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Australian Horse Racing Trivia

Australian Horse Racing Trivia Quizzes

43 quizzes and 602 trivia questions.

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Melbourne Cup (16 quizzes)

Phar Lap (3)

Jockey Glen Boss

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Glen Boss is an Australian jockey, well known for riding champion mare Makybe Diva to three Melbourne Cups. All questions are based on his autobiography, "The Boss", but if you know enough about him you won't need the book.

Tough, 10 Qns, mac125, May 15 10

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Horse Racing in Australia great trivia quiz

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15 Qns

Yes folks, I dared to do it, an Australian horse racing quiz with no mention of Phar Lap!

Average, 15 Qns, quogequox, Mar 28 08

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Australian Horse Racing History popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz will test the knowledge of the race fan. It will ask for the winner of a certain big race in Australian horse racing history.

Tough, 10 Qns, jules1970, May 15 10

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The Track - Australian Horse Racing

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

To complete this quiz, some knowledge of Australian Horse Racing, in particular, Victorian racing and the Melbourne Cup, is an advantage. Good Luck, and Happy Racing!

Tough, 15 Qns, WFRS, Feb 01 07

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Notable Retirees: 2005

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10 Qns

Think you know these great horses that were retired in Australia in 2005? Test your knowledge here!

Tough, 10 Qns, DarkAngelicGal, Mar 13 10

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599 plays

Australian and NZ Jockeys

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10 Qns

A look at some of the colourful characters who ride the racehorses.

Average, 10 Qns, veandercross, Feb 08 08

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Horse Racing: 2005-06 Review

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15 Qns

The 2005/06 season of racing saw many champions taking their last bow, many new faces making their mark, and many records being broken. So how much do you know about the season?

Difficult, 15 Qns, DarkAngelicGal, May 15 10

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Australian Horseracing in the 1970s

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10 Qns

I love horse racing and this quiz is primarily about the horses/jockeys and races of the 1970s was a great era for Australian horsracing, memorable horses and races all around the country. A walk down memory lane for some.

Average, 10 Qns, mirrabook, Sep 21 13

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Horse Racing: 2005

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10 Qns

How well do you know the racing year of 2005? Test your knowledge in this quiz!

Tough, 10 Qns, DarkAngelicGal, Dec 12 09

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582 plays

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Australian Horse Racing 1990s-2000s

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10 Qns

A quiz on champions of the turf.

Tough, 10 Qns, big o, Sep 02 03

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Quick Question

The Cox Plate is held at which track?

From Quiz "The Track - Australian Horse Racing"

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Famous Australian Race Horses

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10 Qns

This quiz is for those with a love of Australian Horse Racing of all eras, not just the present.

Difficult, 10 Qns, Bellyra, May 15 10

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Horses for Courses, 1990s

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10 Qns

A quiz on Australian race courses.

Average, 10 Qns, big o, Apr 25 05

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Australian Horse Racing

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10 Qns

A brief quiz, which should be easy for Australian Horse Racing fans. Good Luck!

Average, 10 Qns, manmountain, Sep 14 02

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Octagonal & Might and Power

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10 Qns

Two modern day champions of Australian horse racing.

Average, 10 Qns, Veandercross, Feb 18 05

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739 plays

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Saintly

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Another quiz about Australian and New Zealand Champion Racehorses.

Tough, 10 Qns, veandercross, Oct 23 04

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645 plays

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2005 Group One Races

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The year of 2005 produced many great highlights, but also some very poor experiences in horse racing. This is quiz of some events that occurred in Australia.

Difficult, 10 Qns, btr, May 15 10

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Sunline - Leader of the Pack

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10 Qns

Sunline was a champion racehorse in both New Zealand and Australia, but did it the hard way by leading all the way!

Difficult, 10 Qns, coconut pete, May 15 10

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Universal Prince: The Horse

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10 Qns

Universal Prince was a horse with great ability, and proved to be one of the most successful horses of his time. He showed on occasions, the racing ability of a champion. In all though, he was a great horse to cheer and follow.

Tough, 10 Qns, btr, May 15 10

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363 plays

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Group Race Victories

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10 Qns

This quiz is about the winners of group races in Australia.

Difficult, 10 Qns, btr, May 15 10

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501 plays

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Autumn Carnivals 2004

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10 Qns

A quiz on both Melbourne and Sydney's Carnivals.

Average, 10 Qns, big o, Sep 20 09

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554 plays

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Multiple Choice Quiz about Australian Harness Racing

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This quiz has questions about Harness Racing in Australia.

Difficult, 10 Qns, abcdefghijkl, May 15 10

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2003 Autumn Carnivals

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

Horse racing: a quiz on BOTH the Melbourne and Sydney autumn carnivals.

Difficult, 15 Qns, big o, May 15 10

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670 plays

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The Danehill Filly

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is detailed quiz about the winner of the 2001 Golden Slipper, Ha Ha. The Slipper is run every Autumn (on the weekend before Easter), at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney. It is the premier race in Australia for 2-year olds, if not the world.

Difficult, 10 Qns, ilan_em, May 15 10

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Australian Harness Racing Quiz Challenge

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5 Qns

Quite an easy quiz on trotting down under.

Difficult, 5 Qns, ricemaster, May 15 10

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Australian Horse Racing Trivia Questions

1. What champion horse won the 1971 VRC Caulifield Cup?

From Quiz Australian Horseracing in the 1970s

Answer: Gay Icarus

Gay Icarus was a champion racehorse of the early 1970s. During 1970-71 season he won the inaugural running in 1971 of the AJC Spring Championship Stakes;as well as the Australian Cup, Blamey Stakes, the AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes (with her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in attendance) and the St George Stakes. Sobar won the 1972 Caulifield Cup, Beer Street won the 1970 Caulifield Cup & Big Philou won the 1969 Caulifield Cup.

2. Which horse completed the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup double in 1997?

From Quiz Australian Horse Racing History

Answer: Might And Power

Doriemus completed the same double in 1995, and also finished second to Might And Power, in both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cup in 1997. Rogan Josh won the Melbourne Cup in 1999, and Saintly completed the Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup double in 1996.

3. How old was Glen Boss when he first learned to ride?

From Quiz Jockey Glen Boss

Answer: 4 years old

Glen learned to ride when he, his mother, and 3 sisters moved to Gympie in Queensland. The man who taught him was a retired stockman, a friend of Glen's relatives. Glen learned to ride bareback on a Clydesdale.

4. Who is the sire of Universal Prince?

From Quiz Universal Prince: The Horse

Answer: Scenic

Scenic is the sire of Universal Prince. Scenic from Ireland, proved himself when racing but with no doubt his best son or daughter would be none other than Universal Prince.

5. Who won the 2005 Seppelt Salinger Stakes?

From Quiz Group Race Victories

Answer: Glamour Puss

Glamour Puss trained by Danny O'Brien and ridden by Steven King, won the Salinger Stakes, defeating Barely A Moment and Cape of Good Hope.

6. How much was Sunline bought for as a yearling

From Quiz Sunline - Leader of the Pack

Answer: $40,000

The breeders had a hard time selling Sunline and could only first convince the buyers to lease the horse with an option to buy her later.

7. In what year was The Barb foaled?

From Quiz Famous Australian Race Horses

Answer: 1863

By Sir Hercules from Fair Ellen, The Barb was known as the 'Black Demon', and considered by many to be Australia's first champion. A stunning success on the track, with 16 wins and 3 placings from 23 starts, The Barb was a failure as a sire, and sadly died in obscurity as a station stallion at the age of 25.

8. On which day of the year does the Melbourne Cup bring Australia to a standstill?

From Quiz Horse Racing in Australia

Answer: the first Tuesday in November

Australia's richest and most famous two-mile race is run on the first Tuesday of November at the Flemington racetrack in, you guessed it, Melbourne.

9. Who was the jockey that rode Phar Lap for 27 wins out of 30 rides?

From Quiz Australian and NZ Jockeys

Answer: Jim Pike

Jim Pike also won 6 VRC Derbys, 3 AJC Derbys and 2 Cox Plates.

10. Who was Might and Power's sire?

From Quiz Octagonal & Might and Power

Answer: Zabeel

Zabeel, son of the mighty Sir Tristam and also the sire of Octagonal.

11. Who was the sire of Saintly?

From Quiz Saintly

Answer: Sky Chase

Sir Tristam, one of the worlds leading sires, is Saintly's grandfather.

12. What was Kingston Rule's time when he won the Melbourne Cup in 1990?

From Quiz The Track - Australian Horse Racing

Answer: 3.16.3s

Kingston Rule raced home to win by a length from The Phantom and Mr Brooker in a time of 3.16.3s. There were 24 starters in the Cup that year, including the champion horse, Tawrrific, who finished 16th.

13. Flemington was and is well known for its famous straight, where sprints are run with no turns. The other Australian course where sprint races were run down a similar straight was _________ ?

From Quiz Horses for Courses, 1990s

Answer: Victoria Park

Along with Hong Kong's Sha Tin, these were the only three courses in the Southern Hemisphere, with sprint races run down the straight.

14. Ha Ha was trained by whom?

From Quiz The Danehill Filly

Answer: Gai Waterhouse

Gai Waterhouse is the daughter of T. J. Smith, who holds the record for training the most Slipper winners. Gai went into the 2001 Golden Slipper with five runners, making up almost one third of the field, and Ha Ha's win gave her her first Slipper winner. She also became the first trainer to train the first three placegetters (second was Excellerator and third, Red Hannigan) in the Slipper.

15. Which horse won the 2001 pacing Interdominion held at Albion Park?

From Quiz Australian Harness Racing

Answer: Yulestar

The first five placegetters were all New Zealand bred horses.

16. Which horse won the 2001 pacers Inter-Dominion at Albion Park?

From Quiz Australian Harness Racing

Answer: Yulestar

Yulestar, driven by Tony Shaw, won by 2 metres from Atitagain and Pocket Me recording an ultra-fast mile rate of 1:56.2 for the 2647m journey.

17. Who rode Jeune when it won the 1994 Melbourne Cup?

From Quiz Australian Horse Racing

Answer: Wayne Harris

Wayne Harris was returning from several life threatening operations.

18. What horse fell and suffered servious injury in the 1973 Golden Slipper but returned to racing and won both the 1973 AJC Derby and the 1973 VRC Sires Produce Stakes?

From Quiz Australian Horseracing in the 1970s

Answer: Imagele

Tontonan won the 1973 Golden Slipper after the horrific three-horse fall which included Imagele, who was the odds on favourite. Grand Cidium was a champion racehorse during the same era and was the younger full brother to Dayana. Authentic Heir raced with success but never attained championship status.

19. Which stayer won both the Sydney and Brisbane Cups in 1991?

From Quiz Australian Horse Racing History

Answer: Just A Dancer

Let's Elope won both the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup in 1991. Ideal Centreman won the 1991 Adelaide Cup. Shiva's Revenge finished second in the Melbourne Cup and Adelaide Cup of 1991.

20. What was the name of Glen's first horse?

From Quiz Jockey Glen Boss

Answer: Pride

Pride was a paint pony. He and Glen competed together at Gympie Pony Club. Ala Giant was the horse Glen rode for his first win (at the Gympie races). Sinbad was a hand-me-down horse from Glen's older sister, Samantha. Glen moved on to Sinbad after he had outgrown Pride. And Makybe Diva is the legendary mare who won 3 consecutive Melbourne Cups (2003-2005).

21. Who is the dame of Universal Prince?

From Quiz Universal Prince: The Horse

Answer: Biscay Bird

Biscay Bird proved herself to be a quality broodmare by producing such a great horse as Universal Prince early in her broodmare career.

22. Who won the 2005 Dubai Duty Free Underwood Stakes?

From Quiz Group Race Victories

Answer: Perlin

Perling won the Underwood, defeating Our Smoking Joe and She's Justa Tad.

23. How many starts did Sunline win as a two year old?

From Quiz Sunline - Leader of the Pack

Answer: 3

She had three starts for three wins. The final start bringing up her first stakes win in the Auckland Breeders Stakes.

24. In what year did the versatile galloper, Malua, win his VRC Newmarket Handicap?

From Quiz Famous Australian Race Horses

Answer: 1884

By St.Albans from Edella and foaled in 1879 in Tasmania, Malua was one of the Australia's most versatile racehorses, winning not only a Melbourne Cup and an Oakleigh Plate, but also winning the 1888 VRC Grand National Hurdle. He died in 1896 at the age of 17.

25. Which sleepy town in the Adelaide Hills lays claim to the country's biggest picnic race meeting?

From Quiz Horse Racing in Australia

Answer: Oakbank

Held over the Easter holidays every year, the Oakbank races can draw upward of 100,000 people. Its biggest race includes a jump where horses must leap a large fallen log.

26. A New Zealander, he was the first jockey to ride 1000 winners in NZ, in a career that ran from 1924 to 1961. His name was Jim ____ ?

From Quiz Australian and NZ Jockeys

Answer: Ellis

He won 5 NZ cups, 3 Wellington cups, 2 Auckland cups and won the NZ Derby 5 times. He was also a successful trainer.

27. Who was Octagonal's dam?

From Quiz Octagonal & Might and Power

Answer: Eight Carat

A broodmare whose progeny have won multiple Group races, and command large prices at the yearling sales.

28. Who is the dam of Saintly?

From Quiz Saintly

Answer: All Grace

Ziegfield Lass is his grand dam, and Entreaty is of course the mother of Phar Lap.

29. In 1997, Might and Power became the ________ horse to win the Melbourne Cup, whose name consisted of three or more words.

From Quiz The Track - Australian Horse Racing

Answer: 5th

The five horses to win the Melbourne Cup with names comprising of more than three words were: Van Der Hum in 1976; Gold And Black in 1977; Just A Dash in 1981; What A Nuisance in 1985; and Might And Power in 1997.

30. Royal Randwick always ran its carnival over Easter, however, another famous carnival was held at the same time. Where was this carnival held?

From Quiz Horses for Courses, 1990s

Answer: Oakbank

Oakbank is a very popular Jump Racing Carnival and The Great Eastern Steeplechase were held on Easter Mondays.

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