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.

UK only Swansea.

ffos las

Well done

Racing, was there last year, and I lived in bloody Wales for 4 years - lovely wee track

Looks a nice fair track with well positioned obstacles and a nice long straight,just that awkward to get to.

45 mins from Swansea, but once you get past Llanelli its all country roads, never bet a winner

OK next question, not too difficult- Whose first UK winner was Hinari Video on July 1st 1987 at Carlisle

Only been to Wales twice,worked in Cymbran(excuse the spelling!) and went to Chepstow races once.Lovely countryside mind.

Was a wee bit let down by Chepstow, needin a bit of money spent on it

It was awhile ago when i was there,it was the year Kendal Cavalier won the Welsh National and the Nut cleaned up at 20s.Those days are few and far between.I do like the track though,very fair and a good jumping test.

Ffos Las has the potential to be a right good track, it was built on top of an old open cast site, the local area has had huge investment and if you are ever down that neck of the woods its well worth a visit

Kendal won the Welsh in 98 or 99

Keiren Fallon won on Hinari Video

Sets, not Keiran

How about Ryan, then

wee bit early for Ryan Sets

I realised that after I posted.

That only leaves Frankie D to be the answer.

no not Frankie D

Hinari Video was trained by Mark Johnston so that being the case i'm going to say Kevin Darley.

Racing, it was MJ's 1st winner, the question never said jockey.

Over to you mate

Right kids,this is a one for real racing buffs.
GLOAMING and ESB,whats the unique link?

Racing are we talkin about the horse Gloaming that used to be in John Gallachers yard?

As for ESB, I'm lost

Cant say too much as it will give it away,especially to the "Googlers".All i can say is that these two horses are linked in a unique way,a link that will probably never be achieved again.

The link is the jockey, but I wont say anymore Racing

Googler!

I know the answer ......but seeing as I Googled it I won't post it,

Solerina

Am the same as you Sol, would never have got it!

Well chaps and chapesses if one of you aint gonna post it then im afraid theres not much chance of anybody else doing it.So i'll put the rest(term used very loosely) out of their misery.
Gloaming won the Lincoln in 1941
ESB won the National in 1956
Both ridden by Dave Dick,making him the only jockey to have ridden both winners of the Spring double.
Next visitor please put a question up

At which racecourse (no longer open) was the Silver Bell, one of the oldest trophies in horse racing contested.
The course closed in the 70's, the trophy was stored away in the local council offices and stayed there til 2008 when the trophy was contested for again as a valuable handicap at the nearest course to its original venue.

Bogside?

No Racing not Bogside

racingnut wrote:Well chaps and chapesses if one of you aint gonna post it then im afraid theres not much chance of anybody else doing it.So i'll put the rest(term used very loosely) out of their misery.

Lol racingnut!

Swansea.... is the answer to your question Gatwick?

Solerina

Not Gatwick Sol

Would never have known this if it wasn't for my Scottish Father-In-Law...I knew i got married for a reason ....

I'm reliably informed that the Silver Bell was contested at Lanark Racecourse.

My Father-In-Law says that he used to go to Lanark with my Mother-In-Law to watch 'Chariot Racing' in the '70's .... She can't remember ever going there to which we now have a rather cold atmosphere as she reckons he took someone else !!!! Who'd have thought it Swansea' .. Your question is about to cause World War Three !!!

Spot on Grahame, Lanark it was. It is now ran at Hamilton Park, good on your father in law, us Scottish always come in handy for something!

Here is a photo of the Silver Bell

http://www.flickr.com/photos/seapigeon/4689098780/

Swanseadabber wrote:Spot on Grahame, Lanark it was. It is now ran at Hamilton Park, good on your father in law, us Scottish always come in handy for something!

Here is a photo of the Silver Bell

http://www.flickr.com/photos/seapigeon/4689098780/

It's nice that it's back in use : )

Solerina

Just my luck to know the answer to the question & miss the question.

Supposedly, the oldest continually run horse racing event was the Lanark Silver Bell, which was last run in 1977 before the course closed, and now run at Hamilton.

A nice easy one .....

What is the connection between The 1971 Grand National & Holiday Camps ?

(I really hope there isn't more than the one i'm thinking of !!!)

It ran in the colours of the guy who owned Pontins Holiday Camps

Yep, I'll give you that one Swansea' .. Specify was the winner who was owned by Fred Pontin.

Over to you .....

Which British racecourse was the 1st to stage an evening meeting?

Swanseadabber wrote:Which British racecourse was the 1st to stage an evening meeting?

I don't think it was all that long ago was it.......if I remember correctly.

I think it was one of the smaller tracks.......I think I remember watching it on Sky

Solerina

Sol was well before Sky came on the scene

Its the one with the floodlights.....

I would guess Windsor.

no floodlights Sets, was a lovely July Summers night

I used to go to Stockton or Teesside Park, as it became known,on a Monday night in the seventies with my dad.This was long before Windsor became the be all and end all of Monday evenings.Dont know if this was actually the first night meetings.

Swanseadabber wrote:Sol was well before Sky came on the scene

Ah.......I'm confusing it with the first televised evening meeting on Sky

Solerina

Racin, was before the 70's mate

Wasnt Hurst Park was it?

no not Hurst Park racin, the course is still open

no floodlights Sets, was a lovely July Summers night

Floodlights was a joke

How about BRIGHTon