The Horses & Horse Racing Challenge
The ultimate challenging quiz on Horses & Horse Racing
- 1.
Who is known in horse racing as owner and President of Hialeah Park?
- A.
Tim Smith
- B.
Eual G. Wyatt Jr.
- C.
John Brunetti
- D.
Jim McKay
Correct Answer
C. John Brunetti -
- 2.
Who is known as the chairman of Delaware Park?
- A.
Steve Sexton
- B.
John Brunetti
- C.
William Rickman, Sr.
- D.
Frances Genter
Correct Answer
C. William Rickman, Sr. -
- 3.
Who trained the great Seattle Slew?
- A.
Lynn Stone
- B.
Tim Smith
- C.
John Brunetti
- D.
Billy Turner
Correct Answer
D. Billy Turner -
- 4.
Who bred and owned Affirmed?
- A.
Frances Genter
- B.
Louis Wolfson
- C.
Dianne Carpenter
- D.
Michael Wrona
Correct Answer
B. Louis Wolfson -
- 5.
Who is known in the horse racing world as an owner of "Atswhatimtalknbout"?
- A.
Jim McKay
- B.
Eual G. Wyatt Jr.
- C.
Allen Paulson
- D.
Steven Spielberg
Correct Answer
D. Steven Spielberg -
- 6.
Who at age 92 owned Derby winner Unbridled?
- A.
William Rickman Sr.
- B.
Frances Genter
- C.
Jim McKay
- D.
Allen Paulson
Correct Answer
B. Frances Genter -
- 7.
Who is known in horse racing as the only woman trainer to have started two horses in the Derby?
- A.
Lynn Stone
- B.
Dianne Carpenter
- C.
Julie Krone
- D.
Frances Genter
Correct Answer
B. Dianne Carpenter -
- 8.
Who is known in horse racing as 2000 Eclipse Award of Merit winner?
- A.
Jim McKay
- B.
John G. Dooley
- C.
Dianne Carpenter
- D.
John Brunetti
Correct Answer
A. Jim McKay -
- 9.
Who is known in horse racing for owning the 100-acre Break Away Farm outside of Ocala, Fl?
- A.
Thomas Carey
- B.
Louis Wolfson
- C.
Col. M. Lewis Clark
- D.
Randy And Linda Mills
Correct Answer
D. Randy And Linda Mills -
- 10.
Who is Churchill Downs ninth President?
- A.
Laska Durnell
- B.
Col. M. Lewis Clark
- C.
Billy Turner
- D.
Lynn Stone
Correct Answer
D. Lynn Stone -
- 11.
Who developed the Louisville Jockey Club on land secured from his uncles John and Henry Churchill?
- A.
John Frosythe
- B.
Col. M. Lewis Clark
- C.
Lynn Stone
- D.
William Rickman Sr.
Correct Answer
B. Col. M. Lewis Clark -
- 12.
Who is known in horse racing as one time owner of Hollywood Park and Arlington Park?
- A.
Marjorie L Everett
- B.
John Frosythe
- C.
Allen Paulson
- D.
Frances Genter
Correct Answer
A. Marjorie L Everett -
- 13.
Who is known in horse racing as racing executive from Hawthorne Race Course?
- A.
Thomas Carey
- B.
John Frosythe
- C.
Allen Paulson
- D.
Derrick Davis
Correct Answer
A. Thomas Carey -
- 14.
Who pleaded guilty in connection to trying to fix a Breeders' Cup Ultra Pick Six ticket?
- A.
Steve Sexton
- B.
Tim Smith
- C.
Derrick Davis
- D.
John Brunetti
Correct Answer
C. Derrick Davis -
- 15.
Which person is a Churchill Downs President?
- A.
William Rickman Sr.
- B.
John G. Dooley
- C.
Randy And Linda Mills
- D.
Steve Sexton
Correct Answer
D. Steve Sexton -
- 16.
What horse raced for 8 years during which he was elected Horse of the Year 5 times and set or equaled 15 track records?
- A.
Princess Rooney
- B.
Kelso
- C.
Dance Smartly
- D.
Cigar
Correct Answer
B. Kelso -
- 17.
What horse ended the season as champion 3-year-old male and Horse of the Year for 1994?
- A.
Cigar
- B.
Holy Bull
- C.
Winning Colors
- D.
Bed O'Roses
Correct Answer
B. Holy Bull -
- 18.
What horse at 4 won the Gold Stage Stakes and the Suburban Handicap before a leg injury ended his racing career?
- A.
Easy Goer
- B.
Cigar
- C.
Sunday Silence
- D.
Salvator
Correct Answer
A. Easy Goer -
- 19.
What horse ended her career with a record-setting $3,263,835 in earnings?
- A.
Precisionist
- B.
Serena'S Song
- C.
Sunday Silence
- D.
Dance Smartly
Correct Answer
D. Dance Smartly -
- 20.
What horse was bred in Argentina by Haras Principal?
- A.
Exceller
- B.
Personal Ensign
- C.
Bayakoa
- D.
Princess Rooney
Correct Answer
C. Bayakoa -
- 21.
What horse had his career end with a half-length victory in the Breeders' Cup Classic and record-setting earnings for his final season?
- A.
Miesque
- B.
Alysheba
- C.
Serena's Song
- D.
Dance Smartly
Correct Answer
B. Alysheba -
- 22.
What horse was the top-priced yearling of 1990 at $2.9 million?
- A.
A.P. Indy
- B.
Salvator
- C.
Miesque
- D.
Dance Smartly
Correct Answer
A. A.P. Indy -
- 23.
What horse in the 1988 Derby she took command early to hold off champion Forty Niner?
- A.
Winning Colors
- B.
Exceller
- C.
A.P. Indy
- D.
Sunday Silence
Correct Answer
A. Winning Colors -
- 24.
What horse never placed lower than second in the 14 starts of his career?
- A.
Sunday Silence
- B.
Alysheba
- C.
Holy Bull
- D.
Cigar
Correct Answer
A. Sunday Silence -
- 25.
What horse retired with eleven grade 1 victories and record earnings for an American filly or mare?
- A.
Miesque
- B.
Serena's Song
- C.
A.P. Indy
- D.
Cigar
Correct Answer
B. Serena's Song -
- 26.
What horse reached the height of his fame at 4 when he set two American speed records?
- A.
Princess Rooney
- B.
Salvator
- C.
Paseana
- D.
Winning Colors
Correct Answer
B. Salvator -
- 27.
What horse was the first Breeders' Cup winner elected to the Hall of Fame?
- A.
Princess Rooney
- B.
Exceller
- C.
Salvator
- D.
Sunday Silence
Correct Answer
A. Princess Rooney -
- 28.
What horse won an Eclipse Award as champion sprinter in 1985?
- A.
Winning Colors
- B.
Sunday Silence
- C.
Precisionist
- D.
Bed O'Roses
Correct Answer
C. Precisionist -
- 29.
What horse spent most of her 2-year-old season recovering from a broken pastern bone?
- A.
Personal Ensign
- B.
Sunday Silence
- C.
Alysheba
- D.
Princess Rooney
Correct Answer
A. Personal Ensign -
- 30.
What horse began a seven-race winning streak that included five grade I races?
- A.
Paseana
- B.
Princess Rooney
- C.
A.P. Indy
- D.
Winning Colors
Correct Answer
A. Paseana -
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