Assiniboia Downs Insider Quiz 2019
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Assiniboia Downs Insider Quiz 2019 Circle either a, b, c or d. 1. Which three Downs stake races celebrated milestone runnings in 2019? a) Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes b) Winnipeg Futurity, Gold Cup, Sifton Memorial c) Winnipeg Futurity, Speers Memorial, Sifton Memorial d) Winnipeg Futurity, Manitoba Derby, Sifton Memorial 2. Who was the first female jockey to win a race at the Downs? a) Jennifer Anniston b) Joan Phipps c) Barbara Jo Rubin d) Debby Long 3. Who was the first Downs jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby? a) Darren Dunn b) Todd Kabel c) Bobby Stewart d) Irwin Driedger 4. What was 1976 silver medalist Branch County's name when he raced at the Downs in 1971/72? a) Man O War b) Traffic Bridge c) Traffic Sub d) Milo's Pride 5. Ardell Sayler got his first win at the Downs with which horse? a) Ruffian b) Hay Bomb c) Lucy's Coach d) Saree's Gem 6. Racing term used when one horse bites another in a race? a) Dining-out b) Bearing-in c) Savage d) Animal-cannibal 7. What was Lou Davies pseudonym when he made his daily selections for the local newspaper? a) George "the hammer" Williams b) Liverpool Lou c) Yorkshire Lad d) Brighton's Best 8. Coiner, winner of the 1952 Speers Handicap was the son of? a) Escape Clause b) Swaps c) 1941 Triple Crown winner Whirlaway d) 1948 Triple Crown winner Citation 9. Name the only horse to appear in the R. J. Speers Memorial Stakes six consecutive times? a) Blossom b) Monsoon Rain c) Northern Debut d) Scarlet Rich 10. Who amongst the following jockeys is the only one who did not win 1,000 races or more at the Downs? a) Ken Hendricks b) Larry Bird c) Jimmy Anderson d) Jacques DesAutels 11. Max Freed's mighty Light Dust won the Western Canada Handicap three times. Which of the following is a true statement? a) Light Dust never raced at the Downs b) Light Dust won the only running Western Canada Handicap held at the Downs c) Light Dust won 2 races while racing at the age of 12 at the Downs in 1962 d) Light Dust never won a race at the Downs 12. Fire N Desire, the 1969 Manitoba Derby winner had been claimed earlier in the spring of 1969 for how much? a) He never ran for a tag b) $1,500 c) $12,000 d) $25,000 13. Which member of the Royal family was not at the Downs for the 1970 Manitoba Centennial Derby? a) The Queen b) Princess Anne c) Princes Edward and Andrew d) Prince Philip 14. Which of the following statements relating to Vic and Marge Clare is false? a) Vic galloped horse at Whittier and Polo Park b) Vic and Marge ran one of those typical "mom and pop" stables c) The Clares never won a stakes race at the Downs d) Bolero Jet was one of the Clares' star performers 15. The first time a race card was ever cancelled in Winnipeg racing history occurred at Polo Park racetrack. Why was it cancelled? a) Locusts b) Weather c) D-Day invasion d) Jockey strike 16. Joan Phipps finished second in the 1971 Powder Puff Derby. What jockey rode the winner? a) Sharon Gulyas b) Eileen Blake c) Karen Chysyk d) Vicki Warhol 17. How many Sifton-owned horses have won the J. W. Sifton Memorial stakes? a) None b) One c) Three d) Five 18. Who won the first running of the Winnipeg Futurity in 1930? a) Oil Money b) Jack Whittier c) Hot Whittier d) Joey .