
Horse Racing 116273 is a selection of 10 questions. Horse Racing 116273 is the filename to differentiate it from other Sport and Leisure quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.
1 Where is the ‘Princess Elizabeth Stakes’ held?
A Epsom – held on the second day of the Derby at Epsom Downs, on the same day as the title race
2 Which horse won the ‘Grand National’ in 1973, 1974 and 1977?
A Red Rum – second in 1975 and 1976
3 The Hennessy Gold Cup is run over which racecourse?
A Newbury – The Hennessy Gold Cup is the feature event of the Winter Festival at Newbury Racecourse
4 Over which course is the Irish Derby run?
A The Curragh – takes place each year in late June or early July It is Ireland’s equivalent of the Derby Stakes, and it is usually held four weeks after the English race
5 What is the oldest Classic in horse racing?
A The St Ledger
6 Where is the King George VI Chase run?
A Kempton Park – steeplechase
7 Over which course is the Whitbread Gold Cup run?
A Sandown Park – in Esher, an outlying suburb of London. now called the Bet365 Gold Cup
8 Over which course is the Grand National run?
A Aintree, Liverpool – also called Grand National Handicap Steeplechase
9 What is the horse racing season’s final “classic” race?
A The St Leger at Doncaster
10 Why is Ireland’s Laytown horseracing course an extremely unique track?
A It’s run on a beach / on sand