20 Racing Questions: Newmarket
20 Racing Hub Questions – Newmarket
Welcome to quiz number five in the Racing Hub series 20 Racing Questions, each one on a specific theme – this quiz is on Newmarket. Scroll down to see the answers.
There’s a link to more quizzes down the page, but be careful to avoid the answers if you’re looking for the first time.
1 – When was the first race, a match with a purse of £100, recorded as taking place in Newmarket and who were the two rival owners?
2 – In what year did celebrations take place to mark 350 years of Newmarket town and racecourse?
3 – Who drew up the rules for the Newmarket races known as the Town Plate?
4 – Which monarch undertook a refurbishment of Newmarket Palace?
5 – What had the premises been used for before they became the Jockey Club Rooms in 1752?
6 – How many races did Eclipse win at Newmarket?
7 – Newmarket once had a jumps track – when did it close?
8 – What was the original name of the July Course?
9 – Before moving to Newmarket, where was the National Stud located?
10 – What do these three horses have in common?
- Foxhall
- Plaisanterie
- Rosebery
11 – In 1850 a new paddock area was created on the Rowley course which was partly enclosed by a wire mesh fence as railings were thought too expensive – what nickname was it given as a result?
12 – In 1853 at Newmarket, what did Western Australian do that has since been achieved by 14 other horses
13 – What did Sceptre achieve in 1902?
14 – With nine wins, which jockey has won the 2000 Guineas the most times?
15 – The statue of which horse stands in a courtyard of the Jockey Club Rooms on Newmarket High Street?
16 – What was introduced at Newmarket in 1930?
17 – What was significant about Track Spare’s Newmarket win in 1965?
18 – In what year was the round Sefton course, which joined the Rowley mile at around the five-furlong marker, last used?
19 – Who was the master of Warren Place from 1953 and trained 18 Classic winners
20 – Which horse won the 2010 European Breeders’ Fund Maiden Stakes at Newmarket
More Racing Hub 20 Racing Questions quizzes
Picture quiz http://wp.me/p8e3Dl-3Z0
Who am I? http://wp.me/p8e3Dl-3W7
Racing and TV http://wp.me/p8e3Dl-3T4
Irish racing http://wp.me/p8e3Dl-3QH
Yorkshire http://wp.me/p8e3Dl-3Oh
Newmarket http://wp.me/p8e3Dl-3My
2019 European Group 1 races http://wp.me/p8e3Dl-3KI
Films and fiction http://wp.me/p8e3Dl-3JL
Grand National and Aintree http://wp.me/p8e3Dl-3Ja
Racecourses http://wp.me/p8e3Dl-3IL
Answers
1 – When was the first race, a match with a purse of £100, recorded as taking place in Newmarket and who were the two rival owners? Lord Salisbury and Marquess of Buckingham in 1622
2 – In what year did celebrations take place to mark 350 years of Newmarket town and racecourse? 2016
3 – Who drew up the rules for the Newmarket races known as the Town Plate? King Charles II
4 – Which monarch undertook a refurbishment of Newmarket Palace? Queen Anne
5 – What had the premises been used for before they became the Jockey Club Rooms in 1752? Coffee House
6 – How many races did Eclipse win at Newmarket? Four
7 – Newmarket once had a jumps track – when did it close? 1903
8 – What was the original name of the July Course? The Round Course
9 – Before moving to Newmarket, where was the National Stud located? The Curragh
10 – What do these three horses have in common? They each won the autumn double, the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire
- Foxhall
- Plaisanterie
- Rosebery
11 – In 1850 a new paddock area was created on the Rowley course which was partly enclosed by a wire mesh fence as railings were though too expensive – what nickname was it given as a result? The Birdcage
12 – In 1853 at Newmarket, what did Western Australian do that has since been achieved by 14 other horses Won the Triple Crown – the 2000 Guineas, Derby and St Leger
13 – What did Sceptre achieve in 1902? Won the 2000 and 1000 Guineas (injury prevented her from winning the Derby, but she went on to win the Oaks and the St Leger)
14 – With nine wins, which jockey has won the 2000 Guineas the most times? Jem Robinson (from 1825 to 1848)
15 – The statue of which horse stand in a courtyard of the Jockey Club Rooms on Newmarket High Street? Hyperion
16 – What was introduced at Newmarket in 1930? Patrol Cameras
17 – What was significant about Track Spare’s Newmarket win in 1965? First winner from a race started in Britain from starting stalls
18 – In what year was the round Sefton course, which joined the Rowley mile at around the five-furlong marker, last used? 1973
19 – Who was the master of Warren Place from 1953 and trained 18 Classic winners Sir Noel Murless
20 – Which horse won the 2010 European Breeders’ Fund Maiden Stakes at Newmarket Frankel
