Racing Quiz 2 answers

1.What are the FIVE classic flat races in the UK horse-racing season ? – 1,000 guineas, 2000 guineas, The Oaks, The Derby and the St. Leger.
2.Who won his only Epsom Derby on a horse called “Pinza” ? – Gordon Richards.
3.On which horse did Willie Carson win his first Derby ?- Troy.
4.At what age do horses compete in the Derby ?- 3 Years Old.
5.Name the THREE horses that Walter Swinburne has won the Derby on ?- Shergar, Shahrastani and Lammtarra.
6.Which racecourse is home to the St. Leger ?- Doncaster.
7.Which THREE of the classics make up the “Triple Crown” ? – The Derby, St. Leger and 2000 guineas.
8.Which horse was the last to win the Triple Crown in 1970 ?- Nijinsky.
9.Which is the longest of the classic races ? – St. Leger.
10.How many times did Lester Pigott win The Derby ?- Nine Times.
11.What did Frankie Detorri achieve in September 1996 at Ascot ? – He rode the winners in all seven races on the card.
12.Which horse won The Derby in 1981 by the widest winning margin of ten lengths ? – Shergar.
13.At which race course is the Eclipse Stakes run each year ? – Sandown Park.
14.Which is Britain’s most prestigious race for long distance horses ? – Ascot Gold Cup.
15.In which town can the Headquarters of British Horse-racing be found ?- Newmarket.
16.After whom is The Cesarewitch Handicap, run at Newmarket in October each year, named after ? – Tsar Alexander II of Russia [named when he was “Tsesarevitch” – heir to the Russian throne].
17.At which race course does the Ebor Handicap run each year ? – York [named after the Roman name for York – Eboracum].
18In which county would you find Goodwood race course, the home of Glorious Goodwood ?- West Sussex.
19.The Lincoln Handicap was originally run at Lincoln in 1849, where was the race transferred in 1965 when the original course closed ? – Doncaster.
20. Which jockey was champion jockey in 2006,2008 and 2009 ? – Ryan  Moore.