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29 Cards in this Set
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In what country was the first recorded horse race in England held? |
Yorkshire |
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Which king had his palace built near Newmarket? |
King James I |
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In 1791, who published the first general stud book? |
Weatherbys |
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What was published in 1773 by Weatherbys? |
Racing calendar |
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Were the foundation stallions born in the UK or imported from the middle East? |
Middle East |
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How man thoroughbreds born world wide every year? |
100,000 |
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Which country produces the most thoroughbreds? |
U.S. APPROX 23,000 |
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Who is the awarding organisation for qualifications within the racing industry? |
1st 4 sport |
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Which organisation support the administration of racing and collects and distributes prize money for all British racing? |
Weatherbys |
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What organisation represents the interest and rights of workers? |
Trade Union (NASS) |
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Which trade union represents stable staff? |
NASS |
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Who offers support to stable staff at any time of day? |
Racing welfare |
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Who provides advice on racecourse turf and management? Racecourse association or the jockey club? |
Racecourse association |
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What organisation is responsible for the commercial income of the racing industry? |
Racing enterprise limited |
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Who does the race horse owners association represent? |
Owners |
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What does NFT stand for? |
National Trainers Federation |
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What does PJA stand for? |
Professional Jockeys Association |
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Name three different career opportunities within the horse racing and breeding industry? |
Stable staff, stud staff, trainer, jockey, groundsman, racing secretary, valets |
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Name five classic races in the uk? |
1000 guineas 2000 guineas The oaks The Derby Then at. Leger |
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Name the races that make up the triple crown? |
Guineas Oaks/Derby ST. Leger |
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Where is the Derby run? |
Epsom |
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Where are the 1000 and 2000 guineas run? |
Neamarket |
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Where is st. Leger run? |
Doncaster |
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Where is the oaks run? |
Epsom |
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The Queen Anne stakes is the opening race of which racing festival? |
Royal ascot |
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Name two main national hunt festivals? |
The Cheltenham festival The aintree grand national festival |
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Does national hunt racing take part on all-weather surface? |
No, it doesn't |
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Can professional Jockeys ride in point to point races? |
No, they can't. They are only open to amateurs rides. |
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What is national hunt flat race called? |
A bumper (For national hunt horses to gain experience prior to commence jumping career) |
