98 Horse Racing Trivia Questions with Answers
98 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which horse won the first Japan Cup in 1981?
Answer
Mairzy Doates
Which jockey holds the record for the most British champion jockey titles, with 26?
Answer
Gordon Richards
Which horse won both the 2000 Guineas and Epsom Derby in 2009?
Answer
Sea the Stars
Which horse won the 2019 Grand National at Aintree?
Answer
Tiger Roll
Which horse won the 2009 Kentucky Derby after starting as a 50-to-1 outsider?
Answer
Mine That Bird
Which horse won the inaugural running of the St Leger Stakes in 1776?
Answer
Allabaculia
What is the standard distance of the Epsom Derby?
Answer
1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yards
Which horse won the 1964 Kentucky Derby and became the first Canadian-bred winner?
Answer
Northern Dancer
What nickname is commonly used for the Preakness Stakes?
Answer
The Middle Jewel
Which horse won the Cox Plate three consecutive times from 1980 to 1982?
Answer
Kingston Town
Which jockey holds the record for the most Epsom Derby wins, with nine victories?
Answer
Lester Piggott
Which horse defeated War Admiral in the famous 1938 Pimlico match race?
Answer
Seabiscuit
Which jockey rode American Pharoah to victory in the 2015 Belmont Stakes?
Answer
Victor Espinoza
What is the name of the French classic race run at Chantilly for three-year-old horses?
Answer
Prix du Jockey Club
What is the name of the racecourse where the Kentucky Derby is held?
Answer
Churchill Downs
In horse racing, how many yards are in one furlong?
Answer
220 yards
Which horse won the 2015 American Triple Crown, ending a 37-year wait?
Answer
American Pharoah
Which horse won the first Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1924?
Answer
Red Splash
Which race was Man o’ War’s only career defeat?
Answer
Sanford Stakes
Which horse won the first Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in 1920?
Answer
Comrade
Which horse holds the fastest official Kentucky Derby time?
Answer
Secretariat
Which horse completed the English Triple Crown in 1970?
Answer
Nijinsky
In what year was the Epsom Derby first run?
Answer
1780
Which racecourse hosts the annual Grand National steeplechase?
Answer
Aintree Racecourse
Who invented the modern mechanical starting gate used in horse racing?
Answer
Clay Puett
In what year was the Melbourne Cup first run?
Answer
1861
By how many lengths did Secretariat win the 1973 Belmont Stakes?
Answer
31 lengths
Which horse was the first to win the American Triple Crown?
Answer
Sir Barton
Who won the first Kentucky Derby, held in 1875?
Answer
Aristides