continous racing questions

fr wishy washy

obviously its just for fun and no googling etc allowed.

which horse won successive races at the cheltenham festival, as in the next race after the previous one ?.

slightly trick question but the answer stands up.

Healio

any chance you could elaborate on the question, i presume your talking like last race one year and first race next year?

fr wishy washy

Healio wrote:

any chance you could elaborate on the question, i presume your talking like last race one year and first race next year?

thats exactly what happened.
clue :an irish horse

evillive

montelado in 92 and 93 i think

i had him in a treble with granville again and fissure seal the second year my first major win



annndddd an easy one

which county has the most racecourses in ireland?

Healio

evillive wrote:

montelado in 92 and 93 i think

i had him in a treble with granville again and fissure seal the second year my first major win



annndddd an easy one

which county has the most racecourses in ireland?

Kildare i would say.

OK, Who won the (1993) national that never was?

Crumbs

Healio wrote:

OK, Who won the (1993) national that never was?

Esha Ness.

Probably too easy but anyhow... Only horse to have won both the Champion Hurdle and the Gold Cup?

Healio

It was the mighty Dawn Run.

Who was the Longest priced outsider of the gold cup?

evillive

Healio wrote:

Kildare i would say.

cmon put a bit more thought into it!!

Healio

I stand corrected, it is infact Kerry!

evillive

Healio wrote:

I stand corrected, it is infact Kerry!

you stand corrected twice

go again!

fade2black

evillive wrote:

cmon put a bit more thought into it!!

Meath probably

Healio

well meath, kildare and kerry all have three each.

fade2black

Healio wrote:

well meath, kildare and kerry all have three each.

Nope, Meath have four.

Healio

The location of laytown is debatable

evillive

Healio wrote:

Who was the Longest priced outsider of the gold cup?

even though i backed cool ground - 25/1 there has to be something bigger

was it nortons coin or did he win a national at a big price - before my time whatever way

fade2black

Laytown is county meath. Im sure of that

Healio

Yes it was Norton's coin, 100/1

fade2black

The best trivia question of all....Why do people back long odds on shots in novice hurdles/chases?

evillive

fade2black wrote:

Laytown is county meath. Im sure of that

thats the tricky one the others are

fairyhouse
navan
bellewstown

Healio

some good horses are not tidy jumpers and so the outsiders seem like value?

fade2black

Healio wrote:

some good horses are not tidy jumpers and so the outsiders seem like value?

Long odds on shots...not odds against.

Healio

I personally do it for the buzz, i would say those people see 100/1 shots as a get rich quick scheme.

fade2black

No, what i mean is why do people back horses...for example Dusky Warbler was 1-3 in a novice hurdle the other day....people backed him....WHY??

Morgans

Not a trivia question. If all those odds on shot backers are so idiotic, get set up on an exchange and make your fortune by laying the same horses.

The best horse racing trivia question, and possibly the best trivia question of all time follows. You will impress your friends and take money off your enemies with this one. Its a doozie?

Name the horse that started favourite for the Prix de l'Arc in October (Longchamp), and in the following March finished unplaced in Cheltenham's Triumph Hurdle at odds of 100/1?

Clue: Its not as far back as you might think.

There is a slight trick in the question, but only slight, and the question is accurate. If no one gets the answer, ill post it up tomorrow.

Easier question,

Which horse is officially the second best steeplechaser ever, behind Arkle?

fr wishy washy

what famous jump horse did lester piggott ride to victory in a flat race ?

Morgans

That would be Red Rum.

Hobart

Morgans wrote:

Easier question,

Which horse is officially the second best steeplechaser ever, behind Arkle?

Best Mate?

fr wishy washy

the first lady jockey to beat lester piggott in photo finish ?

Morgans

You would think so sometimes Hobart, given the media attention that he receives, but Best Mate is the fifth best chaser running at the moment (Moscow Flyer, Azertyuiop, Well Chief, and Kicking King rated higher) and at his very best, he would roughly between the 15th and 20th best steeplechasers since ratigns began. Arkle was rated 212. Best Mate best would have him around 180 - not sure if he actually topped 180. Meaning that on paper, arkle could give Best Mate two stone and still win.

Fr Wishy Washy, that is a cracker of a question. My guess, and it is only a guess, would be Alex Greaves.

Crumbs

Morgans wrote:

Easier question,

Which horse is officially the second best steeplechaser ever, behind Arkle?

His stablemate, Flyingbolt ?

Morgans

Correct Crumbs, two pounds lower on 210.

fr wishy washy

fr wishy washy wrote:

the first lady jockey to beat lester piggott in photo finish ?

twas our very own joanna morgan (before her training career)in a photo finish at the much lamented phoenix park racecourse .

it was so long ago i can't remember the year

fr wishy washy

Morgans wrote:

ame the horse that started favourite for the Prix de l'Arc in October (Longchamp), and in the following March finished unplaced in Cheltenham's Triumph Hurdle at odds of 100/1?

any more clues on this one ?

Morgans

i dont want to give it away but I might just be..
in what circumstance would have a horse of such low talent - starting at 100/1 in a triumph hurdle - start favourite for a prix de l'arc

fr wishy washy

Morgans wrote:

i dont want to give it away but I might just be..
in what circumstance would have a horse of such low talent - starting at 100/1 in a triumph hurdle - start favourite for a prix de l'arc

ah..........the penny drops.........the two galileo's .great question .
(hope thats right)


the last racecoure in the greater dublin area to close was the earlier mentioned phoenix park.what was the one before it ?
.i'll bet there's some younger folk out there who won't believe the answer.

Crumbs

fr wishy washy wrote:

ah..........the penny drops.........the two galileo's .great question .
(hope thats right)

I don't think Galileo (the hurdler) ever ran in the Triumph - he won the R&SA Hurdle in what I think was his first year in British racing. And I can't remember the other Galileo (Ballydoyle's horse) running in the Arc either.

Although it's not as if I can offer an alternative answer - it is indeed a doozie of a question.

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Edit: After giving up on this, I did some research and found the answer. But that's not allowed in this thread so I won't spoil it by posting it here. Very good question. I feel like such a mongoloid for not getting it.

fr wishy washy

Crumbs wrote:

I don't think Galileo (the hurdler) ever ran in the Triumph - he won the R&SA Hurdle in what I think was his first year in British racing. And I can't remember the other Galileo (Ballydoyle's horse) running in the Arc either.

Although it's not as if I can offer an alternative answer - it is indeed a doozie of a question.

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Edit: After giving up on this, I did some research and found the answer. But that's not allowed in this thread so I won't spoil it by posting it here. Very good question. I feel like such a mongoloid for not getting it.

i've given up,any chance of a pm

Morgans

Crumbs is correct on Galileo. That would be a trick question, in that it isnt the same horse.

Well done Crumbs. Its not that easy to find the answer through research even. If any of you have horse racing fanatics as friends, you can make money off them with the question. I'll leave it for a while, before posting the answer.

Fr. Wishy Washy, PM Sent.


Who was the favourite for the first Championship Bumper? (cheltenham)
The trainer also had the favourite for the second Championship bumper?

Can you name both horses and the trainer in question?

Morgans

Baldoyle is only other Dublin racetrack that I have heard of. Supposed to be an extremely tight circuit.

fr wishy washy

Morgans wrote:

Baldoyle is only other Dublin racetrack that I have heard of. Supposed to be an extremely tight circuit.

it was pokey enough ok.(i'm old enough to have been at a meeting there :eek: )

was the bumpers

joe mac c o dwyer
you'llneverwalkalone ?

both trained by christy roche

Morgans

Joe Mac was second to Alexander Banquet but Youlneverwalkalone never ran in the race. He was injured after winning at leopardstown. I'd guess it was about 3-4 years before that.

fr wishy washy

Morgans wrote:

Joe Mac was second to Alexander Banquet but Youlneverwalkalone never ran in the race. He was injured after winning at leopardstown. I'd guess it was about 3-4 years before that.

is joe mac right then ?

Morgans

Fraid Not. He was favourite but not for the first championship bumper?

fr wishy washy

Morgans wrote:

Fraid Not. He was favourite but not for the first championship bumper?

was the first one rhythm section ?

rubberduckey

Was pat flynns Montelado fav??

Morgans

Montelado won the first championship bumper but wasnt favourite. Second favourite I think.

rubberduckey

Curiosity got the better of me and i looked up the answer on the Internet, don't wanna be a thread spoiler so I won't mention the answer!!!!

Healio

Any chance of an answer?

Morgans

Tianemen Square and Heist both trained by Noel Meade.

Both beaten into second by Montelado and Rhythm Section respecively.

fr wishy washy

Morgans wrote:

Tianemen Square and Heist both trained by Noel Meade.

Both beaten into second by Montelado and Rhythm Section respecively.

great question

when generosa won at the festival about 6 years ago she reappeared
in a later race at the same meeting and ran a great race to be pipped in a photo for the 2nd win.

who were the two jockeys on board as she had different pilots in the two races ?

Morgans

I think Norman Williamson rode her to win. Not too sure of the second jockey, take a stab at Shay Barry.