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Was it a
photo-finish when Brigadier Gerard beat Mill Reef
in the 1971 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket?
Peter Rogers, Boston, Lincs
THE JUDGE:
Brigadier Gerard, with Joe Mercer on board, beat Mill
Reef by three lengths and going away in the 2,000
Guineas at Newmarket. Mill Reef, ridden by Geoff
Lewis, won the Derby a month later.
On which
course did Frankie Dettori first break the
200-winner barrier?
Brendan Bannister, Hereford
THE JUDGE:
Dettori became only the sixth jockey to ride 200
winners in a season with a 67-1 treble at York on 1
September 1994. He won the jockey's championship that
season with 233 winners. In the exclusive '200' club
he joined Fred Archer, Tommy Loates, Sir Gordon
Richards, Pat Eddery and Michael Roberts.
How many
winners did Doug Smith ride, and how many times
was he champion jockey?
Steve Quicke, Northampton
THE JUDGE: Doug
Smith rode 3,111 winners between 1931 and 1967, and
he was champion jockey nine times following the
retirement of Sir Gordon Richards.
What has
been the biggest winning margin between first and
second in a Classic?
John Wright, Plymouth
THE JUDGE:
Mayonaisse, ridden by George Fordharn, won the 1,000
Guineas by 20 lengths in 1859. There were four
runners in the field.
When was the
first English Classic staged during a Sunday meeting?
Nancy Thomson, Burnley
THE JUDGE: The
1,000 Guineas was run at Newmarket on Sunday, 7 May
1995. There was on-course betting and betting shops
opened also for the first time on a Sunday. Harayi
(5-1) won the race.