Horse Racing
England
- Champion Hurdle – not contested due to frost
- Cheltenham Gold Cup – not contested due to frost
- Grand National – Grakle
- 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Four Course
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Cameronian
- Epsom Derby – Cameronian
- Epsom Oaks – Brulette
- St. Leger Stakes – Sandwich
Australia
- Melbourne Cup – White Nose
Canada
- Queen's Plate – Froth Blower
France
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Pearl Cap
Ireland
- Irish Grand National – Impudent Barney
- Irish Derby Stakes – Sea Serpent
USA
- Kentucky Derby – Twenty Grand
- Preakness Stakes – Mate
- Belmont Stakes – Twenty Grand
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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)