20 Racing Questions: Irish racing
20 Racing Questions – Irish Racing
Welcome to the seventh quiz in the Racing Hub series 20 Racing Questions, each one on a specific theme – this quiz is on Irish racing.
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1 – The first steeplechase took place between the church steeples of which two towns in County Cork?
2 – Which Irish racecourse closed in 1980?
3 – When was racing first recorded on the beach at Laytown?
4 – Which recourse is pictured above?
5 – What did the third Earl of Howth, the third Marquess of Drogheda and the third Earl of Claremont establish in 1866?
6 – Where and when did Aiden O’Brien saddle his first winner?
7 – In which year was the first recorded race to have taken place at the Curragh?
9 – At which Irish racecourse is the Group 3 Brownstown Stakes run?
10 – Who holds the record for riding the winner of the Irish Grand National the most times?
11 – How many times has Aiden O’Brien trained the winner of the Irish Derby?
12 – What was introduced at Gowran Park in 1952?
13 – Which horse won the Irish St Leger on four consecutive occasions?
14 – What links the Irish Derby in 1924 and 1934?
15 – How many obstacles are jumped in Punchestown’s La Touche Cup?
16 – Limerick was the most recent Irish racecourse to open, in 2001 – what was the newest Irish racecourse prior to that and in what year did it open?
17 – How many Irish classic winners did Vincent O’Brien train?
18 – What was introduced for the first time on 21 April 1930 at Fairyhouse?
19 – What was significant about Miss Victoria’s win on 26 August 2007?
20 – Which Irish racecourse is modelled on Britain’s Sandown Park?
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Answers
1 – The first steeplechase took place between the church steeples of which two towns in County Cork? Buttevant and Doneraile, about four and a half miles apart
2 – Which Irish racecourse closed in 1980? Tralee
3 – When was racing first recorded on the beach at Laytown? 1868
4 – Which recourse is pictured? Thurles
5 – What did the third Earl of Howth, the third Marquess of Drogheda and the third Earl of Claremont establish in 1866? The modern Irish Derby
6 – Where and when did Aiden O’Brien saddle his first winner? Tralee on 7 June 1993
7 – In which year was the first recorded race to have taken place at the Curragh? 1727
9 – At which Irish racecourse is the Group 3 Brownstown Stakes run? Fairyhouse
10 – Who holds the record for riding the winner of the Irish Grand National the most time? Pat Taaffe (6 wins)
11 – How many times has Aiden O’Brien trained the winner of the Irish Derby? 13 (the first in 1997)
12 – What was introduced at Gowran Park in 1952? First Irish racecourse commentary
13 – Which horse won the Irish St Leger on four consecutive occasions? Vinnie Roe, the first in 2001
14 – What links the Irish Derby in 1924 and 1934? They both finished in dead heats
15 – How many obstacles are jumped in Punchestown’s La Touche Cup? 32
16 – Limerick was the most recent Irish racecourse to open, in 2001 – what was the newest Irish racecourse prior to that and in what year did it open? Sligo in 1955
17 – How many Irish classic winners did Vincent O’Brien train? 27 (1,000 Guineas 3, 2,000 Guineas 5, Derby 6, Oaks 4, St Leger 9)
18 – What was introduced for the first time on 21 April 1930 at Fairyhouse? The Irish Tote’s on-course operation
19 – What was significant about Miss Victoria’s win on 26 August 2007? She was the first winner on Dundalk’s new all-weather surface
20 – Which Irish racecourse is modelled on Sandown Park? Leopardstown
