continous racing questions

Healio

whats the triumph hurdle and arc favourite answer please it has wrecked my head this weekend?

Healio

Here is a little teaser:
Name the horse who has ran in all of the following races and never won any of them:
Champion Hurdle, Irish Champion Stakes, St.leger, Ascot Gold Cup, The Arc, Breeders cup Classic.

Crumbs

Healio wrote:

Here is a little teaser:
Name the horse who has ran in all of the following races and never won any of them:
Champion Hurdle, Irish Champion Stakes, St.leger, Ascot Gold Cup, The Arc, Breeders cup Classic.

Very good question. I think I know the answer...

Luke Comer's horse, Chimes At Midnight. Seems to run in a lot of big races even though he's well off the class in most of them. I remember him running in the Champion Hurdle, the Leger, the Ascot Gold Cup and the Arc. He's most likely ran in the Irish Champion and I'll just assume that he ran at the B.C. too.

Robin1982

chimes at midnight ran in the Turf Classic not BC Classic

my questions:

name first Euro horse to win on dirt in Breeders Cup

name the last time 2 epsom derby winners faced each other? The time before that?

name the last (English) 2000 and 1000 Guineas winners not to finish another race after their classic success

name last 2 horses to win 2 legs of British Triple Crown (either colts' or fillies' versions)

Robin1982

for a bonus:

Irish Group 1 winner, ran in BC Classic, last race was off 98 in a handicap hurdle?

Crumbs

Robin1982 wrote:

name first Euro horse to win on dirt in Breeders Cup

Not sure about this but there was a French horse, Arcangues, who won the Classic in the early '90s but there was probably one from before that.

Robin1982 wrote:

name the last time 2 epsom derby winners faced each other? The time before that?

Kris Kin and High Chaparral in the '03 Arc.
Can't think of the previous time.

(Edit: Did some research to ease my mind and came up with...

Quest For Fame and Generous in the '91 Arc. Is that right?

)

Robin1982 wrote:

name the last (English) 2000 and 1000 Guineas winners not to finish another race after their classic success

King's Best and Lahan (both in '00)
King's Best ran in the Irish Derby but was pulled up and retired due to his injury. Lahan never raced again after winning her 1000 Guineas.

Robin1982 wrote:

name last 2 horses to win 2 legs of British Triple Crown (either colts' or fillies' versions)

Kazzia ('02 Guineas and Oaks)
Can't remember any others in recent years so I have to go back to Nashwan (in '89?) but I suspect there may have been one since.

fr wishy washy

Robin1982 wrote:

name first Euro horse to win on dirt in Breeders Cup

either colts' or fillies' versions)

sheik albadou ?

fr wishy washy

Morgans wrote:

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

1 st day correct
2nd day it was tommy treacy on board (beaten by khyriwani)

Robin1982

Arcangues won BC Classic in 93

Sheikh Albadou won the BC Sprint in 91 (he was the first Euro to win on dirt) and a few races later Arazi produced one of the most exciting performances of modern times in the Juvenile - the answer to this question could have been so different had Dayjur not advertised his claims for the Triumph in the previous year's BC Sprint.

You can view these performances at this fabulous site (recommend broadband):

http://www.ntra.com/bc2004/bc_time_capsule.asp?year=1991

Note: Sheikh Albadou's link is incorrect - he is the correct link:

mms://wmedia.ntra.com/NTRA/loBC_SPR_91.wmv

So, well done fr wishy washy

Crumbs, all your answers are correct, good stuff!

Clues for the bonus: a Godolphin horse, Irish Group 1 victory was an all-aged 10f race, artistic horse

Robin1982

one final teaser:

recent AP O Brien trained horse who ran in 10 consecutive G1s?

Healio

Rock of gibraltar?

Robin1982

nope, only 8 for him (mind you he won 7)

Healio

well i have two others, black sam bellamy or antonius pius.

Robin1982

both 8's again!

Indeed the answer's full sibling (and stablemate) also ran in 8 consecutive G1s

Paul Mac would know...

Crumbs

Must surely have raced as a four-year old to have run in ten consecutive G1s.
That narrows it down a good bit and the first horse that comes to my mind is Powerscourt.

fr wishy washy

Robin1982 wrote:

one final teaser:

recent AP O Brien trained horse who ran in 10 consecutive G1s?

hawk wing ?

Morgans

My guess is Sholokhov.

Crumbs

3 questions on the Cheltenham Festival. As usual, no googling, etc...

1 pointer - name the horse that finished 2nd in three consecutive Champion Hurdles.

2 pointer - name the only horse of at least the last 15 years to win the Champion Hurdle after having previously won the Supreme Novices Hurdle.

3 pointer - name the horses that have been at least placed in a race at each of the last three Festivals. I won't say how many there are but I'll give a clue to one of them - sounds like Mest Bate.

Morgans

Theatreworld

Hors La Loi III

are the first two.

fr wishy washy

no 3 rooster booster/blowing wind

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Morgans' answers to the first two are correct.

Rooster Booster is one of the answers for the third but not Blowing Wind.

fr wishy washy

many years ago michael dickinson famously trained the first five home in the gold cup /name the jockeys on board

Robin1982

Crumbs wrote:

Must surely have raced as a four-year old to have run in ten consecutive G1s.
That narrows it down a good bit and the first horse that comes to my mind is Powerscourt.

Forgot about Powerscourt but thats correct! The horse I was thinking about was Yesterday, whose sister Quarter Moon ran in 8 consecutive G1s the previous year.

Hawk Wing, Sholokhov ran in 9

The German horse, Paolini raced in 24 consecutive Group/Grade 1s - beat that?

allin-king

3 pointer - name the horses that have been at least placed in a race at each of the last three Festivals. I won't say how many there are but I'll give a clue to one of them - sounds like Mest Bate.

Baracouda?

Hardy eustace?

Morgans

five horses

Bregawn - Graham Bradley
Captain John - David Goulding
Wayward Lad - Jonjo O'Neill
Silver Buck - Robert Earnshaw
Ashley House - Dermot Browne

Who finished sixth?

Crumbs

allin-king wrote:

Baracouda?

Hardy eustace?

Baracouda, yes. Hardy Eustace, no (didn't race at the 2002 Festival).

So that's Best Mate, Baracouda and Rooster Booster as answers so far. There are more.

fr wishy washy

Morgans wrote:

five horses

Bregawn - Graham Bradley
Captain John - David Goulding
Wayward Lad - Jonjo O'Neill
Silver Buck - Robert Earnshaw
Ashley House - Dermot Browne

Who finished sixth?

i'd say the trainer/jockey of the said horse would struggle to answer that one

fr wishy washy

placed horses at chelt

rhinestone cowboy ?
cenkos ?

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fr wishy washy wrote:

placed horses at chelt

rhinestone cowboy ?
cenkos ?

The Cowboy, yes. (Placed in the 2002 Bumper, the 2003 Champion Hurdle and the 2004 Coral Cup.)
Cenkos, no. (Placed in the Champion Chase in 2002 and 2003 but only 4th last year.)

There's one more.

Morgans

Flagship Uberalles?

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Morgans wrote:

Flagship Uberalles?

No, only 5th in the 2003 Champion Chase. (Won it in 2002, 2nd last year.)

fade2black

Earthmover?

fade2black

Wait...last three....scrap that....Im gonna get this....

fade2black

Balapour!!!!!!!!!!

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fade2black wrote:

Balapour!!!!!!!!!!

4th in the Triumph in 2002 and placed 2nd and 4th in the last two County Hurdles.

Good stuff!

Morgans

fantastic question. I backed at 50/1 when he was second to Spirit Leader. HAd a great chelt that season, but that would have topped it all.

Richdee was sixth in the 1982 gold cup behind the Dickensonn five.

Which horse carried out the favourite See More Business when pulling up in the Gold Cup?

Healio

Which horse was placed in four consecutive cheltenhams?

fade2black

1) Which horse finished second in the Champion Hurdle three times in the 90’s, twice to his stablemate?


2) Name the disqualified Ascot Gold Cup winner who won the champion hurdle in 1992?

3) Name the other Sheikh Mohammed winning Champion hurdle?

4) Name the last mare to win the race?

5) Who finished second to Istabraq in the 1999 race?

6) Jim Old trained this Graham Bradley ridden winner of the race in the 1990’s. Can you name him?

7) Who won the first champion hurdle of the 1980s?

8) Istabraq was the last horse to win three champion hurdles in a row, who was the last horse before him to achieve that feat?

9) Which horse, runner up in two champions, carried the Crazy Quilt silks?

10) Name the Robert Sangster owned stayers hurdle winner, who was placed twice in the champion hurdle itself?

fr wishy washy

fade2black wrote:

1) Which horse finished second in the Champion Hurdle three times in the 90’s, twice to his stablemate?


2) Name the disqualified Ascot Gold Cup winner who won the champion hurdle in 1992?

3) Name the other Sheikh Mohammed winning Champion hurdle?

4) Name the last mare to win the race?

5) Who finished second to Istabraq in the 1999 race?

6) Jim Old trained this Graham Bradley ridden winner of the race in the 1990’s. Can you name him?

7) Who won the first champion hurdle of the 1980s?

8) Istabraq was the last horse to win three champion hurdles in a row, who was the last horse before him to achieve that feat?

9) Which horse, runner up in two champions, carried the Crazy Quilt silks?

10) Name the Robert Sangster owned stayers hurdle winner, who was placed twice in the champion hurdle itself?

1/asked already
2/royal gait
3/kribensis
4/flakey dove
6/ collier bay
8/see you then
9/oh so risky

Morgans

Theatreworld
Royal Gait
Krebensis
Flakey Dove
Hors La Loi
Collier Bay
Sea Pigeon
See You Then
Oh So Risky
Nomadic Way

placed in four consecutive festivals....
I think WIllie Wumpkins did it around 1980 - won three Coral Golden Hurdle finals but not sure.

fade2black

Morgans wrote:

Theatreworld
Royal Gait
Krebensis
Flakey Dove
Hors La Loi
Collier Bay
Sea Pigeon
See You Then
Oh So Risky
Nomadic Way

placed in four consecutive festivals....
I think WIllie Wumpkins did it around 1980 - won three Coral Golden Hurdle finals but not sure.

Top marks..well done.

Robin1982

Morgans wrote:

Which horse carried out the favourite See More Business when pulling up in the Gold Cup?

that was cyborgo wasn't it

Morgans

Correct Robin1982

Robin1982

Name the last entire to win the Champion Hurdle? What Group 1 race on the flat did he place in?


By the way, the answer to one of my previous questions (the 98-rated hurdler who won Irish flat Group 1) was Cezanne

He won the Irish Champion Stakes for Godolphin before setting off on a spectacularly unsucessful National Hunt career. Sandwiched between this was a spin as an infertile stallion.

Crumbs

Robin1982 wrote:

Name the last entire to win the Champion Hurdle? What Group 1 race on the flat did he place in?

Alderbrook?
Don't know about the Group 1 though.

Robin1982 wrote:

By the way, the answer to one of my previous questions (the 98-rated hurdler who won Irish flat Group 1) was Cezanne

Aahhh.

Healio

Morgans wrote:

placed in four consecutive festivals....
I think WIllie Wumpkins did it around 1980 - won three Coral Golden Hurdle finals but not sure.

i dunno about that, my answer was florida pearl.

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Healio wrote:

i dunno about that, my answer was florida pearl.

I thought your question might have meant placing without winning in four consecutive festivals. I couldn't think of an answer for that but if winning is allowed then you can add the likes of Best Mate, Istabraq, Arkle and Golden Miller to the list. Probably a few more too.

Healio

Yeah sorry i should have made it more clear.

tiedcottage

Here's some new questions, sorry if there's any repeats, just joined...

1 Who is the only horse to win the same Grade 1 Chase twice in
the same calendar year?

2 Which horse of the last twenty years had the dubious distinction of not only running in the Champion Hurdle, Gold Cup and Grand National, but falling in all three.

3 Who was the last horse to run in the Cheltenham Gold Cup having won a race earlier on at the same festival.

4 Who was the last French trained horse to run in the Champion Hurdle who wasn't trained by Francois Doumen?

5 The Cheltenham Gold Cup is run over 22 fences, but in which two consecutive years did the winners jump less than 22?

6 Which winner of a Cheltenham Festival race beat into the places future winners of the Champion Hurdle, Gold Cup and Grand National.

7 Who was the last 13 year old to be placed in the Champion Chase?

8 Which two horses have run in the most grand nationals since the war?

9 In the void national of 1993, seven horses completed, who were they?

10 Which horse ran at nine consecutive festivals in the last twenty years.

11 Which horse of the last 25 years won one of the novice events (over hurdles or fences) at the festival at his second attempt as a second season novice.

12 Whose course record did Red Rum and Crisp annihilate in the 1973 Grand National?

13 Who was the last 14 year old to run in the Gold Cup?

14 Where did Large Action and the ill-fated French Holly win their only races over fences?

15 Who is the only horse to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the King George, the Martell Cup and the Pillar Chase?

Morgans

good questions

1. One Man - KG abandoned and run at Sandown in January. Might be the right answer?
2. Black Humour
4. Marlay River?
7. Kyoto
8. Wynburgh? and West Tip?
9. Esha Ness, Cahervillahow and THe committee are three of the seven
10. Pragada
12. Golden Miller
13. Mac Vidi?
14. Wetherby
15. See More Business