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Horse Series #5 – Kentucky Derby Winners Mystery Cache

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Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The fifth in my horse series.  Posted coordinates are not the location of the container. ***PLEASE NO PHOTOS OF THE CONTAINER** Thank you. Only room for the log, BYOP. Lots of walkers, bikers, and joggers in this area so please use stealth and replace the container as found.

CONGRATS! to NetworkCacher for being the FTF on this cache!

Location approved by the Fairfax County Parks Authority.


This is my first attempt at a puzzle cache so I hope it works out.

Kentucky Derby Winners. Answers will either have to do with the year the horse won the derby or the number worn in the derby. If it is the number worn in the derby, it will be specified.

N

A – Dust Commander (Number Worn)

B – Big Brown 4

C – Super Saver (Number Worn)

D – Go for Gin 4

 E – Silver charm 2

 F – Secretariat 1 

G – Silver Charm 4

W

H, I  – Seattle Slew 3 and 4

J – Spend a Buck 1

K – Street Sense (Number Worn) 

L – Strike the Gold 4 

M ,N – Orb 3 and 4

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)