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Quiz about Arkle King of the Jumpers
Quiz about Arkle King of the Jumpers

Arkle, King of the Jumpers Trivia Quiz


One of the greatest steeplechasers in the world.

A multiple-choice quiz by veandercross. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
veandercross
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
173,965
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
755
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who was the sire of Arkle? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who was the dam of Arkle? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What was the name of Arkle's owner? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who was the trainer of Arkle? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Arkle came second in his first race?


Question 6 of 10
6. Which jockey rode Arkle in his first race? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who was Arkle's regular jockey? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Arkle won his first Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1964, beating the mighty Mill House and another former gold cup winner Pas Seul?


Question 9 of 10
9. After his first Cheltenham Gold Cup win, he then won the Irish Grand National,a second Carey Cottage chase, and then the 1964 ____________ Gold Cup?

Answer: (One Word, starts with H (8 letters))
Question 10 of 10
10. How many Cheltenham Gold Cups did Arkle win? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who was the sire of Arkle?

Answer: Archive

Archive was royally bred, being by Nearco out of Book Law, but proved a duffer on the racecourse.
2. Who was the dam of Arkle?

Answer: Bright Cherry

A winner of a hurdle race and six steeplechases and also placed eleven times. From a winning family, she was a far better performer than Archive.
3. What was the name of Arkle's owner?

Answer: Duchess of Westminster

Anne, Duchess of Westminster was a very shrewd horsewoman.
Bill Gollings was the owner of Mill House.
4. Who was the trainer of Arkle?

Answer: Tom Dreaper

A top Irish trainer who has won most of the major steeplechases. Including winning seven Irish grand nationals before he trained Arkle.
5. Arkle came second in his first race?

Answer: False

On the 9th of December 1961 at Mullingar, he could not keep up with the early pace but ran on stoutly for third.
6. Which jockey rode Arkle in his first race?

Answer: Mark Hely - Hutchinson

Mark Hely - Hutchinson, an amateur rider and son of Lord Donoughmore, rode the horse in his first two starts for a third and a fourth.
7. Who was Arkle's regular jockey?

Answer: Pat Taaffe

Pat Taaffe rode numerous winners and rode Arkle for 24 wins, 2 seconds and 2 thirds out of 28 races.
8. Arkle won his first Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1964, beating the mighty Mill House and another former gold cup winner Pas Seul?

Answer: True

Mill House led for most of the race with some spectacular jumping with Arkle only catching him at the last fence and grinding on to the finish.
9. After his first Cheltenham Gold Cup win, he then won the Irish Grand National,a second Carey Cottage chase, and then the 1964 ____________ Gold Cup?

Answer: Hennessy

His trainer had already won 7 Irish Grand Nationals prior to Arkle's win, and Arkle once again defeated Mill House in the Hennessy Gold Cup.
10. How many Cheltenham Gold Cups did Arkle win?

Answer: 3

He won his third Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1966, carrying 12 stone and winning by thirty lengths, although at the last fence on the first round he crashed straight through it, not jumping it at all with only the skill of Pat Taaffee and the strength of the horse pulling them though.
Source: Author veandercross

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