Quiz
1. Who was the oldest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby?
2. Which Triple Crown race has been run the longest?
3. Who was the first horse to win the three Triple Crown races?
4. When did the three races become the Triple Crown?
5. The winner of the Kentucky Derby—the "Run for the Roses"—is draped in a blanket of roses. The horse who wins the Belmont is draped in blanket of what?
6. The Preakness winner's colors are painted on which object at Maryland's Pimlico race course:
7. From shortest to longest, what is the order of the Triple Crown races?
8. How many trainers have won more than one Triple Crown?
9. Who was the last filly to win a Triple Crown race?
10. How many horses have won the Triple Crown?
1. Who was the oldest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby?
Bill Shoemaker
2. Which Triple Crown race has been run the longest?
Belmont Stakes
3. Who was the first horse to win the three Triple Crown races?
Sir Barton
4. When did the three races become the Triple Crown?
In 1930, when a sports writer used the term to refer to Gallant Fox's victory in the three prestigious races.
5. The winner of the Kentucky Derby—the "Run for the Roses"—is draped in a blanket of roses. The horse who wins the Belmont is draped in blanket of what?
White carnations
6. The Preakness winner's colors are painted on which object at Maryland's Pimlico race course:
The weathervane
7. From shortest to longest, what is the order of the Triple Crown races?
Preakness Stakes, Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes
8. How many trainers have won more than one Triple Crown?
Two
9. Who was the last filly to win a Triple Crown race?
Mine That Bird
10. How many horses have won the Triple Crown?
11