Famous Racehorses in the 20th Century
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Janet Moe pegged Manuel Ycaza as the rider whose foul claim backfired badly, this from a ride on Ridan in the 1962 Preakness Stakes. A new trivia question is now ready and waiting! http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/hoofprints
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher...You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse." C. S. Lewis
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Janet correctly named Missile Belle, winner of the 1970 La Troienne Stakes, as the first horse to win a stakes at Churchill Downs under the Morris silks since Manuel in the 1899 Kentucky Derby. A new trivia question is now ready and waiting! http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/hoofprints
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher...You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse." C. S. Lewis
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Looks like last week's question regarding the first Kentucky Derby winner to break his maiden in Florida was a stumper. The answer is 1912 victor Worth, who broke his maiden on March 27, 1911, at Montcrief Park, Jacksonville, FL. A new trivia question is now ready and waiting! http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/hoofprints
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher...You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse." C. S. Lewis
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Krista correctly named James Rowe, Jr. as the youngest Kentucky Derby-winning trainer; he won with Hindoo in 1881 at the age of 27 and later added a second Derby with Regret in 1915. A new trivia question is now ready and waiting! http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/hoofprints
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher...You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse." C. S. Lewis
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Krista got home first for the second week in a row, naming the Travers Stakes as the race that awards the Man o' War Cup (the trophy Man o' War won for defeating Sir Barton in the Kenilworth Cup). Better late than never---a new trivia question is now available.
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher...You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse." C. S. Lewis
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Barbara was first under the wire in the most recent trivia challenge, naming Native Dancer as the last horse to sire the winners of the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby in the same year. (He accomplished the feat with Native Street and Kauai King, respectively, who won their Classics in 1966.) A new trivia question now awaits all challengers!
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher...You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse." C. S. Lewis
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Frost correctly identified Top Bid's win in the 1970 Colonial Cup as the first win by an American steeplechaser in an event worth US$100,000 or more. This week's trivia challenge is a five-park series in honor of the Belmont Stakes. Can you answer all the questions by post time? http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/hoofprints
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher...You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse." C. S. Lewis
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Janet swept all five questions in the special Belmont Stakes trivia challenge last week, and submitted her answers before post time to boot. You can see her responses in the comments thread below the question. A new trivia question is now posted for this week. http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/hoofprints
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher...You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse." C. S. Lewis
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Frost identified Patroness as the mare who was stripped of her registration papers and sold for $50 before her son His Eminence won the Kentucky Derby. A new trivia question is now posted for this week's challenge. http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/hoofprints
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher...You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse." C. S. Lewis
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Looks like last week's question was a stumper. The answer is champion filly Lakeville Miss, who started her career in a $25,000 claimer and whose dam was sold off for $800 before her daughter showed what she was made of. A new trivia question is now available! http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/hoofprints
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher...You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse." C. S. Lewis
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Frost correctly tagged 1949 Kentucky Derby winner Ponder as the Derby winner who couldn't get a stall in the stallion barn at his home, Calumet Farm, and ended up being stabled with the mares. (Something tells me he didn't mind a bit.) Anyway, a new trivia question is now posted; good luck, all! http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/hoofprints
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher...You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse." C. S. Lewis
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Frost scores again, pegging Roamer as the future Hall of Famer whose owners (the Clay Brothers) had to take a loss bailing him out from the aftermath of a win in a claiming race, then sold him for a modest profit to Andrew Miller. A new trivia question is now ready and waiting! http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/hoofprints
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher...You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse." C. S. Lewis
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Barbara correctly identified Epinard as the American champion older male who failed to win a US stakes race during his championship season (1924). Unfortunately, the horse is believed to have been last seen pulling a cart after the German occupation of France in World War II. A new trivia question is now ready and waiting! http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/hoofprints
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher...You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse." C. S. Lewis
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Krista correctly tagged Gate Dancer as the pigeon-stomping Preakness winner. A new trivia question is now ready and waiting! http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/hoofprints
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher...You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse." C. S. Lewis
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Barbara got both halves of last week's trivia question, pegging Regret as the first filly to be race-day favorite for the Kentucky Derby (she won in 1915) and Top Flight as the first filly to be winter book favorite (she did not start in the Derby). A new trivia question is now ready and waiting! http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/hoofprints
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher...You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse." C. S. Lewis