Contest!!!

That's right, I am holding a contest! This is a trivia contest that is made up of 5 questions. These questions are about the Kentucky Derby and you will have to search Equibase, DRF, Pedigree Query and other websites to find the answers. The winner will be chosen randomily from those who have the correct answers for all 5 of the questions.

The prize? Well it's one of the following books.

Greatness and Goodness: Barbaro and His Legacy by Alex Brown

Foundation Mares: How Outstanding Female Families Shaped America's Breeding Industry by John P. Sparkman

A Racing and Breeding Tradition: The Horses of the Aga Khan by Phillip Jodidio

Racehorse Breeding Theories by Frank Mitchell with Steven Roman, Rommy Faversham, David Dink, Jay Leimbach and Ross Staaden

Blessed Are the Broodmares by M. Phyllis Lose

To enter, please send an email to thoroughbredchat at yahoo dot com by April 27th, 2012 with your name, which book you would like and the answers to these questions.

1. Name the 3 Fillies who have won the Derby, the years they won and their jockeys.

2. This colt is a Triple Crown winner, but his sire maybe more famous then he is for that he lost only one race in his career against a horse whose name we now associate when a big favorite goes down. The colt was also featured in an Oscar nominated movie that was about his opp. in a match race in the 1930's. Can you name him, his sire, his opp. in the match race and the horse who handed his sire his only loss.

3. There are several Derby winners who have stakes races named after them, can you name the stakes and where they take place (if the track is defunct, please put that as well).

4. Of course KY breds have dominated the Derby, but these following horses where not born in KY. Name the State or Country where they where born and the year they won the Derby:

Assault
Northern Dancer
Riva Ridge
Secretariat
Affirmed
Sunny's Halo

5. Barbaro is prob. one if not the most beloved Derby winner of all time. His trainer, Michael Matz carried the flag at the closing ceremonies of the Summer Olympics. Can you name the year, the place, his sport and did he earn a medal?