HORSE RELATED TRIVIA

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Blue Jeans

#195
June 02, 2014, 02:00:03 PM
Question:

Name the first US owned/bred horse to win a classic European race, the name of the race and name of owner at the time? 

A horse doesn't care how much you know, until he knows how much you care. ~Pat Parelli

Horse sense, n.: Stable thinking. ~Author Unknown

Raven

#196
June 02, 2014, 04:26:32 PM
I might be wrong,but here i go!

Nijinsky-Epsom Derby-Charles Engelhard with Lester Piggott!
call no man happy till he dies. ~SOLON~

Blue Jeans

#197
June 03, 2014, 06:46:23 AM
Quote from: Raven on June 02, 2014, 04:26:32 PM
I might be wrong,but here i go!

Nijinsky-Epsom Derby-Charles Engelhard with Lester Piggott!

No, Nijinsky was Canadian-bred. 
A horse doesn't care how much you know, until he knows how much you care. ~Pat Parelli

Horse sense, n.: Stable thinking. ~Author Unknown

Raven

#198
June 03, 2014, 01:11:06 PM
One more try!!
Sir Ivor-Epsom Derby-Raymond Guest.
call no man happy till he dies. ~SOLON~

Blue Jeans

#199
June 03, 2014, 01:41:20 PM
Quote from: Blue Jeans on June 02, 2014, 02:00:03 PM
Question:

Name the first US owned/bred horse to win a classic European race, the name of the race and name of owner at the time?

Answer:

The year was 1881.
Iroquois
Epsom Derby
Pierre Lorillard IV
A horse doesn't care how much you know, until he knows how much you care. ~Pat Parelli

Horse sense, n.: Stable thinking. ~Author Unknown

Flanders

#200
June 22, 2014, 12:58:19 PM
Quote from: Blue Jeans on May 29, 2014, 07:08:28 AM
Mane Minister in 1991 was third in all races.

Hawkster in 1989 was fifth in all races.

You got it right!  Sorry I don't check here as often as I should.

Raven

#201
September 25, 2014, 07:30:41 AM
Name the owner that won the KD, with the first horse that he ever owned!
call no man happy till he dies. ~SOLON~

Raven

#202
October 14, 2014, 07:47:50 PM Last Edit: October 14, 2014, 08:06:38 PM by Raven
Come on guys!!  It's not that hard!!

Clue!   He named the horse like he was his own son!!
call no man happy till he dies. ~SOLON~

Raven

#203
October 23, 2014, 07:02:29 AM
Quote from: Raven on September 25, 2014, 07:30:41 AM
Name the owner that won the KD, with the first horse that he ever owned!
Fred W. Hooper with Hoop Jr.
call no man happy till he dies. ~SOLON~

Blue Jeans

#204
October 28, 2014, 09:31:11 AM
Good one, Raven.  Here's Mr. Hooper's obit ... very interesting read:
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/05/sports/fred-w-hooper-102-a-leading-owner-and-breeder-in-thoroughbred-racing-dies.html

Born in the little town of Cleveland, GA in 1897, which is known as the place where the 'Little People' and 'Cabbage Patch' dolls were created by Zachary Roberts.  Mr. Hooper was a working man .... till the day he died at 102.
A horse doesn't care how much you know, until he knows how much you care. ~Pat Parelli

Horse sense, n.: Stable thinking. ~Author Unknown

Raven

#205
October 30, 2014, 05:47:29 AM
Thanks for the link B.J. !!
call no man happy till he dies. ~SOLON~
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