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Quiz about The Greatest US Thoroughbreds
Quiz about The Greatest US Thoroughbreds

The Greatest U.S. Thoroughbreds Quiz

A quiz on great thoroughbred champions. The majority of this quiz asks questions about thoroughbred breeding.

A multiple-choice quiz by BoKnows36. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
BoKnows36
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
184,799
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
7 / 15
Plays
1533
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (9/15), Guest 67 (3/15), Guest 151 (7/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. A foal, who later was named Bold Ruler, was born at Claiborne Farms on April 6th, 1954. Another horse, who later became a champion, was born a half hour earlier at the same farm. Which horse was it? Hint


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Question 2 of 15
2. Which of the three legs of the Triple Crown did Bold Ruler win in 1957? Hint


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Question 3 of 15
3. The 1970s saw three race horses win the Triple Crown. Which of these horse's bloodlines could not be traced to Bold Ruler? Hint


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Question 4 of 15
4. Raise a Native, was also considered one of the greatest American stallions in history. Which of the following horses was not sired by Raise a Native? Hint


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Question 5 of 15
5. Which leg of the Triple Crown did Northern Dancer fail to win? Hint


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Question 6 of 15
6. Of the three Triple Crown winners in the 1970s, which horse was most successful at stud? Hint


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Question 7 of 15
7. Which great Californian stallion sired Flying Paster, Golden Act, and Ancient Title? Hint


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Question 8 of 15
8. Affirmed got the best of Alydar during their illustrious racing careers, but Alydar proved to be much better than Affirmed as a sire. How many Kentucky Derby winners did Alydar sire? Hint


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Question 9 of 15
9. Which horse was the first to win a Breeders Cup race, and then sire three Breeders Cup winners?

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Question 10 of 15
10. Which of these Breeders Cup Classic winners were sired by 1985 Breeders Cup Mile winner, Cozzene? Hint


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Question 11 of 15
11. Smarty Jones, the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, is the son of which horse? Hint


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Question 12 of 15
12. Which of these four sons of Alydar won the Breeders Cup Classic? Hint


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Question 13 of 15
13. Which of these decades saw the most Triple Crown winners? Hint


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Question 14 of 15
14. Which horse was the first thoroughbred to defeat two Triple Crown winners in the same race? Hint


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Question 15 of 15
15. During his career, this horse set or equaled eight track records at seven different tracks. At the age of three he won the 1979 Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, and was undefeated at the age of four. Which horse is it? Hint



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1. A foal, who later was named Bold Ruler, was born at Claiborne Farms on April 6th, 1954. Another horse, who later became a champion, was born a half hour earlier at the same farm. Which horse was it?

Answer: Round Table

 Round Table was later named Horse of the Year in 1958. Ironically, in the 1957 Kentucky Derby, Round Table finished 3rd while Bold Ruler finished right behind him in fourth.
2. Which of the three legs of the Triple Crown did Bold Ruler win in 1957?

Answer: Preakness

 At Pimlico, Bold Ruler beat the Kentucky Derby winner, Iron Liege, and won the Preakness by two lengths. He finished fourth in the Kentucky Derby, and third in the Belmont behind winner Gallant Man.
3. The 1970s saw three race horses win the Triple Crown. Which of these horse's bloodlines could not be traced to Bold Ruler?

Answer: Affirmed

 Secretariat was sired by Bold Ruler. Seattle Slew is by Bold Reasoning, who is by Boldnesian, who is by Bold Ruler, which means Bold Ruler was his great grand sire. Affirmed is by Exclusive Native and out of a dam named, Won't Tell You, who was by Crafty Admiral. Affirmed had no Bold Ruler blood anywhere in his pedigree.
4. Raise a Native, was also considered one of the greatest American stallions in history. Which of the following horses was not sired by Raise a Native?

Answer: Nijinsky II

 Mr. Prospector, Alydar, and Exclusive Native, were widely considered the most successful sons of Raise A Native. Nijinsky II was also quite successful, but was by Northern Dancer.
5. Which leg of the Triple Crown did Northern Dancer fail to win?

Answer: Belmont

 In 1964, Northern Dancer won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness but failed in the Belmont. He ran third to Quadrangle and Roman Brother.
6. Of the three Triple Crown winners in the 1970s, which horse was most successful at stud?

Answer: Seattle Slew

 Although Secretariat and Affirmed had well above average careers in the breeding shed, Seattle Slew by far out produced both of these horses. Along with Kentucky Derby winner Swale, Seattle Slew sired 1992 Breeders Cup Classic winner A.P. Indy, Slew O'Gold, and champion filly Landuluce.
7. Which great Californian stallion sired Flying Paster, Golden Act, and Ancient Title?

Answer: Gummo

 Gummo sired 26 stakes winners, including additional champions Princess Karenda, I'm Smokin, The Carpenter, and Barberstown.
8. Affirmed got the best of Alydar during their illustrious racing careers, but Alydar proved to be much better than Affirmed as a sire. How many Kentucky Derby winners did Alydar sire?

Answer: 2

 Alydar sired Kentucky Derby winners Alysheba in 1987, and Strike the Gold in 1991. Affirmed never sired a Kentucky Derby winner nor a winner of a Breeders Cup race.
9. Which horse was the first to win a Breeders Cup race, and then sire three Breeders Cup winners?

Answer: Unbridled

 Unbridled won the 1990 Breeders Cup Classic. He sired three Breeders cup winners: Unbridled's Song (1995 juvenile), Anees (1999 juvenile), and Halfbridled (2003 filly juvenile).
10. Which of these Breeders Cup Classic winners were sired by 1985 Breeders Cup Mile winner, Cozzene?

Answer: Alphabet Soup

 Alphabet Soup won the 1996 Breeders Cup Classic and was sired by Cozzene. A.P. Indy, Unbridled, and Wild Again, were all Classic winners but have different sires.
11. Smarty Jones, the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, is the son of which horse?

Answer: Elusive Quality

 Interesting Fact: Elusive Quality broke the world record for 1 mile on the turf in the 1998 Poker Handicap, with a time of 1 minute and 31.6 seconds.
12. Which of these four sons of Alydar won the Breeders Cup Classic?

Answer: Alysheba

 Alysheba came in second in the 1987 Breeders Cup Classic, but came back to win the race in 1988. Turkoman came in third in 1985 and second in 1986, while Easy Goer came in second to his arch rival, Sunday Silence, in the 1989 Breeders Cup Classic. Strike the Gold never ran in the Breeders Cup Classic.
13. Which of these decades saw the most Triple Crown winners?

Answer: 1940s

 The 1930s and 1970s both saw three Triple Crown winners in each of these decades. However, it was the 1940s which had four Triple Crown winners: Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), and Citation in 1948. During the 1950s there were no Triple Crown winners.
14. Which horse was the first thoroughbred to defeat two Triple Crown winners in the same race?

Answer: Exceller

 Exceller defeated both Affirmed and Seattle Slew in the 1978 Jockey Club Gold Cup. This was an incredible accomplishment that may never be duplicated again. For two Triple Crown winners, two to even meet in the same race has proven to be extrememley rare, let alone having a horse come into the race and beat both of them.
15. During his career, this horse set or equaled eight track records at seven different tracks. At the age of three he won the 1979 Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, and was undefeated at the age of four. Which horse is it?

Answer: Spectacular Bid

 Spectacular Bid may have been considered one of the greatest thoroughbreds of all time, if he had not lost the Belmont, which kept him from becoming the third Triple Crown winner in as many years in 1979.
Source: Author BoKnows36

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