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Melbourne Cup 1980-2003 #2 Trivia Quiz

The second part of this quiz about Australia's greatest race.

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

Author
veandercross

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
173,300

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
972

Last 3 plays: Guest 58 (9/15), Guest 151 (0/15), Guest 114 (10/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which great miler ran second in the 1989 Melbourne Cup? Hint

Shaftesbury Avenue

Kudz

Super Impose

Poetic Prince

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who trained the 1980 Melbourne Cup winner, Beldale Ball? Hint

Colin Hayes

Tommy Smith

Bart Cummings

Hayden Haitana

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who rode What a Nuisance to win the the 1985 Melbourne Cup? Hint

Mick Dittman

Pat Hyland

Mal Johnston

Brent Thomson

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which horse won the 1994 Melbourne Cup? Hint

Oompala

Jeune

Castletown

Saintly

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which horse won the 1987 Melbourne Cup narrowly, from the massive New Zealand mare Empire Rose? Hint

Rosedale

Vo Rogue

Bonecrusher

Kensei

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who rode Kiwi to victory in the 1983 Melbourne Cup? Hint

Brent Thomson

Larry Cassidy

Jim Cassidy

Maree Lyndon

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which New Zealand horse won the 1998 Melbourne Cup? Hint

Champagne

Jezabeel

Even Stevens

Arctic Scent

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who trained Black Knight to win the 1984 Melbourne Cup? Hint

Gai Waterhouse

George Hanlon

Graham Rogerson

Hayden Haitana

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which horse ridden by Shane Dye, won the 1989 Melbourne Cup? Hint

Tawriffic

The Phantom

Cole Diesel

Horlicks

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which Bart Cummings trained horse won the 1991 Melbourne Cup? Hint

Lets Elope

Fine Cotton

Sydeston

Schillaci

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which horse ridden by Peter Cook won the 1981 Melbourne Cup? Hint

Just A Dash

Hyperno

Manikato

El Laurena

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which imported horse won the 1986 Melbourne Cup? Hint

Rising Fear

Mr Lomondy

Sea Legend

At Talaq

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who rode Might and Power to victory in the 1997 Melbourne Cup? Hint

Vinnie Colgan

Jim Cassidy

Damien Oliver

Grant Cooksley

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who trained Doriemus to win the 1995 Melbourne and Caulfield Cups? Hint

Roger James

Lee Freedman

Gai Waterhouse

John Hawkes

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which horse won the 2002 Melbourne Cup? Hint

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Taufan's Melody

Persian Punch

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which great miler ran second in the 1989 Melbourne Cup?

Answer: Super Impose

Super Impose won the Doncaster and Epsom handicaps (1600 m) twice, plus another 4 Group One wins.

2. Who trained the 1980 Melbourne Cup winner, Beldale Ball?

Answer: Colin Hayes

Beldale Ball was imported from England although he was born in the U.S. Owner Robert Sangster sent the horse to Colin Hayes, an Adelaide trainer.

3. Who rode What a Nuisance to win the the 1985 Melbourne Cup?

Answer: Pat Hyland

Pat had been around a long time, winning his 1st race in 1958, and the Golden Slipper in 1969 on Vain.

4. Which horse won the 1994 Melbourne Cup?

Answer: Jeune

Another imported horse, this time trained by David Hayes and ridden by Wayne Harris.

5. Which horse won the 1987 Melbourne Cup narrowly, from the massive New Zealand mare Empire Rose?

Answer: Kensei

Kensei was trained by Les Bridge and ridden by Larry Olsen.
Rosedale who came third, was owned by oil magnate Nelson Bunker Hunt.

6. Who rode Kiwi to victory in the 1983 Melbourne Cup?

Answer: Jim Cassidy

His last to first victory will always live on in race-goers memories, and was the perfect introduction for a young Jimmy Cassidy into Sydney racing.

7. Which New Zealand horse won the 1998 Melbourne Cup?

Answer: Jezabeel

Trained by Brian Jenkins, Jezabeel had also won the 1998 Auckland Cup.

8. Who trained Black Knight to win the 1984 Melbourne Cup?

Answer: George Hanlon

Black Knight was George Hanlon's third Melbourne Cup after Piping Lane (1972) and Arwon (1978).

9. Which horse ridden by Shane Dye, won the 1989 Melbourne Cup?

Answer: Tawriffic

Tawriffic was trained by Lee Freedman.

10. Which Bart Cummings trained horse won the 1991 Melbourne Cup?

Answer: Lets Elope

She also won the 1991 Caulfield Cup, becoming the first female to take the double in more than 50 years.

11. Which horse ridden by Peter Cook won the 1981 Melbourne Cup?

Answer: Just A Dash

His father Billy Cook won 2 Melbourne Cups.

12. Which imported horse won the 1986 Melbourne Cup?

Answer: At Talaq

Owned by Skeikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum and trained by Colin Hayes.

13. Who rode Might and Power to victory in the 1997 Melbourne Cup?

Answer: Jim Cassidy

Jim Cassidy rode Might and Power to win all three of the big ones, the 1997 Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, and the 1998 Cox Plate.

14. Who trained Doriemus to win the 1995 Melbourne and Caulfield Cups?

Answer: Lee Freedman

Lee Freedman also won four Golden Slippers.

15. Which horse won the 2002 Melbourne Cup?

Answer: Media Puzzle

Giving the Irish trainer Dermot Weld and the Australian jockey Damien Oliver their second Melbourne Cups. Damien dedicated the race to his late brother who died in a training gallop a few days before.

Source: Author veandercross

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