Mick & David Easterby: Racing Syndicates and Racehorse Ownership




Quiz Time: Test your knowledge!


Q1 What was the name of the racecourse in Kent next to Westenhanger Castle which closed in 2012?

Q2 If all British racecourses are listed in alphabetical order, which one comes first?

Q3 Which UK flat racecourse has the longest uninterrupted circuit?

Q4 Name the Scottish racecourse that closed in 1977 where Mick Easterby sent many runners.

Q5 Can you solve the following anagrams of British racecourses?

(a) Fiddle Gees
(b) Mend Swoops
(c) Rack Had Poky
(d) Boa Bent Town
(e) Cycled Firm Shot
(f) Ant Might No

Q6 Sharing its name with a British Group 1 race what was the name of the racecourse that closed on the 9th August 1939?

Q7 What was the alternative name for Stockton Racecourse that closed on 16 June 1981?

Q8 On which racecourses are the following races run?

(a) The Dorothy Laird Memorial Trophy
(b) Phil Bull Trophy Conditions Stakes
(c) The Zetland Gold Cup
(d) The Hambleton Cup

Q9 Name the three British racecourses that begin with the letter 'F'.

Q10 Which racecourses would you find at the following locations?

(a) The Knavesmire
(b) The Westwood
(c) Town Moor
(d) Esher
(e) Haldon racecourse
(f) The Roodee
(g) Colwick Park
(h) Gosforth Park
(i) Dunstall Park

Q11 Which racecourses were the locations of betting coups involving the following horses?

(a) Gay Future (1974)
(b) Flockton Grey (1982)
(c) Yellow Sam (1975)

Q12 On which racecourse was Britain's first ever all-weather race fixture held?

Q13 Which flat racecourse in the UK is the highest above sea level? And which two jumps courses are higher?

Q14 Name the three racecourses in the UK which hold 'classic' races.

Q15 Which country has the most racecourses?







Q1 Folkestone

Q2 Aintree

Q3 Pontefract, which has no straight course, is a left-handed, undulating oval which is 2 miles and 125 yards in circumference.

Q4 Lanark.

Q5 (a) Sedgefield
(b) Epsom Downs
(c) Haydock Park
(d) Newton Abbot
(e) Chelmsford City
(f) Nottingham

Q6 Derby.

Q7 Teesside Park

Q8 (a) Beverley
(b) Pontefract
(c) Redcar
(d) Thirsk

Q9 Ffos Las, Fakenham, Fontwell

Q10 (a) York
(b) Beverley
(c) Doncaster
(d) Sandown Park
(e) Exeter
(f) Chester
(g) Nottingham
(h) Newcastle
(i) Wolverhampton

Q11 (a) Cartmel
(b) Leicester
(c) Bellewstown

Q12 Lingfield Park, 30th October 1989

Q13 Bath. 780 feet (238 m) above sea level. Hexham and Exeter are higher.

Q14 A: Newmarket (1000 and 2000 Guineas, Epsom (Oaks and Derby) and Doncaster (St Leger).

Q15 Australia – with a total of over 300 courses.