100+ Best Horse Racing Trivia Questions & Answers

Question: From which country does horse 'Auroras Encore' originate from?

Answer: Ireland

Question: From which country does horse 'Many Clougs' originate from?

Answer: Ireland

Question: In what country was jockey Frankie Dettori born?

Answer: Italy

Question: In which country does jockey Frankie Dettori race in?

Answer: United Kingdom

Question: From which country does horse 'Ballabriggs' originate from?

Answer: Ireland

Question: The Grand National race is undertaken in which country?

Answer: England

Question: Horse jockey, Leighton Aspell, was born in which country?

Answer: Ireland

Question: How many Irish-trained horses have won the Grand National race since 1999?

Answer: 6

Question: From which country does horse 'Neptune Collonges' originate from?

Answer: France

Question: From which country does horse 'Pineau de Re' originate from?

Answer: France

Question: Which horse jockey was a team captain on the BBC Quiz, A Question of Sport until 2003?

Answer: Frankie Dettori

Question: On how many occasions has jockey Frankie Dettori won the Ascot Gold Cup?

Answer: 5

Question: In what year did horse jockey Tony McCoy record his first ever win?

Answer: 1992

Question: What type of horse racing see's horses trot or pace while pulling a driver in a sulky?

Answer: Harness Racing

Question: What type of horse racing see's horses gallop directly between two points around a straight or oval track?

Answer: Flat Racing

Question: What type of horse racing see's horses travel across country over extreme distances?

Answer: Endurance Racing

Question: In which decade was the first Grand National run?

Answer: 1830's

Question: In what year, in Britain, was the first recorded race meeting?

Answer: 1174

Question: In what year was the Ascot Gold Cup originally established?

Answer: 1807

Question: In what year did the British Horseracing Board originally form?

Answer: 1993

Question: In what year was all racing banned in Britain by Oliver Cromwell?

Answer: 1654

Question: Out of these races, which is the oldest that is still in existence, in Britain?

Answer: Kiplingcotes Derby

Question: In which century was The Carlisle Bells trophy first competed for?

Answer: 16th Century

Question: In what year was the first Gold Cup introduced to Newmarket racecourse?

Answer: 1634

Question: What is the opening race of the Royal Ascot each year known as?

Answer: Queen Anne Stakes

Question: In what year was the Bet365 Gold Cup competition originally inaugurated?

Answer: 1957

Question: In which of these years was the Cathcart Challenge Cup originally inaugurated?

Answer: 1938

Question: Which race is known as 'The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports'?

Answer: Kentucky Derby

Question: In what year did jockey Frankie Dettori ride 100 winners in one season?

Answer: 1990

Question: Who was the first ever jockey to win the Grand National race?

Answer: Jem Mason

Question: Who was the first horse to regain the Cheltenham Gold Cup?

Answer: Kauto Star

Question: In what year did the Aintree Racecourse first open?

Answer: 1829

Question: Which horse won the Grand National race in 1980?

Answer: Ben Nevis

Question: At what course did Robby Albarado record his 4000th win of his career?

Answer: Matt Winn Turf Course

Question: In what time did Papineau win the 2004 Ascot Gold Cup?

Answer: 04:20.9

Question: Who was the last jockey to win the Cathcart Challenge Cup?

Answer: Larry McGrath

Question: Which historical monarch first discovered Newmarket, which eventually led to the famous racecourse being built?

Answer: James I

Question: In what year did Charles II institute the Newmarket Town Plate under his reign?

Answer: 1664

Question: In what year was the village of Newmarket first discovered, thus leading to the famous race course of today?

Answer: 1605

Question: In what year was the British Horseracing Authority originally formed?

Answer: 2007

Question: In what year did Parliament introduce an act to restrain and to prevent the excessive increase in horse racing?

Answer: 1740

Question: In what year was the Jockey Club established?

Answer: 1750

Question: In what year did Parliament's act to restrain and to prevent excessive increase in horse racing, become superseded?

Answer: 1750

Question: In what year was the Horseracing Regulatory Authority originally formed?

Answer: 2006

Question: In what year did horse jockey Eddie Ahern receive a ten year ban from the British Horseracing Authority?

Answer: 2013

Question: How often does the Grand National race occur?

Answer: Yearly

Question: Which horse is currently the most successful at the Irish Grand National?

Answer: Brown Lad

Question: How often is the Kentucky Derby held?

Answer: Every year

Question: Shutthefrontdoor last won the Irish Grand National race in what year?

Answer: 2014

Question: How many horses failed to finish the 2015 Grand National race?

Answer: 20

Question: How many fences are there to be jumped at the Cheltenham Gold Cup?

Answer: 22

Question: How many Irish-trained horses have won the Grand National race since 1900?

Answer: 16

Question: How many horses failed to finish the 2014 Grand National race?

Answer: 22

Question: Ryan Mania won his first Grand National race that he participated in, but what horse won?

Answer: Auroras Encore

Question: Leighton Aspell first won the Grand National in what year?

Answer: 2014

Question: Leighton Aspell first won the Grand National on which race horse?

Answer: Pineau De Re

Question: In what year did the Cathcart Challenge Cup last run?

Answer: 2004

Question: Which horse was the first ever to win the Grand National race?

Answer: Lottery

Question: How often does the Irish Grand National race occur?

Answer: Yearly

Question: How many horses competed in the 2014 Grand National race?

Answer: 40

Question: How many horses competed in the 2015 Grand National race?

Answer: 39

Question: In what year did Channel 4 commence showing the Grand National race?

Answer: 2012

Question: Which jockey has won the most Grand National races?

Answer: George Stevens

Question: Which horse won the Grand National race in 2008?

Answer: Comply or Die

Question: Which jockey won the Grand National race in 2007?

Answer: Robbie Power

Question: Horse jockey, Leighton Aspell, has participated in how many Grand National races?

Answer: 7

Question: Which of these horses were the last to win the Cathcart Challenge Cup?

Answer: Our Armageddon

Question: How many attempts did it take Frankie Dettori to first win the Epsom Derby?

Answer: 15

Question: Which jockey won the Grand National race in 2000?

Answer: Ruby Walsh

Question: Which jockey won the Grand National race in 1998?

Answer: Carl Llewellyn

Question: Who is the youngest jockey to have won the Grand National race?

Answer: Bruce Hobbs

Question: Which jockey won the Grand National race in 2005?

Answer: Ruby Walsh

Question: In what year did Leighton Aspell finish in second place in the Grand National race?

Answer: 2003

Question: What is the current capacity of Cheltenham Racecourse?

Answer: 67,500

Question: At which racecourse does the Fairlawne Handicap Chase race take place?

Answer: Cheltenham

Question: In what year did Tony McCoy win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award?

Answer: 2010

Question: In which month of the year does the Cheltenham Gold Cup take place at the Cheltenham Racecourse?

Answer: March

Question: On which British television channel was the 2015 Grand National race broadcast on?

Answer: Channel 4

Question: On which day does the Fairlawne Handicap Chase race take place?

Answer: New Year's Day

Question: In what English county is the Royal Ascot race staged in?

Answer: Berkshire

Question: In which month of the year does the Paddy Power Gold Cup take place at the Cheltenham Racecourse?

Answer: November

Question: In which month of the year does the Fairlawne Handicap Chase race take place?

Answer: New Year's Day

Question: At which racing venue does the Irish Grand National take place?

Answer: Fairyhouse Racecourse

Question: Which horse won all five Gold Cup races between 1932 and 1936?

Answer: Golden Miller

Question: Which horse has had the most consecutive wins at the Ascot Gold Cup?

Answer: Yeats

Question: What type of obstacles does the Arkle Challenge Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival contain?

Answer: Fences

Question: What age was the horse that won the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham in 2013?

Answer: 9

Question: What type of horse racing see's horses race over obstacles?

Answer: Jump Racing

Question: How old was horse jockey Tony McCoy when he recorded his first winner?

Answer: 17

Question: What is the current capacity of Newmarket Racecourse?

Answer: 45,000

Question: What type of obstacles does the Coral Cup at the Cheltenham Festival contain?

Answer: Hurdles

Question: In which month of the year does the International Hurdle take place at the Cheltenham Racecourse?

Answer: December

Question: In which month of the year does the Champion Hurdle take place at the Cheltenham Racecourse?

Answer: March

Question: What age was the horse that won the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham in 2014?

Answer: 6

Question: What age was the horse that won the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham in 2015?

Answer: 7

Question: Which corporation is the current sponsor of the Irish Grand National?

Answer: Boylesports

Question: In what year did Talksport commence covering the Grand National race?

Answer: 2014