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1. Joe and his two pals hop the train to take in the races at beautiful Belmont Park (L.I. NY). Jack says, "I hope it's not harness racing." Bill says, "I hope it's not steeplechase." "Chill out," Joe says. "It's the kind where saddled riders guide their horses in full gallop around a track. It's _________." Complete Joe's definition.
2. In harness racing the horse can't run all-out. The horse is hobbled to force him to either "pace" or "trot;" he also pulls a driver in a strange two-wheeled cart in back of him. What is the name of that cart?
3. This is the most common kind of betting at horse tracks. The amount of money that is bet on any particular horse determines "the odds" on that horse; the lower the amount bet, the higher the odds. The odds are constantly changing until post time. The actual amount that is paid out to the winners is determined by a mathematical algorithm. What is this type of betting called at American tracks?
4. Jack, Bill and Joe are on their way to the admission gate. Before they get there, they are accosted more than once by talkative characters who want to sell them "guaranteed" lists of winners. What are these racetrack "experts" called? (American English)
5. Jack, Bill and Joe are all trying to pick some winners. In the middle of this activity, Bill asks this trivia question: "Hey, everyone knows that horses that are bred to gallop while saddled are called 'thoroughbreds.' What do they call horses that are bred for harness racing?" How would YOU answer Bill's question?
6. If you visit Quizzyland often, you're bound to know by now that the Triple Crown of horse racing is made up of three races: the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes. But which of these three races is the SHORTEST?
7. The great Citation won the Triple Crown of thoroughbred racing in 1948. Then, there was a 25-year gap until another famous horse won it in 1973, setting a record for the fastest 1 1/2 miles ever run on dirt! A 2010 movie was made about this 1973 champion and his human assistants, starring Diane Lane and John Malkovich. Who was this famous stallion?
8. There were eleven Triple Crown winners from 1919 to 1978. What was the name of the 11th horse to win the U.S. Triple Crown in 1978?
9. This horse never even won a Kentucky Derby, let alone the Triple Crown. He's best known, however, for defeating a Triple Crown winner, War Admiral, in 1938 in depression-era America. Hollywood made two movies about him, one in 1949, and one in 2003, starring Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, and Chris Cooper. What was this horse's name?
10. Our three lads are leaving the racetrack and heading home. Two of them got killed bet-wise, but Jack can't stop crowing. "I can't believe I won the Daily Double," he gushes. "I won the Daily Double," he repeats ad nauseam. What two races traditionally make up the Daily Double?
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