Racing Horseracing Trivia

[balmainforever]

I can remember some filly in red and black with yellow sleeves backing up to win the Matriarch in around 2006 so will guess then.

After that.

 

[bigpapagman]

What was the official margin in each of Makybe Diva's Melbourne Cup victories?

 

[PerthBoy87]

What was the official margin in each of Makybe Diva's Melbourne Cup victories?

2003: 1.3 lengths (carrying 51kg)

2004: 1.3 lengths (carrying 55.5kg)

2005: 1.3 lengths (carrying 58kg)

 

[bigpapagman]

2003: 1.3 lengths (carrying 51kg)

2004: 1.3 lengths (carrying 55.5kg)

2005: 1.3 lengths (carrying 58kg)

took a month, but we got there.

 

[PerthBoy87]

took a month, but we got there.

As the old saying goes "Better late then never"

 

[Jan Juc]

As the old saying goes "Better late then never"

Pretty sure the saying is actually "better late than never", but we live in a world today where Roberta Williams thinks that running for Parliament is a good idea, so -

Swings and roundabouts, I guess.

 

[FallingLiefs]

Accidentally saw answer. 1 is borderline impossible. Other is gettable

 

[HeathySure]

Accidentally saw answer. 1 is borderline impossible. Other is gettable[/QUOTE
Buffering would have to be one
as for the other ... probably some random stayer having a run in a sprint race against BC
ummmmmmm Mourhino

 

[FallingLiefs]

Not even ballpark close.

Ones a good 2yo that went on to be a good BM90 horse and the other was a G1 horse over the longer distances

 

[iluvparis]

Hugh Bowman has only lost one race on Winx - which race?

 

[thetradesman]

Hugh Bowman has only lost one race on Winx - which race?

Flight stakes at Randwick, First seal beat her.

 

[iluvparis]

Flight stakes at Randwick, First seal beat her.

Correct

 

[Gavin Excell]

Who's the worst winner Cox Plate?

 

[FallingLiefs]

Who's the worst winner Cox Plate?

Royal Symphony of course.

 

[balmainforever]

Who's the worst winner Cox Plate?

Pinker Pinker

 

[Gavin Excell]

Pinker Pinker

Correct weight

 

[bigpapagman]

Now that Extra Zero has retired, name one other horse still going around that lost to Black Caviar.

 

[TBellicious]

Now that Extra Zero has retired, name one other horse still going around that lost to Black Caviar.

I’ve forgotten the names but there’s actually 1 in Aus and 3 in europe still racing

 

[bigpapagman]

I’ve forgotten the names but there’s actually 1 in Aus and 3 in europe still racing

I should have limited this to the Australian horse, my bad.

Funny the things you find out trying to prove some dickhead wrong on racing.com facebook posts.

 

[iluvparis]

Is Rain Affair still technically racing?

 

[HeathySure]

Accidentally saw answer. 1 is borderline impossible. Other is gettable

we havent got the answer to this one yet!

 

[FallingLiefs]

we havent got the answer to this one yet!

the reasonably gettable Fawkner.

and borderline impossible

Decision Time

good question i thought.

 

[bigpapagman]

I should have limited this to the Australian horse, my bad.

Funny the things you find out trying to prove some dickhead wrong on racing.com facebook posts.

https://www.racing.com/horses/spirit-cent

Anyway it's this ****in' thing. Went around at Geraldton two weeks ago after coming a 12 lengths 8th behind BC in the 2013 Lightning.

Pretty generous throw at the stumps if I ever saw one.

 

[FallingLiefs]

https://www.racing.com/horses/spirit-cent

Anyway it's this ****in' thing. Went around at Geraldton two weeks ago after coming a 12 lengths 8th behind BC in the 2013 Lightning.

Pretty generous throw at the stumps if I ever saw one.

Sadly I would have got this had I seen this question only looked at it’s form 2 weeks ago.

 

[bigpapagman]

Sadly I would have got this had I seen this question only looked at it’s form 2 weeks ago.

Sure you would have.

iluvparis