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Fascinating Trinidad Cup Facts

  • First Cup running: May 27, 1978
  • Official distance: 40 yards (+/- 5)
  • Population of Trinidad: 1.26 million
  • Important Trinidad exports: petrochemicals, sugar, Mendeses
  • Closest country to Trinida: Venezuela
  • Finish position of Venezuelan former resident Rosa Cuenca in 1992: 4th
  • Birthplace of singer Trinidad “Trini” Lopez: Dallas, TX
  • Most Cup starts (and losses): James Battalini (3)
  • Original Cup course: the historic Croom driveway on Emory Drive
  • Blair Keagy finish in 1978 Cup: could not finish (pre-Atkins diet)
  • Official cocktail of the Trinidad Cup: Mint julep
  • Official post-race anti-inflammatory of the Trinidad Cup: Celebrex
  • Official Trinidad Cup antibiotic for infected shark bites: Zyvox
  • Schlidt-endorsed alopecia therapy: Rogaine
  • Official suture of the Trinidad Cup: Vicryl
  • Computer-predicted winner had Cup been run in Lew Owens’ chief year: Keith “Parallax” Kim (Owens finishes 3rd behind Octave “the Prince” Minanov)
  • Only Female Winner: Lindsee "L$" McPhail