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1 trivia quiz  Carbine icon
One of the greatest horses born in the Southern Hemisphere.
Difficult 15Q
225 plays
Mar 05 04
veandercross
2 trivia quiz  New Zealand Trotting: Early Years icon
A quiz about the early years of NZ harness racing, 1890-1960. Most race fans will remember the names of these early champions.
Very Difficult 10Q
261 plays
Mar 28 04
veandercross
3 trivia quiz  Rising Fast icon
One more in the series of New Zealand and Australian champion race horses.
Very Difficult 15Q
243 plays
Mar 08 04
veandercross
4 trivia quiz  Sunline - Mare of the World icon
A long overdue quiz on the greatest ever mare from this side of the world. In 2002 she was named for the third consecutive time, Australian Horse of the Year.
Tough 10Q
474 plays
Aug 03 02
ricemaster
5 trivia quiz  NZ Racing icon
Do you know your racing?
Difficult 5Q
351 plays
Dec 21 03
RacingGod
6 trivia quiz  Australian Harness Racing icon
Quite an easy quiz on trotting down under.
Very Difficult 5Q
405 plays
Jul 17 01
ricemaster

Some sample questions from this category:

* Which horse won the 2001 pacers Inter-Dominion at Albion Park?
* Which horse won the 2000 Miracle Mile at Harold Park?
* Which horse won the A$1.0m 2000 pacers Inter-Dominion at Moonee Valley?
* Which horse won the 2000 trotters Inter-Dominion at Moonee Valley?
* Who is the only horse to have won the pacing Inter-Dominion title three times (Australian name)?
* Which of these was not part of Sunline's racing colours?
* The first of her Cox Plate wins came in 1999. Which multiple Group 1 winning horse ran second?
* The crowning achievement in her illustrious career would have to be her win in the 2000 Hong Kong International Mile at Sha Tin racecourse. Which local star did she just nose out?
* After her victories in the 2000 Cox Plate and the 2000 Hong Kong International Mile, Sunline was invited to the lucrative Dubai World Cup meeting and in March 2001, raced in the Group 2 Dubai Duty Free International. Where did she finish?
* In the spring of 2001, Sunline was being set for a shot at equine immortality, a third consecutive Cox Plate. Alas, it was not to be as she controversially finished second to which horse?
* Staving off retirement and coming back with renewed vigour in the autumn of 2002, Sunline grabbed her 12th Group 1 victory at Randwick, in which mile race?
* Where was Rising Fast's final start and win in New Zealand?
* Who was Rising Fasts first trainer, controversially suspended?
* Who was the dam of Rising Fast?
* Who was the sire of Rising Fast?
* Which horse won the 1950 New Zealand and Great Northern Derbys, and the 1953 and 1954 NZ Free-for-alls?
* Which trotting track is located in Auckland, New Zealand?
* Which horse won the 1931 and 1932 NZ Trotting Cups?
* Which trotting track is located in Christchurch, New Zealand?
* Why didn't Bill Williamson, his regular jockey, ride him in the 1954 Caulfield Cup?

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