Horse Racing
England
- Grand National – Manifesto
- 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Chelandry
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Galtee More
- Epsom Derby – Galtee More
- Epsom Oaks – Limasol
- St. Leger Stakes – Galtee More
Australia
- Melbourne Cup – Gaulus
Canada
- Queen's Plate – Ferdinand
Ireland
- Irish Grand National – Breemount's Pride
- Irish Derby Stakes – Wales
USA
- Kentucky Derby – Typhoon II
- Preakness Stakes – Paul Kauvar
- Belmont Stakes – Scottish Chieftain
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“But when his horse had put its hoof
Into a rabbit hole
He dropped upon his head and died.
His lady saw it all
And dropped and died thereon, for she
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—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
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