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Weekly Trivia Challenge for 12/18/2020

12/18/2020

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For the final trivia challenge of 2020, this Thoroughbred champion (who defeated two American Triple Crown winners during the course of his racing career) was never a resident of the Old Friends retirement facility near Georgetown, Kentucky, but when his gravesite was threatened by development, his remains found an honored place in the Old Friends cemetery. Who was he?

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Sara
12/18/2020 08:28:49 pm

The only one I can think of is NOOR he defeated Citation & Affirmed. He is/was the first resident of the graveyard at Old Friends

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Madelyn Royal
12/19/2020 11:23:37 pm

was it Alydar? To have defeated two Triple Crown winners, it had to be in a decade with two Triple Crown winners,...

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RC
12/19/2020 01:20:50 pm

Exceller. He beat Affirmed and Seattle Slew in the 1978 Jockey Club Gold Cup.

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Frost
12/21/2020 08:21:59 am

Noor defeated Citation and Assault in the 1950's.. He is in the Old Friends equine graveyard.

But Exceller defeated both Seattle Slew and Affirmed, but considering where he ended up.....

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Avalyn Hunter
12/21/2020 12:13:07 pm

Sara was the first to get the answer, but Frost did a nice job of summing up. While both Noor and Exceller defeated two Triple Crown winners during their careers, only Noor is buried at Old Friends; also, Exceller was never awarded an official championship, though he is a member of the Hall of Fame. Noor was the American champion handicap male of 1950.

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