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Kentucky Derby Seconds Trivia Quiz

Everyone knows the big winners and those who achieved firsts in the Kentucky Derby. But who knows those who ran second, or those who were second to achieve a feat e.g. the 2nd filly to win, the 2nd horse to run under 2 minutes.

A multiple-choice quiz by veggiemagic. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
veggiemagic

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
199,356

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Affirmed won the triple crown in 1978, beating the same horse in each of the three races. Which horse came in second each race? Hint

Whrilwind

Alysheba

Whirlaway

Alydar

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who got second in the 1953 Kentucky Derby? Hint

Dark Star

Sword Dancer

Northern Dancer

Native Dancer

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Question 3 of 10

3. Secretariat was the first horse to run under two minutes in 1973. Secondplace also finished in under two minutes: who came in second in that race? Hint

Our Native

Dust Commander

Sham

Forward Pass

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the second filly to win? Hint

Winning Colors

Canadian Bacon

Silver Charm

Genuine Risk

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who got second in the second Kentucky Derby? Hint

White Lightning

Creedmore

Patrick the Great

Vagrant

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who came in second to Citation in the 1948 Kentucky Derby? Hint

Coaltown

Ponder

My Request

Jet Pilot

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the second year in which a Kentucky bred horse did NOT win? Hint

1978

1946

1889

1879

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following horses did jockey Pat Day not place second with? Hint

Forty Niner

Summer Squall

Easy Goer

Lil E. Tee

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the second horse to win from the second post position? Hint

Sir Barton

Paul Jones

Unbridled

Gato Del Sol

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the second year for a winning horse to recieve net winnings of over a million dollars? Hint

2001

2003

2000

2002

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Affirmed won the triple crown in 1978, beating the same horse in each of the three races. Which horse came in second each race?

Answer: Alydar

Alydar won 2 out of 6 races against Affirmed when they were 2 year olds. Alydar would make a better sire than Affirmed. Alydar would sire Kentucky Derby winners Alysheba (1987) and Strike the Gold (1991). Affirmed's offspring prefered turf races like Eclipse winner Flawlessly.

2. Who got second in the 1953 Kentucky Derby?

Answer: Native Dancer

Dark Star won the race by a head. It would be Native Dancer's only loss in 22 starts. The "Grey Ghost" would, however, be named co-horse of the year.

3. Secretariat was the first horse to run under two minutes in 1973. Secondplace also finished in under two minutes: who came in second in that race?

Answer: Sham

Sham got second even though he lost two front teeth after hitting his mouth against the starting gate. He would be known as the horse to run the second fastest Kentucky Derby. Sham would also get second in the Preakness behind triple crown winning Secretariat.

4. Who was the second filly to win?

Answer: Genuine Risk

The first filly to win was Regret in 1915. She was the favorite in that race but would get third in the Preakness and sixth in the Belmont Stakes. Genuine Risk would finish second in the 1980 Preakness and Belmont stakes and become the second filly to run in all three legs of the triple crown. Winning Colors was the third filly to win in 1988.

5. Who got second in the second Kentucky Derby?

Answer: Creedmore

The first debry was run in 1875; Creedmore finished seocnd in 1876. The derby was still 1.5 miles unlike today's 1.25 miles. This distance was reduced in 1896 because it was felt that the distance for the 3-year-olds was too far for being so early in spring.

6. Who came in second to Citation in the 1948 Kentucky Derby?

Answer: Coaltown

Citation would go on to win the triple crown. He was the eighth horse to do it, and the second from Calumet Farms. Coaltown was from that same farm. Coaltown would be named horse of the year in 1949.

7. What was the second year in which a Kentucky bred horse did NOT win?

Answer: 1889

Lord Murphy was the first non-Kentucky bred horse to win, when he won in the year 1879; he was from Tennessee. Spokane was the second, in 1889; he was from Montana. Assault, born in Texas, was the third, and Florida-born Affirmed was the fourth. Assault would win the 1946 triple crown, and in 1978.

8. Which of the following horses did jockey Pat Day not place second with?

Answer: Lil E. Tee

He got second three straight years before winning with Lil E. Tee in 1992. He got second with Forty Niner (1988), Easy Goer (1989), and Summer Squall (1990).

9. Who was the second horse to win from the second post position?

Answer: Paul Jones

Regret won from post 2 in 1915. Paul Jones won in 1920. Ral Parr owned him and the sixth place horse Blazes, the only horses he would have in a Kentucky Derby. The Preakness and Belmont Stakes would be won by Man O' War who did not run in the Kentucky Derby, but would go on to be one of the greatest horses of all time (he won 20 of 21 races).

10. What was the second year for a winning horse to recieve net winnings of over a million dollars?

Answer: 2002

Fusaichi Pegasus was the first, in 2000. War Emblem was the second horse to earn that in the derby, when he won in 2002. The first Kentucky Derby paid $2,850.

Source: Author veggiemagic

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