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  • Sunday, 24 May, 2020,
  • by Greyhound Racing Victoria

Calling all quizmasters

The 2020 RSN Sandown Cup final (715m) will be run on Thursday night at Sandown Park, with eight staying stars chasing Group 1 glory and a $50,000 first prize.

How much do you know about this great race, which was formerly known as the Woolamai Cup and first staged way back in 1957.

Test your knowledge below…

1 POINT
Q1      Which greyhound won by the biggest margin in last Thursday’s RSN Sandown Cup heats?

a) Rockstar Beav    b) True Detective    c) Blazing Cartier    d) Bronski Beat

Q2      Which greyhound (pictured) will contest its second consecutive RSN Sandown Cup Final on Thursday night?

2 POINTS
Q3      Which of the following greyhounds did not win the Sandown Cup twice?

a) Fanta Bale    b) Irma Bale    c) Sweet It Is

Q4      True or False – Immortal four-time winner, the “Warrnambool Warrior” Bold Trease contested five Sandown Cup finals?

3 POINTS
Q5      The sire of 2020 Sandown Cup finalist He Shall Power ran 2nd in the 2017 Sandown Cup Final. Name him.

Clue: He won the Harrison-Dawson, Topgun and Sale Cup.

 

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ANSWERS
Q1)     d. Bronski Beat (9.71 lengths)
Q2)     Ella Enchanted (she ran 2nd last year)
Q3)     a. Fanta Bale
Q4)     False. He finished fourth in a heat in 1990 after winning the race in 1986-89.
Q5)     Dundee Osprey

 

SCORE
0-2:    Still a maiden
3-6:    Country class
7-8:    City standard
9:         Group 1 performer

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