Answer:
1a. Silver Blaze won a lot of turf prizes for his owner, Colonel Ross
b. Spectators loved his presence at the Wessex Cup and would place heavy bets on him.
2. Silver Blaze was guarded for he was a treasured horse who was to participate in a competition and envious people would do anything for it not to be in the competition.
Explanation:
Silver Blaze was a treasured horse described in one of the memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. He was owned by a man who was qualified as fortunate, namely, Colonel Ross. He was fortunate because his horse won a lot of prizes for him in the horse races, people loved the horse and would always place bets in favor of it because of its winning records.
Silver Blaze was guarded because a lot of people were aware of its treasured value and would do anything to harm it so that it is not fit for the competition. One such event happened in the memoir when John Straker (its trainer) attempted to harm the horse in the night after drugging the guard but ended up being killed by the horse.
