1. The earliest records of horseback riding date back to about 1400 BC. TRUE... in Assyria and Egypt 2. The first racing on horseback was by the Greeks in 648 BC. TRUE... at the 33rd Olympic Games 3. Pari-mutuel betting was developed by an American in 1935. FALSE... by Frenchman Pierre Oller in late 1800's 4. More people attend horse races in the U.S.A. than any other type of sports event. TRUE 5. Man-o'War was the most famous American race horse, winning 20 of 21 races. TRUE 6. Citation was the first horse to win the Triple Crown. FALSE... Sir Barton (1919) 7. Citation was the first horse to win $1 million. TRUE... in 1948 8. Affirmed was the first horse to win more than $2 million. TRUE... in 1978 9. The most won in a single race is $2.6 million by 'Spend-a-Buck'. TRUE... in 1985 10. The greatest amount ever won by a horse was by 'Secretariat' (1972-73). FALSE... 'John Henry' won over $6.5 million (1977-85) 11. Ten horses have won the triple crown since Sir Barton's win in 1919. TRUE... 'Seattle Slew' (1977) and 'Affirmed' (1978) are the latest 12. Jockey Laffitt Pincay has won the most horse races. FALSE... Willie Shoemaker won over 8000 races, Pincay won over 6000 races 13. Shoemaker was the first jockey to earn more than $12 million in 1 year. FALSE... Chris McCarron (USA) earned that amount in 1984 14. In a harness race, the two-wheeled carriage is called a sultry. FALSE... a sulky 15. A thoroughbred horse can be traced back to 1 of 3 Arabian stallions. TRUE... 'Darley Arabian','Byerley Turk' and 'Godolphin Barb' 16. Thoroughbred horses are best known for their stamina. FALSE... for their speed 17. Thoroughbreds are allowed to race when they are 1 year old. FALSE... 2 years old 18. A newborn thoroughbred is called a yearling. FALSE... a foal 19. One year old thoroughbreds are called foals. FALSE... yearlings 20. Two year old male thoroughbreds are called colts. TRUE 21. Two year old female thoroughbreds are called fillies. TRUE 22. A colt becomes a stallion when he turns 5 years old. FALSE... a colt becomes a stallion when he's bred to a mare! 23. Five year old female thoroughbreds are called mares. TRUE 24. A furlong is 1/2 of a mile. FALSE... 1/8 of a mile