Horse Racing
Steeplechases
- Cheltenham Gold Cup – Arkle
- Grand National – Anglo
Flat races
- Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Galilee
- Canada – Queen's Plate won by Titled Hero
- France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Bon Mot
- Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Sodium
- English Triple Crown Races:
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Kashmir
- Epsom Derby – Charlottown
- St. Leger Stakes – Sodium
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- Kentucky Derby – Kauai King
- Preakness Stakes – Kauai King
- Belmont Stakes – Amberoid
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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)