following 2 of the most crap racing days there has ever been :-)
I thought a little lighthearted quiz would perhaps bring a smile to one or 
two of us lol

Q: where do the racing terms " Favourite" and "The Favourites been turned 
over!" come from and! why???..*GRIN*

Prize: a bottle of Rioja,which of courseI will test for the winner and 
then,let him/her know how it was '-))

adendum(sp?)
-- 
David

"That Damn Butterfly"

batezee wrote:
> following 2 of the most crap racing days there has ever been :-)
> I thought a little lighthearted quiz would perhaps bring a smile to one or 
> two of us lol
> 
> Q: where do the racing terms " Favourite" and "The Favourites been turned 
> over!" come from and! why???..*GRIN*
> 
> Prize: a bottle of Rioja,which of courseI will test for the winner and 
> then,let him/her know how it was '-)) 
> 
> 

No idea. I thought it  was just a bookmaking term. It could be 
related to jousting I suppose. Favours were carried and 
contestants were certainly turned over?

Les

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> batezee wrote:
>> following 2 of the most crap racing days there has ever been :-)
>> I thought a little lighthearted quiz would perhaps bring a smile to one 
>> or two of us lol
>>
>> Q: where do the racing terms " Favourite" and "The Favourites been turned 
>> over!" come from and! why???..*GRIN*
>>
>> Prize: a bottle of Rioja,which of courseI will test for the winner and 
>> then,let him/her know how it was '-))
>
> No idea. I thought it  was just a bookmaking term. It could be related to 
> jousting I suppose. Favours were carried and contestants were certainly 
> turned over?
>
> Les
>
correct

The Knight who carried the Ladies Favour was called the Favourite and if he 
lost the joust, he was termed turned over..easy init?
oh and the Rioja was excellent,you really enjoyed it lol
-- 
David

"That Damn Butterfly"