20 Racing Questions: 2019 European Group 1 races

20 Racing Hub Questions – 2019 European Group 1 races

Welcome to the fourth in the series of Racing Hub quizzes, each one on a specific theme – this quiz is all about 2019 European Group 1 races

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1 – Put the following into top to bottom order of the number of 2019 European Group 1 races of which they sired the winner

• Dubawi
• Frankel
• Galileo
• Sea The Stars
• Shamardal

2 – Which breeding operation had the most 2019 European Group 1 winners, and how many?

3 – How many British tracks hosted Group 1 races in 2019?

4 – Name the 2019 European Group 1 winner and the race won:

• Won all its four races leading up to its 2019 European Group 1 victory
• Never raced over less than 1m2f
• Was ridden by three different jockeys

5 – In the context of 2019 European Group 1 winners, which country is the odd one out?

• France
• Germany
• Great Britain
• Hungary
• Ireland
• Sweden

6 – Which horses won 2019 European Group 1 races over 2m4f?

7 – How many horses won 2019 European Group 1 races over 1m?

8 – How many Group 1 races were run in Ireland in 2019?

9 – What was the shortest distance Group 1 race run in Germany in 2019?

10 – Name the three horses that each won three European Group 1 races in 2019

11 – How many 2019 European Group 1 races were restricted to four-year-olds or older?

12 – Name the 2019 European Group 1 winner and the race won:

• Was third first time out in a Haydock race at 50/1
• First win was at
• Finished fifth in its first Listed race at Haydock

13 – How many Irish trainers had Group 1 winners in 2019?

14 – After Longchamp, which racecourse staged the most French 2019 European Group 1 races?

15 – What do 2019 European Group 1 winners Doujuan Triumphant and Sovereign have in common?

16 – How many 2019 European Group 1 races are restricted to fillies?

17 – Name the 2019 European Group 1 winner and the race won? 

• Won its first race at Leicester
• Won a Listed race at Longchamp
• Was unplaced in the St Leger at Doncaster

18 – With which horses did Sir Michael Stoute win 2019 European Group 1 races?

19 – Of the seven Group 1 races run in Germany in 2019, how many were won by German trained horses?

20 – Which two horses were dual winners of 2019 European Group 1 races run in France?

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Answers

1 – Put the following into top to bottom order of the number of 2019 European Group 1 races of which they sired the winner

• Galileo 10
• Frankel 5
• Shamardal 5
• Dubawi 4
• Sea The Stars 3

2 – Which breeding operation had the most 2019 European Group 1 winners, and how many? Godolphin/5

3 – How many British tracks hosted Group 1 races in 2019? 11

• Ascot
• Epsom
• Doncaster
• Goodwood
• Haydock
• Newbury
• Newcastle
• Newmarket (July)
• Newmarket (Rowley)
• Sandown
• York

4 – Name the 2019 European Group 1 winner and the race won: Logician

• Won all its four races leading up to its 2019 European Group 1 victory
• Never raced over less than 1m2f
• Was ridden by three different jockeys

5 – In the context of 2019 European Group 1 winners, which country is the odd one out?

• France
• Germany
• Great Britain
• Hungary
• Ireland
• Sweden is the odd one out – at least one trainer from each of the other countries had a 2019 European Group 1 winner

6 – Which horses won 2019 European Group 1 races over 2m4f? Holdthasigreen and Stradivarius

7 – How many horses won 2019 European Group 1 races over 1m? 20

8 – How many Group 1 races were run in Ireland in 2019? 13

9 – What was the shortest distance Group 1 race run in Germany in 2019? 1m2f

10 – Name the three horses that each won three European Group 1 races in 2019?

• Enable
• Magical
• Star Catcher

11 – How many 2019 European Group 1 races were restricted to four-year-olds or older? 12

12 – Name the 2019 European Group 1 winner and the race won: Glass Slipper

• Was third first time out in a Haydock race at 50/1
• First win was at Beverley 
• Finished fifth in its first Listed race at Haydock

13 – How many Irish trainers had Group 1 winners in 2019? 6

14 – After Longchamp, which racecourse staged the most French 2019 European Group 1 races? Deauville

15 – What do 2019 European Group 1 winners Doujuan Triumphant and Sovereign have in common? They were the two longest prices 2019 European Group 1 winners at 33/1

16 – How many 2019 European Group 1 races are restricted to fillies? 12

17 – Name the 2019 European Group 1 winner and the race won? Technician

• Won its first race at Leicester
• Won a Listed race at Longchamp
• Was unplaced in the St Leger at Doncaster

18 – With which horses did Sir Michael Stoute win 2019 European Group 1 races?

• Crystal Ocean
• Mustashry
• Veracious

19 – Of the seven Group 1 races run in Germany in 2019, how many were won by German trained horses? 2

20 – Which two horses were dual winners of 2019 European Group 1 races run in France?

• Coronet
• Waldgeist