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The Grand Prix d'Amérique Quiz: Answers.

How many did you get right? Check your answers to last week's Grand Prix d'Amérique Quiz.

1. What was the Grand Prix d'Amérique named in honour of?

American troops contribution in France during WWI

2. Since 1990, how many mares have won the G1 Prix d'Amérique Races Legend Race (2700m)?

Five, (1993 – Queen L, 1995 – Uba Scot, 1998 - Dryade des Bois, 1999 – Moni Maker, 2019 – Belina Josselyn)

3. Which horse has placed in the last three renewals of the G1 Prix d'Amérique Races Legend Race (2700m)?

Davidson du Pont

4. Which pair of horses who won three G1 Prix de Cornulier (2700m) achieved the Prix de Cornulier and Prix d'Amérique Races Legend Race double?

A - Bilibili and Roxane Griff      

B - Bellino II and Jag de Bellouet (Correct answer, B - Bellino II (1975 and 1976) and Jag de Bellouet (2005))   

C - Kaiser Trot and Dream With Me

5. Since 2000, how many International winners have there been of the G1 Prix d'Amérique Races Legend Race (2700m)? And which countries?

A - 6 (Varenne for Italy 2001/02, Abano As for Belguim in 2003, Gigant Néo for Sweden in 2006, Maharajah for Sweden 2014, Readly Express for Sweden in 2018)

B - 7 

C – 8

6. Since 2001 there have been five back-to-back winners. Can you name them?

Varenne (2001/2002), Offshore Dream (2007/2008), Ready Cash (2011/2012), Bold Eagle (2016/2017), Face Time Bourbon (2020/2021)

7. In what year was the first G1 Prix d'Amérique Races Legend Race run?

A - 1900

B - 1910

C - 1920 (Correct answer)

8. When was the last American winner of the G1 Prix d'Amérique Races Legend Race (2700m)?

A - 1979  

B - 1989 

C - 1999 (Moni Maker for Jean-Michel Bazire and Jimmy Takter)

9. Which horse went into and won the G1 Prix d'Amérique Races Legend Race undefeated?

TENOR DE BAUNE 1991 - 30 straight wins

10. Ourasi is the only horse to win the race four times, but not in consecutive years. Which year did he fail to win and where did he finish in the race?

1989 - THIRD