OT: Sports trivia part 2.
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Just a guess based on this being for the OFCers and he’s the oldest manager I can think of: Sparky Anderson
In 30 years our kids and/or grandkids will post a question in a DI sports trivia thread asking who was disqualified after winning the Kentucky Derby for the first time in the race’s history.
The horse that won the Kentucky Derby today was disqualified? I watched the race but turned to another channel as soon as the race was over
Yes. Maximum Security was disqualified. I’m still not sure why. Something about blocking another horse.
And Fear I always thought there was little controversy and things were fairly "STABLE" in horse racing....Never know...OFC
Yeah I read an article that said that several jockeys filed complaints after the race about Maximum Security’s jockey interfering with them during the race. The article I read also said that was the first time in the history of the Kentucky Derby that a winner has been disqualified.
sorry guys,was away for the weekend,lets change it up a little,only one country has won a gold medal in every summer Olympics,name that country
Who holds the Olympic Record for the Men's 800 meters? He also broke the world record in the same race.
Caster Semenya......oh wait,is she a woman or a man? there seems to be much debate about that!
Semenya is very, very muscular for a woman. I also want to say she has a deep voice, too. I'm thinking she's just very hyper-androgynous. I think she's been subjected to a fair amount of tests. I feel bad for her in that end... but she's built quite a bit differently than other female 800 meter runners.
The female world record holder was also noticeably muscular. She kind of has an impossible record to beat, though, at 1:53. Her name is Jarmila Kratochvilova, and she is Czech.
Not Rafer. Seeing how there hasn't been many guesses, I'll go ahead and two small hints. The record occurred this decade - and he's Kenyan.
I'm going to be completely honest here....I just haven't been keeping up with track and field like I should be. 
Apparently Semenya has higher Testosterone levels than other women,which results in her physical appearance and ability,they want her to take testosterone reducing drugs to level the playing field for the other women
I'm not really sure how much general sports fan follow track, to be honest. I ran track/cross country in college, so this seems fairly elementary to me. But I'm guessing most people only watch the sport every 4 years, and the names probably don't resonate very long in the memories of most spectators (other than unicorns like Usain Bolt).
I don't want you all to wait on that question forever. So let's say that question is still on the table... but let's add one more to the mix: Who holds the American record in the mile? Whoever correctly answers either question first, can win this round.
I don't want you all to wait on that question forever. So let's say that question is still on the table... but let's add one more to the mix: Who holds the American record in the mile? Whoever correctly answers either question first, can win this round.
Good guess. Pre at one point held 7 different American records. And he was a good miler, sub 4-minutes, but he never had the record in the mile.
Don't know if this helps anyone, but the record holder in the mile went to the same high school as Grant Hill.
Alan Webb. By the way my son’s grandfather once beat Jim Ryun in ACC meet.
You might be thinking of Bill Rodgers, perhaps? He was on the of the great marathon runners in US History. But don't think he ever did the mile any major meets.
Correct! Alan Webb ran 3:46 back in 2007. You're up!
Btw, your son's grandfather (your dad?) Did you mean a friend's grandfather, by chance? You going to let us know who that was, by the way?