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Secretariat Trivia Quiz

Secretariat is one of the greatest race horses of all-time. See what you know about him.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ruffian. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Ruffian

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
46,165

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2865

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

Last 3 plays: Guest 69 (9/10), Guest 96 (1/10), Guest 107 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. How old was Secretariat when he won Horse of the year for the first time? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was Secretariat's dam (mother)? Hint

Fall Aspen

Imperatrice

Somethingroyal

Princequillo

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was Secretariat's sire (father)? Hint

Northern Dancer

Bold Ruler

Nasrullah

Miss Disco

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who trained Secretariat? Hint

Eddie Sweat

Laz Barrera

George Smith

Lucien Laurin

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who rode Secretariat to his win in the Triple Crown? Hint

Andrew Caulfield

Jean Cruguet

Ron Turcotte

Eddie Maple

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these horses beat Secretariat? Hint

Upset

Onion

Risen Star

The Bart

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was considered Secretariat's rival? Hint

Alysheba

Sham

Easy Goer

Miesque

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many lengths did Secretariat win the Belmont by? Hint

11 lengths

31 lengths

21 lengths

41 lengths

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Question 9 of 10

9. What killed Secretariat? Hint

old age

colic

foot problems

cancer

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Question 10 of 10

10. No Secretariat quiz could be complete without this question: Who was Secretariat's Kentucky Derby winning stablemate? Hint

Riva Ridge

Lure

Forego

Fort Marcy

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How old was Secretariat when he won Horse of the year for the first time?

Answer: 2

Very few two-year-olds are ever named Horse of the Year. Of those rare horses, fewer still are champions at three. Secretariat was truly a superhorse.

2. Who was Secretariat's dam (mother)?

Answer: Somethingroyal

Princequillo (Ireland) 1940, and Imperatrice (USA) 1938 were the sire and dam of Somethingroyal (USA) 1952.

3. Who was Secretariat's sire (father)?

Answer: Bold Ruler

Bold Ruler was also a champion. Nasrullah (Ireland) 1940 and Miss Disco (USA) 1944 were the sire and dam of Bold Ruler (USA) 1954. Secretariat was foaled in 1970.

4. Who trained Secretariat?

Answer: Lucien Laurin

Lucien Laurin trained Secretariat and Riva Ridge.
Eddie Sweat was Secretariat's groom.

5. Who rode Secretariat to his win in the Triple Crown?

Answer: Ron Turcotte

The night before the Belmont, Secretariat's trainer, Lucien Laurin, had a bad dream. He dreamed that Ron Turcotte fell off at the start of the race. Turcotte stayed on and Secretariat won the Triple Crown.

6. Which of these horses beat Secretariat?

Answer: Onion

Onions make you cry. And Onion got the best of Secretariat whenever they met. He was trained by the great H. Allen Jerkins, who was known as 'The Giant Killer' because he was (and is) able to defeat 'unbeatable' horses. Upset raced Man O' War.

7. Who was considered Secretariat's rival?

Answer: Sham

Poor Sham was one of the greatest runners-up of all time. He would have been a champion if he hadn't had to race Secretariat.

8. How many lengths did Secretariat win the Belmont by?

Answer: 31 lengths

He also finished around 6 seconds ahead of Twice A Prince, who ran second. Racing people will tell you that this was the race that broke Sham's heart, who finished last and never raced again.

9. What killed Secretariat?

Answer: foot problems

No horse is immune to foot problems. Secretariat suffered from laminitis. It is treatable, but it is not curable. It can get so painful, the horse is no longer comfortable walking. Secretariat was put to sleep when the pain was to much.

10. No Secretariat quiz could be complete without this question: Who was Secretariat's Kentucky Derby winning stablemate?

Answer: Riva Ridge

Riva Ridge won the Kentucky Derby in 1972. He was a great racehorse, but because he shared a barn, a trainer, and an owner with Secretariat, he is often overlooked as a racehorse. Everyone remembers him because of Secretariat, but very few people give him the respect he deserves.

Source: Author Ruffian

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