Redcar Racecourse

Festive greetings everyone. It’s that time of year when everyone loves a quiz – so how much do you think you know about Redcar Races?

All the answers can be found in our treasure trove of memories, compiled on our website for our 150^th anniversary this year: www.redcarracing.co.uk/150th-anniversary/ You're under starter's orders - and they're off!

The first ever winner at Redcar racecourse in 1872 was won by a horse which shared the name of another Yorkshire racecourse. What was it?
Can you spy the famous Redcar winner to be found in ESPIONAGE?
The first running of the Zetland Gold Cup, in 1950, was won by Near Way. Who was the winner trainer?
Can you diagnose the trainer who’s been a Redcar regular over the years - MAYBE RICKETS?
A newspaper cartoon character inspired one of Redcar’s best-known races. Who was it?
At the first meeting on the present course, on August 9, 1872, how much was admission to the Grandstand enclosure?
And how much did it cost to get into the Course enclosure?
Who trained their final winner at Redcar, with Spitting Image, in August 2004?
Mix the letters to find one of Lester Piggott’s William Hill Gold Cup winners GOLD RELAY
Which legendary jockey rode five winners at Redcar on August 7, 1976?
Which trainer gave the jockey four of his winners that day?
Name the legendary steeplechaser who won a six-furlong maiden at Redcar earlier in his career in 1977.
Which horse won the St Leger months after landing the Zetland Gold Cup in 1973.
A horse owned by The Queen won the first running of the Timeform Gold Trophy at Redcar in 1970. Can you name it?
Which owner had his first winner with Mushref at Redcar on July 30, 1980?
Mushref’s trainer was known by a shortened version of his name – and he shared it with a famous singer? Who was it?
Which soap opera star rode his own horse, Excavator Lady, in an amateur riders’ race on August 6, 1985?
Which jockey rode his 2,500^th British winner at Redcar, aboard Universal Gleam, in August 2019?
Which famous American female jockey rode three winners out of five rides during an evening meeting at Redcar in July, 1992?
Which member of the Royal Family (pictured below) rode their first flat winner at Redcar in 1986 on a horse called Gulfland?

21. Which horse equalled the British record of landing 16 races in a season when winning at Redcar in November, 1984?

22. Name the future Grand National Hero who won his first race at Redcar as a boy in a donkey derby.

23. Name the Stayers Triple Crown winner who made a winning debut at Redcar in 1993.

24. Rearrange BREN GUN to find an Andy Capp Handicap winner who went on to Group 1 fame.

25. Which Coronation Street star was honoured with her own race at Redcar in the 80s and 90s?

26. Which TV magician ran a horse called That’s Magic in his own race at Redcar in 1981?

27. Which football club’s mascot was pipped in a photo-finish in 2019?

28. Which jockey set an unfortunate record in May 2019 when three of his mounts refused to go in the stalls?

29. Who rode her 100^th winner at Redcar on a horse jointly trained by her grandad and uncle?

30. In 1976, the Middlesbrough football team had a day at Redcar Races and trained in front of the grandstand. Who was the manager?

31. Which Derby-winning jockey won the inaugural running of the William Hill Gold Cup at Redcar in 1959 on Faultless Speech.

32. Which king won the Zetland Gold Cup, with Edward Hide in the saddle?

33. Which subsequent champion apprentice rode a Redcar winner on his very first ride in 1977.

34. Can you dig out the regular in the Redcar winner’s enclosure from CADDISH MOLE?

35. Which music star was at Redcar to see his syndicate horse, Mystic Moonshadow, run in April 2021. Since it’s Christmas, here’s a clue – it wasn’t a very Happy Monday for him!

36. Who’s the jockey (below) on 1986 Zetland Gold Cup winner Forward Rally?

37. Which seaside resort is remembered by the winner of the first running of the Vaux Gold Tankard at Redcar in 1959?

38. Which horse won the first ever running of the Two-Year-Old Trophy at Redcar?

39. The Lincoln Handicap was switched to Redcar in 2006. Name the winning jockey.

40. Who’s the jockey (below) on board Caius after winning the 1971 William Hill Gold Cup?

41. Who’s the man in the mask (below) in the Redcar winner’s enclosure during the pandemic?

42. Janice Wilson won the adults’ fancy-dress contest on Caribbean Carnival Day in August 2019. What was her pirate name?

43. Can you find the Two-Year-Old Trophy winner in VIETNAM RUST?

44. Which rookie trainer kick-started his career with an Easter Monday treble in 2022?

45. Who ACTS IRKED but won the Andy Capp Handicap?

46. Runninwild is thought to be the longest-priced winner in Redcar’s history when wining on May 31, 2021. What were the odds?

47. In May, 2017, a filly got loose and ended up in the stable staff’s canteen. What was she called?

48. Which organisation crowned Redcar the Best Small Racecourse in Scotland and The North in 2018?

49. Which jockey deputised for the injured Frankie Dettori when Pips Pride won the 1992 Racecall Gold Trophy in torrential rain?

50. Which horse coasted home at Redcar in 1972 and went on to be runner-up in the Epsom Derby and victorious in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe?

Send your entries to info@redcarracing.co.uk before 12 noon on December 16 and all those with a full set of correct answers will go into the prize draw. The winner will receive four Grandstand Enclosure tickets to a meeting of their choice in 2023. Good luck and Merry Christmas.