Some harness racing trivia questions

[trying2win]

Okay, harness racing fans...time to put your thinking caps on. Here's 10 harness racing trivia questions to test your knowledge...let's see how sharp you are:

1. What's North America's most northerly harness track, and where's it located?

2. What's North America's most westerly harness track, and where's it located?

3. What's North America's most easterly harness track, and where's it located?

4. What's North America's most southerly harness track, and where's it located?

5. What horse holds the world record for harness racing at the one mile distance?

6.. Who was the regular driver of Niatross?

7. What two drivers co-own the record for the fastest mile paced at Northlands Park?

8. What famous thoroughbred author, also wrote a couple of books on harness race handicapping?

9. What harness race announcer also wrote a book on harness race handicapping?

10. What's Canada's newest harness track, and where's it located?

--You don't have to know all 10 answers betore you post anything. Just go ahead and list one answer if you know it.

Thanks,

T2W

[cj]

8. Tom Ainsley (also Barry Meadow)

[trying2win]

CJ,

Right on with your answers to question 8. Actually, I had forgotten that Tom Ainslie had written both thoroughbred and harness race handicapping books. And here I thought Barry Meadow was the only author to do such a feat! I stand corrected! Thanks for the reminder about Tom Ainslie.

Well, in a way I was partly right. Tom Ainslie only wrote one book on harness race handicapping, while Barry Meadow wrote two. As I recall, Barry's harness handicapping books were entitled:

1. SUCCESS AT THE HARNESS RACES

2. PROFESSIONAL HARNESS BETTING


Thanks,

T2W

[cj]

Best guesses, this is not easy info to find!

5. Time trial - 1:46 1/5/ Cambest,h/ Springfield, IL - 8/16/93
5. Race - 1:47 3/5/ Jenna's Beach Boy,h/ The Meadowslands - 6/22/96

6. Trainer, driver and co-owner, Clint Galbraith

They records seem a little old to me, but its the best I could find.

[cj]

7. Bill O'Donnell, Keith Clark
10. Grand River Raceway

Can you tell I'm bored today :)

[Zaf]

Guesses

1. Sudbury Downs , Northern Ontario

2. Fraser Downs , Vancouver

3. Truro Raceway , Nova Scotia

4. Pompano , So. Florida

ZAFONIC

[sq764]

1. What's North America's most northerly harness track, and where's it located?

Fraser Downs??


2. What's North America's most westerly harness track, and where's it located?

Cal Expo? (Sacramento)

3. What's North America's most easterly harness track, and where's it located?

Yonkers?

4. What's North America's most southerly harness track, and where's it located?

Pompano Park?

5. What horse holds the world record for harness racing at the one mile distance?

???

6.. Who was the regular driver of Niatross?

Clint Galbrath?

7. What two drivers co-own the record for the fastest mile paced at Northlands Park?

No one should know the answer to this

8. What famous thoroughbred author, also wrote a couple of books on harness race handicapping?

Meadow?

9. What harness race announcer also wrote a book on harness race handicapping?

Adler?

10. What's Canada's newest harness track, and where's it located?

River Something Downs??

--You don't have to know all 10 answers betore you post anything. Just go ahead and list one answer if you know it.

[trying2win]

Okay, time to review the replies so far:

--CJ correctly answered QUESTIONS 5, 6, 7, 8, and part of 10. Good show! The other answer to QUESTION 10 is Elora, Ontario.

--A side note on the answer to QUESTION 5. I was looking for the answer of Jenna's Beach Boy. I wasn't aware of the time trial clocking by CAMBEST. I just learned something new there.

--ZAFONIC had the correct answer to QUESTION 4. Kudos to you!

--SQ had the correct answers to QUESTION 4 and 5. Kudos to you too!


No one has come up with the correct answers to QUESTIONS 1, 2, 3, and 9 yet.

--Got a kick out of SQ's quip to QUESTION 7...Well...CJ gave the right answer.. It is the kind of question though, that perhaps only Canadians would know.

T2W

[trying2win]

ZAFONIC,

You were very close on your answers to QUESTIONS 2 and 3.


T2W

[cj]

Hey,

I'm not Canadian! Not that there is anything wrong with that... :D

[trying2win]

Originally posted by cjmilkowski
Hey,

I'm not Canadian! Not that there is anything wrong with that... :D

CJ,

Oops! Sorry...no offensive meant to any other nationalites in my comments about Canadians and my post about the answer to QUESTION 7. I don't want people to interpret that post the wrong way.

Regards,

T2W

[cj]

I'll try #3, how about Ocean Downs, Maryland?

[trying2win]

Originally posted by cjmilkowski
I'll try #3, how about Ocean Downs, Maryland?

CJ,

E for effort, but Ocean Downs, Maryland is not the correct answer to QUESTION 3.

T2W

[cj]

Had to try, I'm from MD. By the way, Mark Cramer also wrote a Harness Book:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/089746026X/qid=1086206834/sr=1-12/ref=sr_1_12/002-3176901-1445602?v=glance&s=books

Harrington? Scarborough? I'm stumped!

[trying2win]

CJ,

I've read about that Mark Cramer harness handicapping book before. As I recall, Mark intended to write the book, but never did.

--Re the answer to QUESTION 3, check the clues in my post in reply to ZAFONIC's answers. ZAFONIC was very close in his answers to QUESTIONS 2 and 3.

--That's what makes some trivia questions fun. Some answers are a bit tougher to come up with than others. Makes it challenging. Don't want to make it too easy!

T2W

[cj]

#3 Lakeview Downs, Nova Scotia, Canada

http://www.geocities.com/lakeview_downs/raceway.html

[cj]

#2 Sandown Park, British Columbia, Ca

[trying2win]

CJ,

Congratulations! Lakeview Downs is the correct answer to QUESTION 3. You haven't quite got the right province. Lakeview Downs is located in St. John's, Newfoundland. I must confess I thought the track was named St. John's Raceway. I stand corrected.

That only leaves QUESTIONS 1, 2 an 9 left to be answered. Persistence is paying off.

T2W

[sq764]

CJ, you need some more hobbies :-)

T2W, would you believe 10 days ago I was walking around St Johns New Brunswick (Not New Finland).. I saw Exhibition Park..

and 9 days ago I was in Halifax, Nova Scotia.. Checking out Peggy's Cove (That sounds sickening as I write it)

[trying2win]

CJ,

--Kudos! Sandown Park is the correct answer to QUESTION 2. It's located in Sidney, B.C. on Vancouver Island.

--Now, only QUESTIONS 1 and 9 remain to be answered.

T2W

[cj]

#2 must be pretty close to as far north as the #1 answer, just too many tracks to search tonight!

[trying2win]

CJ,

--No...the answer to QUESTION 2 is not even close to the answer of QUESTION 1.

--Some online searches re harness racing tracks and/or online North America maps might give some more clues.

T2W

[trying2win]

I might give a little more L-A-T-I-T-U-D-E in the correct answer to QUESTION 1. Notice any clue in the previous sentence?

T2W

[gillenr]

Isn't there a track on Prince Edward Island?

[trying2win]

Originally posted by gillenr
Isn't there a track on Prince Edward Island?

Gillenr,

There's two harness tracks that I know of on P.E.I. They are Charlottetown Driving Park and Summerside Raceway.

T2W

[Zaf]

Queensbury Downs , Regina Sask. ???

ZAFONIC

[trying2win]

ZAFONIC,

No, the answer to QUESTION 1 isn't Queensbury Downs in Regina, Saskatchewan.


Time to give a clue to the answers of QUESTIONS 1 and 9, that nobody's answered correctly yet:

--Look to the province of Alberta for the correct answers to QUESTIONS 1 and 9.

T2W

[Zaf]

#1

Northlands Park ??

ZAFONIC

[trying2win]

ZAFONIC,

You're getting closer to the correct answer to QUESTION 1. Northlands Park isn't quite the right answer to QUESTION 1...although, if I had asked the question as:

--What is North America's most northerly A-circuit type harness track, then Northlands Park would have been the correct answer.
As you know or may not know, Northlands Park is a dual-purpose racetrack that conducts both thoroughbred and harness races at different times during the year.

T2W

[Zaf]

#1

Twin River Downs in Newfoundland ?

ZAFONIC

[Zaf]

Wait you said Province of Alberta. Can't be Stampede Park.

HMMM

ZAFONIC

[Zaf]

Whoop-Up Downs Race Track, Lethbridge, Alberta

What a name for a track LOL

ZAFONIC

[trying2win]

ZAFONIC,

No....sorry... Whoop Up Downs isn't the correct answer either to QUESTION 1. Whoop Up Downs is a B-circuit racetrack located in Lethbridge, Alberta, which is south of Calgary.

T2W

[Zaf]

T2W,

If it is in Alberta , it must be a minor circuit. Aside from Stampede and Northlands there is nothing else listed on Standardbred.ca

Any more clues ???

ZAFONIC

[trying2win]

ZAFONIC,

Well, your persistence might pay off yet. I'll admit you're right about the correct answer to QUESTION 1 being a minor circuit (B-circuit) racetrack.

In late June, the harness races are finished at Northlands Park. A fair amount of the harness horses that raced there, will be heading northwest to race at this B-circuit, dual-purpose racetrack for three or four weeks. Then a lot of the harness horses, will ship south to Stampede Park in Calgary in late July to race there.

T2W

[Zaf]

It took a lot of digging to find this one. Actually I never heard of it before.

Millarville

Tell me thats right.

If so I need a clue about the Harness announcer who wrote a handicapping book.

Whoa boy, I must have too much free time :eek:

ZAFONIC

[Zaf]

No wait it must be Evergreen Park in Grande Prairie as Millarville is South.

ZAFONIC

[trying2win]

ZAFONIC,

Hooray! Congratulations. Evergreen Park in Grande Prairie, Alberta is the correct answer to QUESTION 1.

If I was writing these harness racing trivia questions for the TV show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire", I think probably QUESTIONS 1 and 9 would have been reserved for $64,000 questions and above that amount LOL.

--Only QUESTION 9 remains. I have this author's harness handicapping book in my handicapping library bookshelf. I've noticed it's for sale at the odd place online. A little more detective work online, and a PA member should be able to come up with the answer.

T2W

[trying2win]

After thinking it over, I've decided to reveal the answer to QUESTION 9. If you live outside of Alberta, the answer to this question would probably too difficult to find. Check out the link below. Especially check out the only review of his book!:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1551971313/qid=1086247632/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/002-4547412-4537601?v=glance&s=books&n=507846


Murray Slough is the announcer of the harness races at Stampede Park in Calgary, Alberta. He also was the announcer at the harness races at Whoop Up Downs in Lethbridge, Alberta the past several years. In addition, he does some announcing of the harness races at Northlands Park in Edmonton, Alberta, when the usual announcer, Jonathon Huntington is absent.

T2W

[InsideThePylons-MW]

It took the boys awhile to come up with the fine Grand Prairie question and also knew that nobody would ever get the Murray question. Too much of an Alberta bias.

I disqualified myself under the quiz rules as being the owner of the horse who holds the track record at Whoop Up Downs/Lethbridge.

:D

[Zaf]

Are you guys Flames fans :cool: or Oilers fans :( ?

ZAFONIC