Derby Trail Forums - Late 90's Trivia

#1. This Richard Mandella millionaire made just two starts in 1997. In his first, he won a Grade 2 turf race at Santa Anita in world record time, earning 1997's best Turf Beyer. In his other start, he won a Grade 1 dirt race, beating a former Kentucky Derby 2nd place finisher, who had run a 123 Beyer in his last start. Is he..

A. Gentleman
B. Atticus
C. Siphon
D. Sandpit

#2. In April of '98, two future Grade 1 winners would emerge from a 4.5 furlong KEE baby race. One of them would win the Breeders Cup Juvenile and be named that seasons champion 2-year-old. The other would win the Grade 1 Hollywood Futurity for Wayne Lukas. Name them.

A. Cat Thief and Answer Lively
B. Favorite Trick and Yes It's True
C. Tactical Cat and Answer Lively
D. Favorite Trick and High Yield

#3. This Wayne Lukas trained runner would also easily win a 4.5 furlong KEE dash in 1998. He'd win four stake races in his next five starts, and was made the 1-to-5 favorite in the Futurity at Belmont. Where he would lose to Lemon Drop Kid. Is he...

A. Time Bandit
B. Tactical Cat
C. Yes It's True
D. Cat Thief

#4 In an October MSW race at Belmont Park, La Ville Rouge (the mother of Barbaro) would square off against Better Than Honor (the mother of Jazil) Barbaro's dam would win, Jazil's dam would run 3rd. They would rematch later that year in the Demoiselle. Better Than Honor would be placed 1st via DQ after losing a photo to winner. Was the horse who was controvesily DQ'ed from 1st...

A. Oh What A Windfall
B. Confessional
C. Thing's Change
D. Tutorial

#5 At the 1998 Saratoga meeting, a N2L allowance race for 2-year-olds would draw several future stake horses. The 2nd place finisher of the race, Cat Thief, would later win a Breeders Cup Classic. The 3rd place finisher of the race, Lemon Drop Kid would later win a Belmont Stakes. Name the future Blue Grass and Haskell Stakes winner who won this allowance race?

A. Menifee
B. Touch Gold
C. Coronado's Quest
D. Halory Hunter

#6 Name the only horse, since the Beyer figures were first published in the Daily Racing Form, to win three consecutive races with figures of 120 or better.

A. Gentleman
B. Formal Gold
C. Skip Away
D. Artax

#7. Joining the Bobby Frankel barn as a maiden, this daughter of Deputy Minister would win her first two starts for Frankel. One, a MSW race on the turf, and the other, the Grade 1 Las Virgenes Stakes at odds of 56/1. Name her

A. Flute
B. Keeper Hill
C. Open Mind
D. Excellent Meeting

#8. This GIGANTIC Unbridled filly would win her debut by 11 lengths with a 110 Beyer for John Shirreffs. She won her 2nd and 3rd career starts, both by 10 lengths. The latter of which was her 110 Beyer blowout of the Grade 2 Hollywood Oaks. She shipped East for the 1998 Alabama Stakes, where she was soundly beaten by another daughter of Unbridled. Name her.

A. Set Them Free
B. Banshee Breeze
C. Ajina
D. Manistique

#9. After a neck defeat at 58/1 odds in his career debut as a 3-year-old, this son of Theatical would win his next five races sprinting on the dirt, including a Grade 1 upset win in the Malibu Stakes...less than five months after his career debut.

A. Love That Red
B. Lord Grillo
C. King of the Heap
D. Run Man Run

#10. After losing the Porte Grande Stakes to the track record setting Son of a Pistol, this Dick Mandella trainer runner would ship East and score wins in the Carter and Met Mile. Name him.

A. Wild Rush
B. Langfuhr
C. Northern Afleet
D. Expressionist

#11. After 5 consecutive stakes wins with triple digit Beyer figures, this brilliant filly would run off the board in the Black Eyed Susan Stakes as the 1/9 favorite in the betting. Causing the 10/1 shot 2nd choice in the betting to pay $22 to win and $62 to show. Name the filly who was off-the-board.

A. Sardula
B. Silverbulletday
C. Blushing K. D.
D. Keeper Hill

#12. This hard knocking son of Ferdinand would run 2nd to Deputy Commander in a Santa Anita MSW race, which earned a 103 Beyer. He would later hand champion sprinter Reraise his only career loss. He also once lost a close Grade 2 sprint at Gulfstream to Frisk Me Now. Name him.

A. Regal Thunder
B. Confide
C. Big Jag
D. Young at Heart

#13. After running 2nd, beaten 5 lengths by Mazel Trick in the famed Triple Bend Handicap of 1999, this popular gelded son of Well Decorated returned to win the Grade 2 Bing Crosby by 5 lengths in his next start. Improving his Beyer by 10 points to a 117. He would also run the same 117 Beyer when beaten a nose in the Pat O' Brien in his only other start that season. Name him.

A. Christmas Boy
B. Son of a Pistol
C. Kona Gold
D. Big Jag

Answers: 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. D 10. A 11. C 12. D 13. A