer Q19 – Bill & John Scott, 1838-1841
[/color:33vakx0n] (Well done Himself)

Q20 – What do these three TRF members have in common – Ted, Aaronizneez and Bob Rolf?

Q20 Answer – They have all won the Daylight Cup[/color:33vakx0n] (Well done Nathan Hughes and good luck in the rest of the competition)

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Great set of questions –

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Q10 – Name the missing horse in this sequence; Ziggy Zen, Canadian Storm, Beechwood, ———–, Treaty Flyer – and for a bonus point – What is the sequence?

I did. And it’s not a good thing.

Let’s see which horse adds to that sequence this Sunday.

gc

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