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1. Which track in New York state has a half-mile oval, is home to the second leg of the pacing Triple Crown, the Messenger Stakes, and is known for running races at 1 and 1/16 miles multiple times a night?
2. Harness Racing is much bigger in the Eastern United States than in the west. Which California track, home to the American Oaks of thoroughbred racing among other major events, including the first Breeders' Cup in 1984, stopped having standardbred meets in the 1980s?
3. Niatross is widely considered one of the best if not the best pacer of all time, winning 37 of his 39 lifetime races. At what Kentucky track did he race a time trial in 1:49 1/5, breaking the world record by nearly three seconds in the process?
4. In 2004, Windsong's Legacy won the trotting Triple Crown, becoming the first horse since Super Bowl in 1972 to accomplish the feat. He won the first leg, the Hambletonian, at which New Jersey race track?
5. In 2003, No Pan Intended became the first horse of the 21st century to win the pacing Triple Crown. The second leg of the crown, the Little Brown Jug, is considered the pacing equivalent of the Hambletonian and is the most prized race for a pacer. At which track did No Pan Intended win it?
6. While most tracks are geographically in the northeast, which standardbred facility is located in South Florida, the only standardbred track in the state?
7. Which Chicago area one-mile oval used to have thoroughbred racing in addition to harness racing until 1991, when it became exclusively a harness track?
8. Which track that has its location in its name, opened in August 2003 with a mixed breed meet and held a three-day harness meet the following month?
9. The Dan Patch Invitational, named for the 19th century legend, is a track that runs a thoroughbred meet each fall that includes the state's derby. Which track is this that opened in his home state nearly a century after the horse was born?
10. This half-mile track in upstate New York might be best known for two things, only running Monday-Friday, and racing almost every Christmas Eve. It also traditionally races during the day, except on July 4th when it has an early evening first post time. Which track is this?
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