The Perpetual Horse Racing Quiz.

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Ok, here's my idea for a quiz.

I'd planned on posting about 12 questions, and getting you to pm me the answers.

But I've had what I think is a better idea

I thought we could have an on going quiz, it will go like this.....someone posts a question ( it can be about anything related to racing).

The person who answers correctly gets to ask the next question......if you are certain you have the correct answer then go ahead and ask a question......if your not sure just wait until someone confirms it.

In that way the thread can run for as long as people are interested in it.

I'm rather pleased with that idea

Of course, it could all go horribly wrong...........but we'll give it a go.

Here's the first question:

In the 1998 Cheltenham Gold Cup, See More Business was carried out by Cyborgo (Paul Nicholls was not a happy bunny!).
Can you name the other horse that was carried out in that incident?

I'm off now .....I've had a busy day......night night,

Solerina.

Good crack gents

My mate asked me it on Saturday and I did not have a clue to be totally honest!

Swanseadabber wrote:Good crack gents

I'm not a gent!

I'm geting fed up with my quiz......I'm not getting chance to ask a question......I'm turning into a seriously bad sport lol

Solerina

Okay Sol.put the answer up,ask a new question then put your toys back in your pram.LOL

Is wee Sol boy in the cream puff, old Scottish saying " It's ma baw and your no playin!"

Go for it Sol, hit us with your best shot mate.

PMSL....at you two!

It was Stoney Crossing

Question coming up very shortly

Solerina

Sorry but what does PMSL mean?

Top of the class young man

Racin its the way all the young trendy people speak nowadays, personally I blame the schools, was not like our days mate when the Queens English was taught!

Bring back the belt!

My question is......which Aidan O'Brien trained horse was named after an Irish King?

Solerina

PMSL at racingnut not knowing what PMSL means.

It means P****ng myself laughing

Solerina

That must be "young speak" Sol,im an oldie.Can just about operate this interweb thingy! Only thing i can cut and paste is wallpaper!!!!

racingnut wrote:That must be "young speak" Sol,im an oldie.Can just about operate this interweb thingy! Only thing i can cut and paste is wallpaper!!!!

What.....you're 44 and you call yourself an oldie?!!

Me and you are going to have to have words, lol! (That means.... laughing out loud)

Solerina

44 in dog years!!! Sorry but gonna have to log off,youngest wants to retire for the night,guess where PC is?..... in the anklesnappers boudoir! Catch up with you guys tomorrow i hope,

racingnut wrote:44 in dog years!!! Sorry but gonna have to log off,youngest wants to retire for the night,guess where PC is?..... in the anklesnappers boudoir! Catch up with you guys tomorrow i hope,

Night racingnut

Solerina

Night racin, ma wee anklebiter is tucked up safe & sound.

Sol been a right good few Irish kings, but I will give it some thought mate

Swanseadabber wrote:Night racin, ma wee anklebiter is tucked up safe & sound.

Sol been a right good few Irish kings, but I will give it some thought mate

Jolly good.

I'm logging off for the night now too.......night Swansea

Solerina

Sol, have been looking thru my programmes from my visits to York's Ebor meeting, in 2003 Aiden saddled the first two home in The Great Voltigeur - the winner was Powerscourt at 5/1, second was BRIAN BORU at 8's.

I always mark up my racecards when I go to a meeting, her indoors has threatened to skip them on many occasions.

I ain't sure but I think Brian Boru was indeed an Irish king, who was around about the time the Vikings were wreaking havoc in our neck of the woods.

Might be miles out mate but its all I can come up with

Yes......it's Brian Boru......well done Swansea!

Your turn again : )

Solerina

OK Sol, here goes:-

Apart from Sharastani in the Derby who were the only three horses to finish in front of the great Dancing Brave?

Swanseadabber wrote:OK Sol, here goes:-

Apart from Sharastani in the Derby who were the only three horses to finish in front of the great Dancing Brave?

Another hard one Swansea..........I wouldn't have a clue so I've googled it lol........someone else might know the answer so I won't post it.

Solerina

Sol, the Brave was and still is my favourite horse, every time i watch a rerun of the 86 Derby i still find it hard to believe how much Greville gave the horse to do. His performance in the Arc with a proper jockey on top was simply sensational.

Swanseadabber wrote:Sol, the Brave was and still is my favourite horse, every time i watch a rerun of the 86 Derby i still find it hard to believe how much Greville gave the horse to do. His performance in the Arc with a proper jockey on top was simply sensational.

Yes Swansea......I've been reading about how the loss on Dancing Brave in the '86 Derby, seemed to overshadow Greville Starkey's otherwise great career. He lost the ride shortly after that.......interesting stuff.

Solerina

Theatrical,Manila and Estrapade.Breeders Cup Turf 1986.Remeber watching it and thinking how DB just looked like the "shell" of the horse that had won the Arc.It was the original "bridge too far" and he should never have been committed to run in that years renewal,he'd been on the go since the April of that year and it was a flat end to a glorious career.

spot on racing, I can also remember watching it and being totally deflated - over to you mate

Heres a fairly simple one for you.
Lizzy Hare at Goodwood was whos first winner in the UK?

Frankie Dettori

Solerina

Ok so racingnut hasn't verified my answer yet but I'm sure it's correct and as I'm away shortly, till tomorrow evening, I'll post my next question.

What was the name of the first winner trained by Martin Pipe?

If you want to be extra clever you can tell me who rode it

Solerina

I think i know this one Solerina .... Hit Parade was the winner.

Now the jock ............ One of my favourite trainers of recent times who i always seemed to get on the right side of when he'd laid one out ... Lenny Lungo ?!?!?!

Please tell me i'm right ... It's about time i got one of these as i've not known the answers to the last few.

Grahame that is right mate, Sol will confirm it but she said that she wont be on here til later on tonight.

So feel free to stick a question up

Ok, here goes ... and apologies as it's a little bit of a cryptic one.

Name The Five Grand National Winners From The Clues Below : -

1) A Type Of Cheese
2) What The Queen Would Get In The Sun
3) It Makes Lovely Gravy
4) They Deliver Our Post
5) A Young Lady From Melton

Good Luck

Swanseadabber wrote:Grahame that is right mate, Sol will confirm it but she said that she wont be on here til later on tonight.

So feel free to stick a question up

Thanks Swansea.........I'm here again now : )

Well done Grahame

I love your next question....... it might take me a while to think of the answers

Solerina

1 - Roquefort
2 - Royal Tan
3- Oxo
4 - Royal Mail
5 - Miss Mowbray

Swanseadabber wrote:1 - Roquefort
2 - Royal Tan
3- Oxo
4 - Royal Mail
5 - Miss Mowbray

Lol.....Swansea you've got them all.....I never even had chance to think about them.......I did get Oxo

Solerina

Sol, I must admit my horseracing library came in handy for that one

Nice work Swansea .... Spot on

Over to you ....

OK a nice easy one for a Monday morning - With which horse was Ron Turcotte most associated with?

Who is Ron Turcotte ?

SetupDeterminesTheMotion wrote:

Who is Ron Turcotte ?

Lol Sets....that's just what I thought when I saw this earlier but didn't like to say anything....as it's supposed to be an easy one......I just quietly crept away.

I'll go and find out for us.....back in a sec

Solerina

Oh my goodness! He's only the rider of probably one of the most famous race horses in the world.....ever!

I feel really thick now....we need a <blushing> emoticon.

I won't give away the answer but the horse was across the pond in the USA

Solerina

Sea Biscuit by any chance ??

SetupDeterminesTheMotion wrote:Sea Biscuit by any chance ??

Nope......try again.

Solerina

The Big Red One.....SECRETARIAT.

Spot on racin

Easy one...name the most Northerly,Southerly,Easterly and Westerly racecourses in the UK.

Not 100% sure of them all racin, but I'll go for Perth, Brighton, Yarmouth & Ayr

Perth, Brighton, Yarmouth & Exeter ?!!!!

Perth,yes.Yarmouth,yes.Others no.One course is lies farther South than Brighton and one course is farther West than Exeter.

Newton Abbot

Yep,just the Western most one required!

Down Royal