Here is the latest test of knowledge and memory featuring some great names from the past.
As before, it isn’t important to know the answers, but hopefully it provides a chance of some of our less engaged readers to learn a little about big names from our past.
For those of you who can identify the photos, hopefully they act as enjoyable memory joggers.
In the meantime – here are the results of yesterday’s quiz, set by Jason Craddock:
1 Flyer Scottish track, runner up in Derby (1st letter) Ayr
2 Won 16 consecutive jumps races in 1930’s. Had race on Derby night at White City named after him (First letter of first name) Long Hop
3 Ladbrokes closed this Birchfield track in 1930’s. (First letter of second word) Perry Barr
4 First track to race in Ireland (first letter of first word) Celtic Park
5 Original home of Silver Salver (3rd last letter) Southend
6 Triple Grand National winner of 1970’s. 3rd letter of second word) Sherrys Prince
7 Savva’s first English Derby winner (Second letter of last word) Toms The Best
8 Home of Irish Produce Stakes (2nd letter) Clonmel
9 Last 500m track record holder at White City (1st letter of first word) Haymaker Mack
10 Classic track, which was build inside prison walls (3rd letter) Derby
11 Gentleman, who was Trainer of Year in 1983 & 1984 (4th letter of surname) Curtis
12 Sporting Life Editor, who became NGRC/BGRB C.E.O (penultimate letter of surname) Archie Newhouse
13 1976 Dundalk International winner who followed up White City success (2nd letter of second word) Mutts Silver
14 Panther, 1980’s Derby winner (2nd last letter) Lauries
15 Britain’s largest track, which closed in 1972 (last letter of second word) West Ham
16 Trainer of first Wimbledon Derby winner (1st letter of surname) Rees
17 with the 16 letters from the answers work out the anagram CHARLIE LISTER MBE
And now the photos:
His first stake win was over his sister Domino Storm in a puppy final at Monmore. He was beaten by kennelmate Newinn Yolo in the Puppy Classic Final but Pat Rosney’s brindle went on to become the 2015 Greyhound of the Year after wins in the Scottish Derby, Select Stakes and Gold Cup. Photo: Steve Nash
This Kent track – opened in September 1987. The highs included a visit from ‘local owner’ Prince Edward for a charity meeting. It survived losing its BAGS contract to a £60k betting and doping coup in 1992 but the operation was finally evicted by the local council in September 1989 to make way for a new Sainsbury supermarket.
A great shot of Dave Pruhs with an outstanding Notingham specialist from the late 1990s. He won a Puppy Classic, two Select Stakes, finished fourth in the 1998 English Derby Final, and broke the Nottingham 500m record. Pic Steve Nash
Great trainer who missed out twice with the same Derby finalist in 1974 and 1975 but got his overdue rewards two years later.
Proud owners owners Kay Hart (left) and Jackie Malcolm pictured with their Summer Classic winner. This son of Top Honcho had previously won the Irish Puppy Derby and the Try Again Alice Puppy Stakes and would also win the Hull Derby and finished runner-up in the Scottish Derby. It was as a stud dog though that this Paul Young trained Sep ’98 whelp really came into his own with progeny such as Spiridon Louis, Farloe Verdict, Laser Beam and Taranis Rex. He was champion sire in 2007, 2008 and 2009. pic Steve Nash
Recognise this track from the 1970s? A grass track experimenting with eight runner fields. Still known by the locals as ‘The Zoo’
This former Ipwich owner trainer went on to become a major force at Walthamstow and Romford where his head lad was a certain Paul Young. The Derby winning trainer of Slippy Blue, who is he? pic Steve Nash
Liz McNair is pictured with British breeders’ most popular sire choice in 2018. He was King Turbo’s dad. Photo: Steve Nash
