Question 1

In what year was the first Adelaide Cup held?

Accepted Answer

1956

Question 2

Where was the first Adelaide Cup held?

Accepted Answer

Waterloo Corner

Question 3

Which trainer won the first three Adelaide Cups held at Angle Park?

Accepted Answer

Doug Payne

Question 4

What was the name of the greyhound trained by Doug Payne that won the 1972 Adelaide Cup?

Accepted Answer

Bristol Miss

Question 5

Which greyhound set a new benchmark at Angle Park in 1984 by becoming the first to break the 30-second barrier?

Accepted Answer

Knocklaun Gold

Question 6

In what year was the Adelaide Cup first held in January?

Accepted Answer

1988

Question 7

Which greyhound ran a race record of 29.94 in winning the 1987 Adelaide Cup?

Accepted Answer

Club Edition

Question 8

Who trained the greyhound Highly Blessed, winner of the 1991 Adelaide Cup?

Accepted Answer

Doug Ferrami

Question 9

Which greyhound became the youngest winner of an Adelaide Cup in 1993?

Accepted Answer

Croation Star

Question 10

What was the new race-record time set by Perplexed in 1994?

Accepted Answer

29.49

Question 11

According to the text, which greyhound is the last SA-trained greyhound to win the Adelaide Cup?

Accepted Answer

Perplexed

Question 12

In what year did Jurassic Vapour win the Adelaide Cup?

Accepted Answer

1996

Question 13

Which greyhound is the only one to have won and been placed in two Adelaide Cups in three consecutive years?

Accepted Answer

Jurassic Vapour

Question 14

What significant achievement did Rapid Journey accomplish after winning the Adelaide Cup?

Accepted Answer

Won the Australian Cup, Perth Cup, Golden Easter Egg, and Melbourne Cup

Question 15

Who trained Brett Lee, the greyhound that broke the 29-second barrier at Angle Park in 2000?

Accepted Answer

Darren McDonald

Question 16

What was Brett Lee's record-breaking time in the 2000 Adelaide Cup?

Accepted Answer

28.88

Question 17

Which greyhound won the 2002 Adelaide Cup and was raced by Ray Borda?

Accepted Answer

Brookside Bear

Question 18

Who trained Collide, the winner of the 2005 Adelaide Cup?

Accepted Answer

Darren McDonald

Question 19

In what year did Miss Spicy upset a team of Victorians to win the Adelaide Cup?

Accepted Answer

2006

Question 20

Which trainer achieved back-to-back Adelaide Cup wins in 2008 and 2009?

Accepted Answer

Jason Thompson

History of the Adelaide Cup in Greyhound Racing

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