Mick & David Easterby: Racing Syndicates and Racehorse Ownership




Quiz: Test your Easterby knowledge


Q1 Name the horse ridden by Serena Brotherton to win the Queen Mother's Cup at York for MW Easterby in 1999.
Flower O'Cannie

Q2 What was the name of MW Easterby's 1986 Gimcrack Stakes winner? (pictured below)


Wiganthorpe

Q3 Which jockey has ridden the most winners for MW Easterby?
Terry Lucas (132)

Q4 In which year did MW Easterby take out his first training licence?
1961

Q5 Mick Easterby's first and last winners as a sole licence holder were both in Scotland. Name the horses and the racecourses.


First: Great Rock, Edinburgh 17th April 1961. Last: Gulf Of Poets, Hamilton 3rd June 2021.

Q6 What is the name of this horse pictured winning the Coral Sprint Trophy at York in 1993?


Benzoe (ridden by Terry Lucas)

Q7 Name the horse pictured here after winning at Catterick under Frankie Dettori.


Hasta La Vista

Q8 Diligent Resdev won at York in May 2024, but at what odds?


40/1

Q9 Name the horse pictured below who won at Ayr in 2023.


Spirit of Acklam

Q10 What was the name of Mick Easterby's 1976 Triumph Hurdle winner?
Peterhof

Q11 Name the first horse to win under the Michael and David Easterby dual licence.
Bankawi, 15th June 2021

Q12 In 1985 Mr Snugfit finished runner up in the Grand National for MW Easterby. What was the name of the horse that beat him?
Last Suspect

Q13 Name the horse pictured below who won the 2011 Stewards Cup for MW Easterby.


Hoof It

Q14 Name the jockey who rode Quick Look and Airglow to record an MW Easterby double at York in July 2018.


Nathan Evans

Q15 On which Mick Easterby-trained horses did Joanna Mason ride her first winners as a) an amateur and b) a professional?
a) Lake Chini at Carlisle, 2007. b) Marwari at Newcastle, 2020.