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OBTUSE HORSE RACING
| 1. | Doncaster racecourse is in which modern metropolitan county? |
| 2. | Arkle, a steeplechaser, took his name from what? |
| 3. | What is the common name of the Imam of Nizari Ismailism, a denomination of Shia Islam who is a business magnate with British citizenship as well as a racehorse owner and breeder? |
| 4. | Which jockey was born in Milan and relocated to the UK when he was 14 to begin his apprenticeship under trainer Luca Cumani at Newmarket racecourse? |
| 5. | Where is the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe run? |
| 6. | Nijinsky a thoroughbred flat racehorse was named after Vaslav Nijinsky, the ballet dancer – what was his nationality? |
| 7. | I was the youngest jockey to ride over 100 winners in one season and when I was 18 I won my first Epsom Derby; in my 50 year career, I won 9 Derbies, the Ascot Gold Cup 11 times and the St. Leger Stakes 8 times. Who am I? |
| 8. | Which racehorse won the 1981 Derby by a record 10 lengths, but, was kidnapped in 1983 never to be seen again? |
| 9. | Name the 2 racecourses in Merseyside? |
| 10. | What is the name of the 374ft Bronze Age chalk horse, which could have been an ancestor of today’s racehorses, on an escarpment on the Berkshire Downs? |
quiz kindly submitted by Terry D on 27th February 2019