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1. In 1913, this horse pulled the biggest Kentucky Derby upset of the century. Going off at 91-1 odds, what horse not just won the race, but set a track record in completing the 1-1/4 mile race in 2:04 4/5?
2. In 1999, Blood-Horse released a list of the 100 greatest North American horses of the century. The horse that came in #1 on the list had won 20 of his 21 lifetime races, losing only once. Who was the horse that came in #1 on the list and what horse upset him in his only defeat?
3. In 1930, Triple Crown winner Gallant Fox shipped to Saratoga for the Travers Stakes, a race that was at the time as prestigious as the Triple Crown races and much more historic. He was, however, upset by this horse that went off at 99-1 odds. What horse now has a race at Saratoga named after him that is a prep race for the Travers?
4. Native Dancer almost managed an unblemished career record, losing only the Kentucky Derby by a neck from 22 lifetime races. What horse whose odds stood at just shy of 25-1 stunned the Grey Ghost on the first Saturday of May in 1953?
5. Due to being part of a six-horse mutual wagering bet, this horse was not the longest-priced Kentucky Derby winner ever. Had people been asked to bet on him alone, he might have broken the record set in 1913. His futures odds were set at 500-1 just a few weeks before he won the 1971 Derby, becoming in the process the first horse raised in a foreign country and the first horse who had raced 1-1/4 mile previously to win. What horse pulled the shocker two weeks before he also won the Preakness Stakes in 1971?
6. In 1973, Secretariat was the heavy favorite heading into the Wood Memorial Stakes, where he would finish third. His stablemate won the race, handing an ill Secretariat his first defeat since his very first race. Who was this horse that beat Secretariat just weeks before the Kentucky Derby?
7. 22 days after he became the first horse to win the Triple Crown without ever having lost a race, Seattle Slew ran in the Swaps Stakes at Hollywood Park. However, he raced poorly, finishing fourth, 16 lengths behind the winner. The winner ran the 1-1/4 miles in 1:58 3/5, only 2/5 of a second shy of a world record. What horse that would end up losing to Seattle Slew a total of 9 times in 10 lifetime meetings won the first race that Seattle Slew ever lost?
8. Niatross had never lost in 19 career pacing races before heading up to Saratoga the day after Indepedence Day in 1980. He held the lead entering the top of the stretch, but started falling back, eventually jumping the rail and tumbling into the infield. Luckily, he was not injured and, after losing his next race, won the final 18 races of his career. What horse won the race at Saratoga to give Niatross his first career defeat?
9. Of all the major horse racing upsets of the 20th century, none in North America came close to the 1993 Breeders' Cup Classic when what foreign horse won at odds of 133-1?
10. In 1996, Cigar attempted to break Citation and Mister Frisky's record of 16 consecutive victories in North America when he was shipped to Del Mar for the Pacific Classic. However, he was denied by what horse, who went off at just shy of 40-1 odds?
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