Q 01/05

Which Triple Crown winner holds the Preakness Stakes speed record, made official only 39 years after the race?

A) Seattle Slew

B) Citation

C) Secretariat

D) Affirmed

Answer · why

C) Secretariat

Secretariat ran 1:53 in 1973, but a damaged infield timer showed 1:55, and the record was not confirmed until a 2012 review of the race film.

Q 02/05

In the 2019 Preakness Stakes, Bodexpress ran the whole course after losing what at the starting gate?

A) His rider

B) A front shoe

C) His saddle

D) His blinkers

Answer · why

A) His rider

His rider, John Velazquez, was thrown unhurt at the start, and Bodexpress kept galloping until an outrider caught him after the finish.

Q 03/05

Why has no real black-eyed Susan ever been used in the blanket draped over the Preakness Stakes winner?

A) They wilt within hours

B) They irritate horses' skin

C) They are a protected species

D) They bloom too late

Answer · why

D) They bloom too late

They bloom too late: Maryland's state flower opens in late June or July, weeks after the race, so the blanket is made of yellow chrysanthemums instead...

Q 04/05

After each Preakness Stakes, a painter climbs a ladder to repaint what in the winning owner's colors?

A) The finish post

B) A weather vane

C) The paddock gates

D) The winner's stall door

Answer · why

B) A weather vane

A weather vane shaped like a horse and jockey gets the new colors, a custom begun in 1909. The vane was the only thing saved when Pimlico's old clubho...

Q 05/05

In 1877, which body shut down for a day so its members could watch a three-horse race at Pimlico?

A) The Supreme Court

B) The Naval Academy

C) The US Congress

D) The Maryland legislature

Answer · why

C) The US Congress

The US Congress adjourned for the Great Race, a 2½-mile contest between the champions Ten Broeck, Tom Ochiltree and Parole. The gelding Parole won wit...