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2008 Preakness Stakes Trivia Quiz

This quiz tests players' knowledge of the 2008 Preakness Stakes. Best of luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Triviaballer. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Triviaballer

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
289,037

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
590

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Question 1 of 10

1. What horse was scratched from the 2008 Preakness Stakes the day before the race? Hint

Bernardi

Hey Byrn

Giant Moon

Behindatthebar

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who led the singing of "Maryland, My Maryland" before the 2008 Preakness Stakes? Hint

U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club

Robert Gordon

Niki Bar

Noel Stookey

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Question 3 of 10

3. What shirt design did Kent Desormeaux wear aboard Big Brown in the 2008 Preakness? Hint

White with blue stars

Light blue with a yellow H in the center

Red with a yellow circle

Purple with a design of a bee in the center

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many horses that raced in the 2008 Kentucky Derby, also raced in the 2008 Preakness? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. What horse that started out of the third position, had a name similar to a literary character created by Washington Irving? Hint

Icabad Crane

Brahm Bones

Headlist Horseman

Jeffrey Crayon

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Question 6 of 10

6. What two horses were ahead of Big Brown after a half-mile had been run? Hint

Yankee Bravo and Kentucky Bear

Macho Again and Tres Borachos

Gayego and Riley Tucker

Racecar Rhapsody and Stevil

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Question 7 of 10

7. What post position did the 2008 Preakness winner Big Brown start from? Hint

1st

6th

4th

12th

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following was not true regarding Big Brown and the 2008 Preakness Stakes? Hint

His time was 1:51.60

He was trained by Richard E. Dutrow Jr.

His odds to win the race were 1-5

He won the race by 5-1/4 lengths

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was Big Brown's career record after winning the 2008 Preakness? Hint

7-2

11-0

5-0

4-1

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Question 10 of 10

10. What horse did the jockey Gabriel Saez ride in the 2008 Preakness? Hint

Racecar Rhapsody

Macho Again

Gayego

He did not compete in the race

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What horse was scratched from the 2008 Preakness Stakes the day before the race?

Answer: Behindatthebar

Behindatthebar was scratched from the race because he had a bruised left front foot. He would have started from the fifth gate and had been a 10-1 shot at winning the race.

2. Who led the singing of "Maryland, My Maryland" before the 2008 Preakness Stakes?

Answer: U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club

It had been a yearly tradition for the U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club to lead in the singing of the Preakness Stakes. The group sang from the Pimlico infield approximately 30 minutes before the start of the race.

3. What shirt design did Kent Desormeaux wear aboard Big Brown in the 2008 Preakness?

Answer: White with blue stars

Desormeaux wore the same outfit in the 2008 Kentucky Derby which he also won aboard Big Brown. Desormeaux's hat had a similar design to his shirt.

4. How many horses that raced in the 2008 Kentucky Derby, also raced in the 2008 Preakness?

Answer: 2

They only horses that raced in both were Big Brown and Gayego. Gayego finished 36-3/4 lengths behind Big Brown in the 2008 Kentucky Derby.

5. What horse that started out of the third position, had a name similar to a literary character created by Washington Irving?

Answer: Icabad Crane

Icabad Crane finished the race in third place. Icabad Crane was ridden by Jeremy Rose and owned by Earle I. Mack.

6. What two horses were ahead of Big Brown after a half-mile had been run?

Answer: Gayego and Riley Tucker

Gayego and Riley Tucker started the race out at a very quick pace, but they fell way behind late in the race. The two horses finished over 26 lengths behind Big Brown.

7. What post position did the 2008 Preakness winner Big Brown start from?

Answer: 6th

Big Brown had a much more favorable starting position in this race than in the 2008 Kentucky Derby in which he started from the outside gate. Big Brown was originally supposed to start out of the 7th post, but he ended up starting at the 6th post after Behindatthebar was scratched. For this race, the horse that started in the outside position (Gate 12) was Gayego.

8. Which of the following was not true regarding Big Brown and the 2008 Preakness Stakes?

Answer: His time was 1:51.60

Big Brown's time in the 2008 Preakness was 1:54.80. Since he had such a convincing lead, his jockey Kent Desormeaux did not push him to run a faster time. The record time for the Preakness Stakes is 1:53.40 seconds.

9. What was Big Brown's career record after winning the 2008 Preakness?

Answer: 5-0

Big Brown won his first race at the Saratoga Race Course on September 3, 2007, by 11-1/4 lengths. Big Brown became only the second horse since 1978 to win the Preakness as an undefeated Kentucky Derby winner.

10. What horse did the jockey Gabriel Saez ride in the 2008 Preakness?

Answer: He did not compete in the race

Saez was the jockey who rode the ill-fated Eight Belles during the 2008 Kentucky Derby. He was present at Pimlico on the day of the Preakness and agreed to do interviews, but he did not take part in the race. Macho Again, the second-place finisher, was ridden by the jockey Julien R. Leparoux.

Source: Author Triviaballer

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