Horse Racing Quiz (Advanced) Answers

Here it is... the answers to one of the hardest horsey quizzes on the 'net! (No? Then it's one of the runners-up.)

1. Earl Sande
2. Gate Dancer
3. The Juvenile Fillies, the Sprint, the Distaff, the Mile, the Juvenile, the Turf, and the Classic
4.The first 21 Kentucky Derbys were held at the traditional English distance of a mile and a half. Americans, however, were more interested in speed than stamina, and the distance was cut to 1 1/4 miles. Today, the Belmont Stakes is still held at 1 1/2.
5. Eddie Arcaro
6.Johnny Longden, having ridden Count Fleet and trained Majestic Prince.
7. In 1968 Dancer's Image won the Derby, but was stripped of his victory when then-illegal medications were found in his system. Forward Pass, the second-place finisher, was subsequently recognized as the winner of that race.
8. Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr., grandson of William Clark of the famous Lewis and Clark expedition.
9. John Henry.
10. Cigar

Did you do well? We'll just say if you got 8-10 correct, then you're the official horse-racing expert of my barn, so says Triple Crown the Thoroughbred Racehorse!!

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