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JUNE 11th
Which track's infield is the furthest West?
Yes, yes Hicksville in Defiance County is only 2 miles from Indiana but that would have been too easy so this is sort of a trick question.
I know it tricked the hell out of me.
Of the six counties listed the correct answer is
4) Greenville in Darke County
Besides... who do I look like... Lewis and Clark?
Did you know that Churchill Downs in Kentucky was organized in 1875 by the grandson of explorer William Clark.
JUNE 3rd
Everybody knows that the State tree of Ohio is the Ohio Buckeye…
What bird is attracted to its flowers?
a) The Cardinal
b) The Hummingbird
c) The Spotted Owl
Yes, especially attracted to the Red Buckeye
MAY 22nd
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, WAS NAMED AND PLATED IN 1805, TWO YEARS AFTER OHIO BECAME A STATE.
WHAT DOES CHAMPAIGN MEAN IN FRENCH?
A) FINE WINE
B) FLAT
C) CHAMPION
Your weekly word play... might be right... might be wrong
MAY 12th
Rambling Willie (1970-1995) was a World Champion pacer that raced from 1973-1983, accruing over $2,000,000 from his 305 lifetime starts. He began his record-setting career of 128 victories with a 5th place finish right here at the Mercer County Fairgrounds in 1973. What announcer called that race?
A) Roger Huston
B) Doug Ballinger
C) Chris Patterson
D) Ray Henley
E) Bill Peters
Celina native Doug Ballinger remembers it well from his 55+ year career as an announcer.
Roger was everywhere but here
Chris (R.I.P.) was on the SVCC
Ray Henley was a horse that terrorized the 30s & 40s (8-)
Bill Peters is the Man of Many Hats for the OFRC
MAY 06th
Who was the final champion to win the Battle of Brandywine on their way to the Little Brown Jug that September?
A) Goalie Jeff (1989)
B) Barberry Spur (1985)
C) Niatross (1980)
Nehi just dominated every race he was in and it was no different from May or September
MARCH 16th
What Ohio horse won the very first race at the Meadowlands in September, 1976?
QUICK BARON by BARON HANOVER
What other Ohio horse set a Worlds Record that night as well?
LEST YOU FORGET:
SIX-YEAR-OLD RAMBLING WILLIE
FEBRUARY 11th
A very ancient trivia question:
Bacchus was the Roman god of celebrations and festivities.
He also ruled over:
A) Wine
B) Fertility
C) The Theater & the Arts
The Answer is: All of the above!
He was the most popular of the Roman deities and
Old Bacchus was definitely "The Dude."
JANUARY 31st
It's been nippy alright but the coldest temperature in Ohio occurred one year during a February blizzard and was minus 39 below zero.
Where abouts and when?
A) 1888 - Willoughby (located up by Lake Erie)
B) 1901 - Edgarton (in the northwest corner of the state)
C) 1899 - Milligan (60 miles southeast of Columbus)
Milligan, a small hamlet 17 miles south of Zanesville & 30 miles east of Lancaster & in a valley alongside a river, got its claim to fame as the coldest spot ever in Ohio. They were without electricity and phone service for years ...until they brought electricity and phone service to Perry county in the 1930s.
JANUARY 14th
PROXIMITY WAS AN 8-YEAR-OLD WHEN SHE WAS HORSE OF THE YEAR (& THE FIRST MARE) IN 1950.
SU MAC LAD WAS EIGHT WHEN HE TOOK THE HONORS IN 1962.
WHAT OTHER 8-YEAR-OLD GRABBED THE AWARD?
A) GOOD TIME
B) FRESH YANKEE
C) SAVOIR
A) GOOD TIME WAS THE OTHER 8-YEAR-OLD WHEN HE WAS A REPEAT WINNER IN 1952 . HE HAD ORIGINALLY TAKEN IT IN 1949 AS A 3-YEAR-OLD
DECEMBER 22nd
Who was the first to earn over $500,000 during their career?
A) Good Time
B) Scott Frost
C) Adios Butler
C) Yes, Kato... the Butler did it when he retired in 1961 with record earnings of $509,875. He would stand his entire 22-year stud career at Fair Chance Farms in Washington Court House, Ohio
NOVEMBER 19th
C) BEN FRANKLIN PROPOSED MAKING THE TURKEY OUR NATIONAL EMBLEM. IT IS VERY CUNNING & WILY IN THE WILD UNLIKE THE DOMESTICATED ONES.
IT WAS NAMED "TURKEY" AS THE COLONISTS THOUGHT THAT WAS THE COUNTRY THEY ORIGINATED FROM.
NOVEMBER 11th
In 1951 Tar Heel, with catch-driver Del Cameron aboard for trainer Delvin Miller, graced the Delaware County Fairgrounds in 2:00 flat. It would not be equaled until 1955 when the filly Dottie's Pick (with Del Miller for trainer Billy Haughton) set a World Record in the 2nd heat.
AUGUST 22nd
thom pye... the harness guy
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