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1. Which great champion was belittled as a sire by Donald Trump at a rally in 2015?

B Secretariat

2. Which of these was a filly who came third in the Oaks?

C Kannabis (1944)

3. Which Classic-winning trainer was one of a family of 13 siblings?

D Clive Brittain

4. Which Cheltenham Festival-winning trainer had been a wartime secret agent in occupied France?

A John Goldsmith

5. Which of the Queen's advisers had a father-in-law who won an Olympic gold medal?

A Sir Michael Oswald (son-in-law of Lord Burghley)

6. Who said of his fellow prime minister Sir Anthony Eden: “He was trained to win the Derby in 1938; unfortunately he was not let out of the starting stalls until 1955”.

C Harold Macmillan

7. What did pioneer woman trainer Florence Nagle have in common with Chris Amoo of chart-toppers The Real Thing?

C Won Best in Show at Crufts

8. What do Mark Johnston, John Oxx and Dermot Weld have in common?

B They are qualified vets

9. Which jump jockey rode Mark Johnston's very first runner as a trainer in 1987?

D Jeff Barlow (Rosie Oh, unplaced at Wetherby 7/2/1987)

10. Which jockey rode Aidan O'Brien's first winner as a trainer?

A Pat Gilson (Wandering Thoughts, Tralee 1993)

11. According to Wikipedia, which tycoon and racehorse owner earned the nickname “the seagull” as he would “fly in and s**t all over his subordinates before flying out”?

D Markus Jooste

12. Years before Wikipedia was created, Wiki Wiki Wheels was a prolific winner for which owner?

A Peter Savill

Stradivarius: owned by Bjorn NelsonCredit: Edward Whitaker

13. Who is this Group 1-winning owner of 2018?

D Bjorn Nielsen (Stradivarius)

14. Which famous singer owned an Irish Classic winner?

A Count John McCormack (Beaudelaire, 1931 Irish St Leger)

15. Which jockey rode Enable and Cracksman to their maiden victories?

B Robert Havlin

16. Which Derby was won by Cracksman?

B Great Northern Derby (New Zealand 1961)

17. Which of these jockeys once beat Arkle in a steeplechase?

B Ron Vibert (on Happy Spring, runner-up in 1963 Hennessy Gold Cup)

18. Which horse won the Cheltenham Gold Cup the last time it was run in April?

C Midnight Court (1978)

19. Which horse won the Derby the last time it was run in May?

C Sir Ivor (1968)

20. “Maroon, white cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap” were the colours carried by which great champion?

D Monksfield

21. Which great champion was named after a district of south London?

A Stockwell

22. Le Vizir was the first horse to beat which outstanding champion?

B Mieuxce (Le Tremblay 1935)

23. Name the only horse to win three British Classics but not the St Leger.

A Crucifix (1840 2,000 Guineas, 1,000 Guineas, Oaks)

24. Which champion filly was named after a character in Chaucer?

D Dorigen (by Franklin; won 1933 Lincoln)

25. This Salvador Dali portrait is of which Classic-winning owner?

C Lady Beaverbrook (Equestrian Fantasy - Portrait of Lady Dunn)

26. Which Classic winner was placed in the Champion Hurdle?

A Hill Song (1932 Irish St Leger)

27. Name the only horse to run in the Grand National twice and win it both times.

D Reynoldstown (1935 and 1936)

28. Name the only horse to be disqualified twice at the Cheltenham Festival.

B Chinrullah (after finishing first in the Champion Chase and fifth in the Gold Cup, 1980)

Runners and riders in last year's County Hurdle won by MohaayedCredit: Edward Whitaker

29. Which of these Cheltenham Festival handicaps has never been won twice by the same horse?

C County Hurdle

30. Which of these races has never been won by a mare?

C King George VI Chase

31. On which winner did Lester Piggott put up 14lb overweight?

D It's The Finish (Newcastle 1970)

32. Which of these trainers has won a Breeders' Cup race?

D Jo Hughes (London Bridge, 2013 Marathon)

33. Name the only British jockey to be champion in Hong Kong.

B Philip Robinson (1988-89, 1989-90)

34. Which of Sir Michael Stoute's horses won three times at Royal Ascot?

C Cover Up (2001 Ascot Stakes, 2002 & 2003 Queen Alexandra Stakes)

35. Which horse won at Royal Ascot despite finishing only fourth?

A Brook (1974 Queen Anne Stakes)

36. Which of these handicaps had a renewal in which the first two finishers were disqualified for being ineligible?

D Midlands Grand National (1977)

Colm Murphy (left) with Sir Anthony McCoy and Brave Inca

37. Who is this Champion Hurdle-winning trainer?

B Colm Murphy (Brave Inca)

38. Which Grand National winner had won at Royal Ascot?

B Voluptuary (1881 Biennial Stakes)

39. Which Melbourne Cup winner had won at Royal Ascot?

A Backwood (1922 Ascot Derby)

40. Which of these creatures in George Orwell's Animal Farm is a horse?

C Boxer

41. Which of these has not been a Group winner for Jamie Spencer?

C Coldplay

42. On which racecourse are the Pat Doyle Memorial Hurdle and the Carmel Fay Memorial Chase run?

B Kilbeggan

43. Which jockey rode Luca Cumani's only winner over jumps in Britain?

B John Francome (Shelahnu, Kempton 1977)

44. Which of Luca Cumani's horses won a Group 1 race in three different seasons?

C Old Country (1982, '83, '85)

45. In which novel does Tim's Chance win the Grand National?

D National Velvet (on the disqualification of The Piebald)

46. Which of these is a prominent scientist and television presenter?

C Robert Winston

47. In which Ronald Colman film does Laguna win the Derby?

A The Devil To Pay! (1930)

48. Which great artist painted dozens of pictures of horse-racing scenes?

A Degas

49. What is the first name of the French jockey who won the US Triple Crown on Seattle Slew?

A Jean (Cruguet)

50. Name the statesman who wrote: “No hour of life is lost that is spent in the saddle”.

D Sir Winston Churchill

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