20 Racing Questions: Yorkshire
20 Racing Hub Questions – Yorkshire
Welcome to quiz number six in the Racing Hub series 20 Racing Questions, each one on a specific theme – this quiz is on Yorkshire. We’ll add the answers later in the week
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1 – What was the last racecourse in Yorkshire to close and in what year?
2 – How much total prize-money did Middleham-based trainer Mark Johnston win in 2019?
3 – Which Yorkshire racecourse first opened in 1690?
4 – What was significant about Old Tom’s victory at Doncaster in 1965?
5 – Where will you find a piece of ammunition in a Yorkshire race?
6 – Which Yorkshire racecourse is recorded as holding a meeting during the English Civil War?
7 – Over the five years 2015 to 2019, who trained the most Flat winners at a single Yorkshire track, what was the track and how many winners did they train?
8 – Who trains at Sun Hill Farm in North Yorkshire?
9 – In 1972 Brigadier Gerard was beaten for the only time, losing to Roberto – what was the name of the race then and what is it called now?
10 – What is the oldest race run at Doncaster and when was it first run?
11 – At which Yorkshire track did Red Rum win three times before going on to win the Grand National?
12 – How many Group races were run at York in 2019?
13 – What did Linda Goodwill win at Ripon on 6 June 1973?
14 – Moved from Doncaster, where was the 1940 St Leger run?
15 – Which York race was first run in 1843?
16 – What do the following have in common?
- Barton Bank
- Celtic Shot
- One Man
- See More Business
17 – Who rode the winner of Redcar’s Mommessin Stakes for Amateur riders in 1986?
18 – When was the first grandstand at York constructed?
19 – What is the imperial distance of Pontefract’s completely round course?
20 – What is the most recent Yorkshire recourse to start racing on its current site and in which year?
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Answers
1 – What was the last racecourse in Yorkshire to close and in what year? Stockton (also known as Teesside Park) in 1981
2 – How much total prize-money did Middleham-based trainer Mark Johnston win in 2019? £5,399,661
3 – Which Yorkshire racecourse first opened in 1690? Beverley
4 – What was significant about Old Tom’s victory at Doncaster in 1965? Won the first running of the Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster after the closure of Lincoln racecourse
5 – Where will you find a piece of ammunition in a Yorkshire race? The Beverley Bullet
6 – Which Yorkshire racecourse is recorded as holding a meeting during the English Civil War? Pontefract
7 – Over the five years 2015 to 2019, who trained the most Flat winners at a single Yorkshire track, what was the track and how many winners did they train? Thirsk where Richard Fahey trained 53 winners
8 – Who trains at Sun Hill Farm in North Yorkshire? Ann Duffield
9 – In 1972 Brigadier Gerard was beaten for the only time, losing to Roberto – what was the name of the race then and what is it called now? Benson and Hedges Gold Cup/Juddmonte International
10 -What is the oldest race run at Doncaster and when was it first run? Doncaster Cup in 1766
11 – At which Yorkshire track did Red Rum win three times before going on to win the Grand National? Catterick
12 – How many Group races were run at York in 2019? 19
13 – What did Linda Goodwill win at Ripon on 6 June 1973? The first Ladies Derby, on the same day that Morston won the Derby at Epsom
14 – Moved from Doncaster, where was the 1940 St Leger run? Thirsk
15 – Which York race was first run in 1843? Ebor Handicap
16 – What do the following have in common? They all won the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby in the 1990s
- Barton Bank
- Celtic Shot
- One Man
- See More Business
17 – Who rode the winner of Redcar’s Mommessin Stakes for Amateur riders at Redcar in 1986? Princess Anne
18 – When was the first grandstand at York constructed? 1754
19 — What is the imperial distance of Pontefract’s completely round course? 2 miles 125 yards
20 – What is the most recent Yorkshire recourse to start racing on its current site and in which year was it? Ripon in 1900
