Horse Racing
Events
- Inaugural running of the Kentucky Derby is won by Aristides
England
- Grand National – Pathfinder
- 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Spinaway
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Camballo
- Epsom Derby – Galopin
- Epsom Oaks – Spinaway
- St. Leger Stakes – Craig Millar
Australia
- Melbourne Cup – Wollomai
Canada
- Queen's Plate – Young Trumpeter
Ireland
- Irish Grand National – Scots Grey
- Irish Derby Stakes – Innishowen
USA
- Kentucky Derby – Aristides
- Preakness Stakes – Tom Ochiltree
- Belmont Stakes – Calvin
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Famous quotes containing the words horse and/or racing:
“When a horse comes to the edge of the cliff, it is too late to draw rein; when a boat reaches midstream, it is too late to stop the leaks.”
—Chinese proverb.
“Upscale people are fixated with food simply because they are now able to eat so much of it without getting fat, and the reason they don’t get fat is that they maintain a profligate level of calorie expenditure. The very same people whose evenings begin with melted goat’s cheese ... get up at dawn to run, break for a mid-morning aerobics class, and watch the evening news while racing on a stationary bicycle.”
—Barbara Ehrenreich (b. 1941)