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HORSE RACING TRIVIA III

21) The winner of which race is draped in fake flowers?


The Preakness winner is draped with a black-eyed Susan blanket -- except the flowers are fakes because Black-Eyed Susans don't bloom in Maryland until June.

22) What was the first horse to win the Kentucky Derby?


When Aristides won the Kentucky Derby in 1875, it was actually one-quarter of a mile longer, with a purse of $2,850.

23) What is the longest odds winner in Kentucky Derby history?


Donerail was the upset winner of the 1913 Kentucky Derby. With odds of 91-1, his win stands as the biggest longshot victory in the history of the Kentucky Derby.

24) What is the only day of the week on which the Preakness Stakes has never been run?


The Preakness Stakes has been run on Saturday afternoons since 1931. Previously, it had been run on every day except Sunday.

25) Who was the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby?


A Derby win may have eluded Diane Crump, but she scored more than 230 victories on track before leaving the sport in 1985.

26) The three main types of horse racing in the U.S. are flat racing, harness racing, and ________.


A steeplechase is a distance horse race in which competitors are required to jump diverse fence and ditch obstacles.

27) What is the last lap in Harness racing?


In harness racing, the last lap of a race is signified by the ringing of the bell.

28) Which is the only horse bred in the state of Montana to ever win the Belmont Stakes?


Owned and bred by Marcus Daly, one of the wealthy Montana Copper Kings, Scottish Chieftain was trained by Matt Byrnes and ridden by jockey J. Scherrer when he won the 1897 Belmont Stakes.

29) Who was the only horse to beat Man o' War?


His only loss came at Saratoga Race Course, later nicknamed the Graveyard of Champions, where he lost by a neck to a colt fittingly named Upset.

30) What colors did Secretariat race in?


Secretariat raced in Meadow Stables' blue-and-white-checkered colors.

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