Another Harness Racing Quiz

[trying2win]

Okay, since the last harness racing trivia questions seemed to be popular with some PA members, here's another quiz that's slightly different. It will be in the TRUE or FALSE category style. See how many you can answer correctly out of 10 questions.

1. Rideau Carleton is Ontario's most northerly 5/8 mile harness track...T or F?

2. Cal Expo is the only American track east of Minnesota to conduct harness racing...T or F?

3. Queensbury Downs is Saskatchewan's only harness track...T or F?

4. Stanley Dancer was the regular driver of the great Cardigan Bay...T or F?

5. Trotters are generally slower than pacers...T or F?

6. Assiniboia Downs is a dual-purpose racetrack for thoroughbred and harness racing...T or F?

7. At Saratoga Harness Raceway, the horses will soon be racing over a 5/8 mile track...T or F?

8. Arizona has never had a harness track...T or F?

9. Hollywood Park used to conduct harness races at one time...T or F?

10. In the province of Quebec, they only conduct harness racing at their racetracks...T or F?

---Just list numbers 1 to 10 and the letters T or F beside them.

Have fun!

T2W

[InsideThePylons-MW]

2. Question is worded wrong

3. False

5. True

6. True

8. False

9. True

[sq764]

1. Rideau Carleton is Ontario's most northerly 5/8 mile harness track...T or F?

If you say it is, I trust ya

2. Cal Expo is the only American track east of Minnesota to conduct harness racing...T or F?

if you mean West, then maybe.. East, no.

3. Queensbury Downs is Saskatchewan's only harness track...T or F?
I am actually relieved that I do not know the answer to this

4. Stanley Dancer was the regular driver of the great Cardigan Bay...T or F?
Before my time

5. Trotters are generally slower than pacers...T or F?
This could be taken as insulting, if any of us were sensitive

6. Assiniboia Downs is a dual-purpose racetrack for thoroughbred and harness racing...T or F?
Sure

7. At Saratoga Harness Raceway, the horses will soon be racing over a 5/8 mile track...T or F?
I was there once. And it was 1/2. So I can't say

8. Arizona has never had a harness track...T or F?
Too friggin hot anyway.

9. Hollywood Park used to conduct harness races at one time...T or F?
Absolutely true. (I think JC raced there a lot)

10. In the province of Quebec, they only conduct harness racing at their racetracks...T or F?
As opposed to their shopping malls?? :-)

[trying2win]

Inside the Pylons:

Thanks for pointing out my error on QUESTION 2...It should have read:

2. Cal Expo is the only American track WEST of Minnesota to conduct harness racing...T or F?

T2W

[Zaf]

#1 Georgian Downs is further north than RC. Both are actually nice tracks. Georgian is spanking new and RC had a decent facelift.

ZAFONIC

[trying2win]

Results so far:

Leaders:

1. Inside the Pylons - 4 answers correct.

2. SQ764 - 2 answers correct. ( SQ...I'm surprised you didn't fare out better on this quiz. Try again, if you want).

--SORRY, can't tell you which questions anyone's guessed correctly yet. That would spoil it for anyone else trying to get the best score.

--Let's see how sharp someone else is, and try to better Inside the Pylons score.


Thanks,

T2W

[Zaf]

#10 True , Quebec only conducts Harness Racing, No t-Breds, Dommage :(

ZAFONIC

[trying2win]

ZAFONIC,

--Why not take up the challenge and try the quiz? See how well you can do.

Thanks,

T2w

[Zaf]

#6 Assiniboia Downs only conducts T-breds, Je pense :confused:

ZAFONIC

[Zaf]

7. True , Saratoga has been a half mile track for years. I visited last August and they were already tearing up the Grandstand to turn it in to a Racino. The track will be a 5/8 mile track this year.

ZAFONIC

[Zaf]

Which Ontario Harness track, has a Stock Car track located inside the Harness Racing Oval ? I visited this place for the first time in April 2004.

ZAFONIC

[trying2win]

Up-to-date leaders on harness racing quiz:

1. Inside the Pylons -- 4 answers correct

2. Zafonic -- 3 answers correct (you slipped up on one of your answers).

3. SQ -- 2 answers correct

T2W

[Zaf]

#1 True , Ottawa, Ontario is more Northern than Barrie, Ontario.

So RC is the most Northern 5/8 track in Ontario.

ZAFONIC

[trying2win]

Latest standings:

1. Inside the Pylons and Zafonic have 4 answers correct each.

2. SQ has 2 correct answers.

T2W

[InsideThePylons-MW]

I want to know which one I got wrong. I only answered the ones I know for sure.

I have spent time in Regina Beach. The track in the Queen city is not solo for Sask.

They have raced harness in Arizona.......My friend has a win picture with his dad winning the race.

Trotters are slower than pacers.

Holly Park has conducted many harness races that I have attended.

They have raced harness (maybe not presently) at AsD. I have heard many stories about racing in the freezing winds there.

As for the others...

1. False

2. Tricky question with some technicalities, but the correct answer is False.

3. already answered- False

4. True

5. already answered- True

6. already answered- True

7. True...just a guess

8. already answered- False

9. already answered- True

10. True...never heard of TB but might be wrong

[trying2win]

Inside The Pylons,

--Very good. On your last installment here, you have guessed 8 out of the 10 questions correctly.

--Since you did so well, I might as well reveal the small number you guessed incorrectly. Those were QUESTIONS 1 AND 6.

--Re QUESTION 1, Rideau Carleton is a 5/8 mile harness track, that is more northerly in latitude than the 5/8 mile harness track at Georgian Downs. Both tracks are located in Ontario.

--I meant QUESTION 6 to be pertaining to present day racing schedules. It is true that they had harness racing at Assiniboia Downs many years ago, but not now.

--QUESTION 2 was a tricky one. Cal Expo is not the only American
track west of Minnesota to conduct harness racing. The other one is North Dakota Horse Park, which is a dual-purpose racetrack located in Fargo, North Dakota.

--Re QUESTION 3, some people may not be aware, but Queensbury Downs in Regina, Saskatchewan, does not conduct harness racing anymore. You'll probably see the harness horses racing at Craven, Saskatchewan instead.

T2W

[sq764]

Didn't Los Alamitos conduct harness racing not too long ago?

[trying2win]

Originally posted by sq764
Didn't Los Alamitos conduct harness racing not too long ago?

SQ,

That's right.

T2W

[Buckeye]

To Ri Boy, my favorite.