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Quiz about The Preakness
Quiz about The Preakness

The Preakness Trivia Quiz


A quiz on the second leg of the Triple Crown.

A multiple-choice quiz by mjn717. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
mjn717
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
289,813
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
356
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Question 1 of 10
1. When is the Preakness run? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Since 1925, the Preakness has been run at what distance? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The Preakness is run at which racetrack? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The Preakness was first run in what year? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which horse won the first running of the Preakness? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. A replica of what trophy, considered the most valuable in all of sports, is presented to the winning owner? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who was the first horse to win the Preakness twice? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. All colts and geldings (male) in the Preakness carry 126 pounds, including the jockey. How many pounds do fillies (female) carry?
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who was the first jockey to win 3 consecutive Preaknesses? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The winner of the Preakness receives a blanket made of what flower?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. When is the Preakness run?

Answer: Third Saturday in May

The Preakness is held two weeks after the Kentucky Derby, which is always run on the first Saturday in May. The Preakness, therefore, is always run on the third Saturday in May.
2. Since 1925, the Preakness has been run at what distance?

Answer: 1-3/16 mile

Before 1925, the Preakness had no fixed distance, varying from 1 mile to 1-1/2 mile. Since 1925, the Preakness has always been run at the relatively unusual distance of 1-3/16 miles, shorter than the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont.
3. The Preakness is run at which racetrack?

Answer: Pimlico

The Preakness is run at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. However in 1890, and then again from 1894-1908, it was run in New York. All other Preaknesses have been held at Pimlico.
4. The Preakness was first run in what year?

Answer: 1873

Pimlico opened in 1870 and hosted the Preakness during its first spring meet in 1873.
5. Which horse won the first running of the Preakness?

Answer: Survivor

Survivor won the inaugural Preakness in 1873. Culpepper won in 1874 and Shirley won in 1876. The colt Preakness won the first stakes ever run at Pimlico, on Pimlico's opening day in 1870.
6. A replica of what trophy, considered the most valuable in all of sports, is presented to the winning owner?

Answer: Woodlawn Vase

The Woodlawn Vase, originally created by Tiffany and Company in 1860, was assessed in 1983 for a lot of money. The smaller replica trophies that are given to the winning owners are valued at a much less.
7. Who was the first horse to win the Preakness twice?

Answer: No horse has won the Preakness twice

The Preakness, run once per year, is a race restricted to 3-year olds. Therefore, no horse has ever raced twice in the Preakness much less won it twice.
8. All colts and geldings (male) in the Preakness carry 126 pounds, including the jockey. How many pounds do fillies (female) carry?

Answer: 121

Because fillies are at a physical disadvantage to colts and geldings, they are allowed to carry 5 less pounds than the males. Four fillies have won the Preakness, but none since Nellie Morse in 1924.
9. Who was the first jockey to win 3 consecutive Preaknesses?

Answer: Pat Day

Pat Day won the Preakness consecutively from 1994-1996 on Tabasco Cat, Timber Country, and Louis Quatorze. Eddie Arcaro won 3 Preaknesses in the 4 years from 1948-1951. Bill Hartack won 3 non-consecutive Preakness in 1956, 1964, and 1969.
10. The winner of the Preakness receives a blanket made of what flower?

Answer: Daisy

The winning horse receives a blanket of daisies that are painted to look like Black-Eyed Susans, Maryland's state flower. Because the Preakness is held in May, and because Black-Eyed Susans do not bloom in Maryland until June, daisies are used as a reasonably close look-alike substitute.
Source: Author mjn717

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