Q1 ![]() | What was the name of the racecourse in Kent next to Westenhanger Castle which closed in 2012?
Folkestone
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Q2 ![]() | If all British racecourses are listed in alphabetical order, which one comes last?
York
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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.
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Q4 ![]() | Name the Scottish racecourse that closed in 1977 where Mick Easterby sent many runners.![]() ![]()
Lanark.
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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
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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.
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Q7 ![]() | Which racecourse is known as the 'A1 racecourse'?
Wetherby as it lies next to the A1.
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Q8 ![]() | Only one British racecourse begins with the letter 'U'. Can you name the course?
Uttoxeter
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Q9 ![]() | In which year did Lincoln racecourse close?
1964
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Q10 ![]() | What was the alternative name for Teesside Park that closed on 16 June 1981?
Stockton
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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
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Q12 ![]() | Name the two British racecourses that begin with the letter 'K'.
Kelso, Kempton Park
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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
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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
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Q15 ![]() | Name the six all weather racecourses in Great Britain.
Lingfield, Southwell, Wolverhampton, Chelmsford, Newcastle, Kempton Park.
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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.
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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).
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Q18 ![]() | Which country has the most racecourses?
Australia – with a total of over 300 courses.
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