Mick & David Easterby: Racing Syndicates and Racehorse Ownership




Quiz: Racecourses

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

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

Q3 Which UK flat racecourse has the longest uninterrupted circuit?
Pontefract, which has no straight course, is a left-handed, undulating oval which is 2 miles and 125 yards in circumference.

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


Lanark.

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

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

Q7 Which racecourse is known as the 'A1 racecourse'?
Wetherby as it lies next to the A1.

Q8 Only one British racecourse begins with the letter 'U'. Can you name the course?
Uttoxeter

Q9 In which year did Lincoln racecourse close?
1964

Q10 What was the alternative name for Teesside Park that closed on 16 June 1981?
Stockton

Q11 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
(a) Beverley (b) Pontefract (c) Redcar (d) Thirsk

Q12 Name the two British racecourses that begin with the letter 'K'.
Kelso, Kempton Park

Q13 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
(a) York (b) Beverley (c) Doncaster (d) Sandown Park (e) Exeter (f) Chester (g) Nottingham (h) Newcastle (i) Wolverhampton

Q14 Which racecourses were the locations of betting coups involving the following horses?

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


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

Q15 Name the six all weather racecourses in Great Britain.
Lingfield, Southwell, Wolverhampton, Chelmsford, Newcastle, Kempton Park.

Q16 Which flat racecourse in the UK is the highest above sea level? And which two jumps courses are higher?
Bath. 780 feet (238 m) above sea level. Hexham and Exeter are higher.

Q17 Name the three racecourses in the UK which hold 'classic' races.
Newmarket (1000 and 2000 Guineas), Epsom (Oaks and Derby) and Doncaster (St Leger).

Q18 Which country has the most racecourses?
Australia – with a total of over 300 courses.