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  Ruffian: Queen of The Track editor best quiz   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Hello, my name is Ruffian, and this is my story. After seeing Rags To Riches defeat the boys at the Belmont, I began to think about my life and love of racing. If you want me to tell you my story, please enter.
Tough, 10 Qns, DakotaNorth, Dec 24 08
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  Ruffian    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the great filly, Ruffian.
Average, 10 Qns, ddandelion70, Jul 14 07
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Ruffian Trivia Questions

1. In what year was Ruffian born?

From Quiz
Ruffian

Answer: 1972

April 17, 1972 to be exact. She was a near black filly with a white star on her forehead.

2. By 1974, with Mr. Whitely training me and taking care of me, I was a two-year-old ready for my first race. My maiden race was held on May 22, 1974, at Belmont. By how many lengths did I win my maiden race?

From Quiz Ruffian: Queen of The Track

Answer: 15 lengths

Under the care and attention that Mr. Whitely gave me, I came into my own. I knew I was a racehorse, and I knew that I had what it took to win. During 1973, I grew tall, 17 hands high, and I gained a lot of weight. When I came out for my maiden race, people laughed at me and said I was too fat to race! I couldn't believe what I was hearing! Just because my girth measured 75 and a half inches didn't mean I couldn't run fast. I decided to show those non-believers. My maiden race was set for May 22, 1974, at the Belmont racetrack. It was called the Maiden Special and was five and half furlongs. I broke out from the gate and bounded into the lead...no other filly could catch me! I easily won the race by 15 lengths and tied the track record for five and a half furlongs, and I did it in one minute and three seconds flat! I was told no other two-year-old had ever done what I did in his or her maiden race. I guess I showed those non-believers!

3. Who were Ruffian's owners?

From Quiz Ruffian

Answer: Barbara and Stuart Janney

Barbara's mother, Gladys Phipps, was the owner of Bold Ruler, Sire of Secretariat. As a gift, every year for her birthday, Mrs. Janney received a free season to her mother's horse. Unfortunately Bold Ruler fell ill and had to be put down. So that year (1971), Barbara bred her mare Shenanigans to Bold Ruler's son Reviewer, and Ruffian was the result.

4. On July 27, 1974, I was entered in my third stakes race. I ran so fast that I created a new stakes record! I was so excited that I never heard the name of the race. Can you tell me what the name of the race was?

From Quiz Ruffian: Queen of The Track

Answer: Sorority Stakes

After winning my maiden race, Mr. Whiteley decided that I was good enough to race in stakes. My first stakes race, which was held on June 12, 1974 at Belmont, was the Fashion Stakes and was five and half furlongs. I won that race by 6 and 3/4 lengths and tied my maiden race time of one minute and three seconds. My rider, Jacinto Vasquez, was very proud of me and called me "his girl". I loved that because it made me feel special! My second stakes race was the Astoria Stakes and was held on July 10, 1974, at the Aqueduct racetrack in Jamaica, New York, and was also five and half furlongs. My jockey this time was Vince Bracciale, Jr., as my favorite rider, Jacinto, was grounded. I won the Astoria Stakes by nine lengths, and it took me one minute and two seconds to run the race! After two stakes victories, Mr. Whiteley decided to enter me in the Sorority Stakes. It was held on July 27, 1974, in Oceanport, New Jersey, at the Monmouth racetrack. This was my first six-furlong race and my fiercest competitor for this race was Hot N Nasty. Riding me was Jacinto Vasquez, my favorite jockey. When the bell sounded, I shot through the starting gate and took the lead. Hot N Nasty gave me a good race, but in the end I won the race by 2 and 1/4 lengths in one minute and nine seconds, which was a new stakes record! Mr. Whiteley was so proud of me. I held my head up high and cantered to the winner's circle.

5. Who was Ruffian's paternal Grandsire?

From Quiz Ruffian

Answer: Bold Ruler

Native Dancer was her maternal Grandsire, Nasrullah was her Great Grandsire, and Reviewer was her sire.

6. On April 30, 1975, I was entered in the Comely Stakes, my first stakes race of my three-year-old season. During this race, something startled me! I won the race, but kept on running for another mile! What happened during the race that startled me?

From Quiz Ruffian: Queen of The Track

Answer: A jockey rode up behind me and let out a shriek.

After I won the Allowance race, Mr. Whiteley entered me in the Comely Stakes. The race was held at the Aqueduct racetrack on April 30, 1975, and it was seven furlongs...my longest race yet! My rider, Jacinto, led me to victory, despite the fact that another jockey by the name of Angel Cordero, Jr., decided he was going to try to beat me. Cordero went so far as to ride his horse behind me and let out a shriek that was so loud it startled me! He got what he wanted...he scared me so much that I ran even faster, and set a new racing record when I won the race in one minute and twenty-one seconds; but even though I won the race I continued to run for another mile...but I never broke a sweat! I learned later, though, that I accomplished something at the Comely Stakes that no other horse, including Secretariat (the half brother of my father Reviewer), has never been able to do...I created a minus win pool at both the track and off track betting. My fans bet so much money on me to win, that the track was forced to pay out more than it received. Wow, did I feel special!

7. Who was Ruffian's regular jockey?

From Quiz Ruffian

Answer: Jacinto Vasquez

Jacinto also rode Foolish Pleasure to victory in the 1975 Kentucky Derby.

8. On May 10, 1975, I was entered in the Acorn Stakes, the first leg of the NYRA Filly Triple Crown. I was so fast that I forget how many lengths I won by. Can you tell me?

From Quiz Ruffian: Queen of The Track

Answer: 8 and 1/4 lengths

After I won the Comely Stakes, Mr. Whiteley decided to enter me in the NYRA Filly Triple Crown, also known as the "Triple Tiara". The Acorn Stakes was held at the Aqueduct racetrack on May 10, 1975, and it was one mile long. Some people didn't think I would be able to win, but win I did! I set a new racing record when I won the race by 8 and 1/4 lengths, and did it in one minute and thirty-four seconds! After winning the Kentucky Derby riding Foolish Pleasure, Jacinto, the jockey for both Foolish Pleasure and me, was asked by a reporter how soon he would be back in New York. Jacinto said that he would be back at the barn on Monday morning. The reporter asked him which barn, and Jacinto replied, "What barn? Mr. Whiteley's barn! I don't never like to stay too far away from Ruffian!" When I heard that, my heart raced, for I knew he really did love me!

9. Ruffian's trainer was who?

From Quiz Ruffian

Answer: Frank Whiteley

Whiteley was always scared to death when Ruffian raced. I guess it was because she raced with such abandon, that he was afraid she would hurt herself.

10. On June 21, 1975, I was entered in the Coaching Club American Oaks, the third leg of the NYRA Filly Triple Crown. I won that race by only 2 and 3/4 lengths! Who rode me that day?

From Quiz Ruffian: Queen of The Track

Answer: Jacinto Vasquez

After I won the Acorn Stakes, I went on to race in the second leg of NYRA Filly Triple Crown. The Mother Goose Stakes was held at the Aqueduct racetrack on May 31, 1975. It was 1 and 1/8 mile long, and my rider was Jacinto. I was led to victory without breaking a sweat and set a new racing record, when I won the race by 13 and 1/2 lengths in one minute and forty-seven seconds! On June 21, 1975, I was entered in the Coaching Club American Oaks, the third leg of the Filly Triple Crown. It was held at Belmont and was 1 and 1/2 miles long; Jacinto was told by Mr. Whitely to rate me in this race, and he did! I won the race by 2 and 3/4 lengths in two minutes and twenty-seven seconds. I didn't set a new racing record, but I equaled it! I was told that I followed Dark Mirage, who won the crown in 1968, Shuvee, who won in 1969, and Chris Evert, who won in 1974. I was the fourth filly to ever win the Filly Triple Crown...and it was said that I would go down in racing history as the greatest filly ever to step foot on the track. Looking back, I can't believe how prophetic those words were.

11. Ruffian won her first race by what margin?

From Quiz Ruffian

Answer: Fifteen lengths

On May 22, 1974, Ruffian started and won her first race. In fact, in ten starts she won all of them by a combined total of 80 lengths. She was magnificent!

12. Ruffian is buried at what racetrack?

From Quiz Ruffian

Answer: Belmont Park

After breaking down in the match race against Foolish Pleasure, veterinarians tried in vain to save her life. After hours of surgery she was humanely put down. She died on July 7, 1975.

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