Sunday Silence Trivia Quiz

Answer: March 25, 1986

Sunday Silence was born seven weeks after his breeder's son was born.

Answer: Halo and Wishing Well

Bold Ruler and SomethingRoyal were the parents of the great Secretariat. Northern Dancer and Flaming Page were the parents of Nijinsky II. Seattle Slew and Weekend Suprise were the parents of A.P. Indy.

Answer: True

It's hard to see the brown coloring on his muzzle and flank. He looks black from a distance. He also looks a lot like his sire who was the same dark bay or dark brown color.

Answer: True

Sunday Silence won the Kentucky Derby by 2-1/2 lengths, and the Preakness by a nose. He lost by 8 lengths to Easy Goer in the Belmont Stakes.

Answer: Charlie Whittingham

Sunday Silence was Charlie Whittingham's second Derby winner. The first was Ferdinand in 1986.

Answer: True

He failed to sell at auction as a yearling, and then again as two-year old in training.

Answer: True

The man who was driving the trailer that was hauling Sunday Silence suffered a heart attack, and the van went off the road. This happened when Sunday Silence was a yearling.

Answer: 2:05

Secretariat set a record for 1:59 2/5 for the Derby. Northern Dancer was the first horse to win the Derby at 2 minutes even, and War Admiral won the Derby in 2:03 1/5.

Answer: 1991

Sunday Silence was retired after four starts in his 4-year old season. So, he was retired in 1990 after the breeding season started. In 1995, he was sent to Japan where he became the leading sire there.

Answer: 16

Sunday Silence died at the age of 16 after having fought an infection in his leg for a few months. He had developed laminitis. Secretariat died at 19 from laminitis. Northern Dancer was put down due to an attack of colic at the age of 29, since surgery was not an option for a horse of his age. Alydar, the sire of Sunday Silence's greatest rival Easy Goer, was put down at the age of 15 after breaking his hind leg in a stall accident.