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Quiz about Kentucky Derby Fun
Quiz about Kentucky Derby Fun

Kentucky Derby Fun Trivia Quiz


Let's see how much you know about Kentucky Derby history ... good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by zepcat. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
zepcat
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
36,946
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1817
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Question 1 of 10
1. What color of horse won the Kentucky Derby most often during the first 115 races? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. When Winning Colors won in 1988, she was the ______ filly to win the Derby. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who won the first Derby in 1875? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of these jockeys has had the most Derby mounts? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In 1973, Secretariat ran the fastest Derby at 1:59.4 -- which of these ofur horses came closest to beating his record? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the largest margin of victory by a Derby winner through to the end of the 20th century? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. How many Derby winners were not foaled in the US, through to the end of the 20th century? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Julie Krone was the _____ woman to ride in the Derby. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Vagrant, Apollo, Macbeth II, Old Rosebud, and Exterminator: what do these Derby winners have in common? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the following Derby winners sired a Derby winner? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What color of horse won the Kentucky Derby most often during the first 115 races?

Answer: Bay

Bay-58, Chestnut-39, Brown-17, Roan-1.
2. When Winning Colors won in 1988, she was the ______ filly to win the Derby.

Answer: 3rd

Winning Colors 1988, Genuine Risk 1980, and Regret 1915.
3. Who won the first Derby in 1875?

Answer: Aristides

Aristides won the first Derby on May 17, 1875 by two lengths with a time of 2:37.75 (one and one-half miles).
4. Which of these jockeys has had the most Derby mounts?

Answer: Bill Shoemaker

Bill Shoemaker - 26 mounts, 4 wins. Eddie Arcaro - 21 mounts, 5 wins. Laffitt Pincay, Jr. - 19 mounts, 1 win. Pat Day - 16 mounts, 1 win.
5. In 1973, Secretariat ran the fastest Derby at 1:59.4 -- which of these ofur horses came closest to beating his record?

Answer: Spend a Buck

Spend a Buck (1985) - 2:00.2, Grindstone (1996) - 2:01, Affirmed (1978) - 2:01.2, Thunder Gulch (1995) - 2:01.2.
6. What is the largest margin of victory by a Derby winner through to the end of the 20th century?

Answer: 8 lengths

Several horses have won by 8 lengths. The last horse to do it was Assault in 1946.
7. How many Derby winners were not foaled in the US, through to the end of the 20th century?

Answer: 4

Two from Canada - Northern Dancer (1964), Sunny's Halo (1983), and two from England - Omar Khayyam (1917), Tomy Lee (1959).
8. Julie Krone was the _____ woman to ride in the Derby.

Answer: 4th

Diane Crump (1970), Patricia Cooksey (1984), Andrea Seefeldt (1991), and Julie Krone (1992, 1995). A woman has never won the Derby.
9. Vagrant, Apollo, Macbeth II, Old Rosebud, and Exterminator: what do these Derby winners have in common?

Answer: They were geldings

10. Which of the following Derby winners sired a Derby winner?

Answer: Unbridled

Unbridled won in 1990 and sired Grindstone, who won in 1996.
Source: Author zepcat

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