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Australian Harness Racing Quiz Challenge - How Much Do You Know? | Horse Racing

Quite an easy quiz on trotting down under.

A multiple-choice quiz by ricemaster. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ricemaster

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
47,005

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
2 / 5

Plays
620

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Question 1 of 5

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

Yulestar

Atitagain

Shakamaker

Courage Under Fire

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Question 2 of 5

2. Which horse won the 2000 Miracle Mile at Harold Park? Hint

Holmes DG

Tailamade Lombo

Atitagain

Courage Under Fire

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Question 3 of 5

3. Which horse won the A$1.0m 2000 pacers Inter-Dominion at Moonee Valley? Hint

Yulestar

Shakamaker

Courage Under Fire

Slug Of Jin

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Question 4 of 5

4. Which horse won the 2000 trotters Inter-Dominion at Moonee Valley? Hint

Varenne

Lyell Creek

Special Force

Buster Hanover

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Question 5 of 5

5. Who is the only horse to have won the pacing Inter-Dominion title three times (Australian name)? Hint

Our Sir Vancelot

Cardigan Bay

Gammalite

Hondo Grattan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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

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.

2. Which horse won the 2000 Miracle Mile at Harold Park?

Answer: Holmes DG

Holmes DG won his second consecutive Miracle Mile by a whisker from Atitagain with a mile rate of 1:54.6 (1760m).

3. Which horse won the A$1.0m 2000 pacers Inter-Dominion at Moonee Valley?

Answer: Shakamaker

Shakamaker stormed down the outside to win Australia's richest ever harness race from Breenys Fella and Happy Asset in a mile rate of 1:59.5 (2540m).

4. Which horse won the 2000 trotters Inter-Dominion at Moonee Valley?

Answer: Lyell Creek

Lyell Creek 'The Freak', starting from a 10m handicap, cruised to the line rating 2:05.5 for the 3020m standing start event. He subsequently went overseas to take on the world's best trotters in the northern hemisphere.

5. Who is the only horse to have won the pacing Inter-Dominion title three times (Australian name)?

Answer: Our Sir Vancelot

Our Sir Vancelot made it three in a row when he led all the way in the 1999 final at Alexandra Park, Auckland.

Source: Author ricemaster

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