Horse Racing
- West Australian wins the English Triple Crown with a clean sweep of the 2000 Guineas, the Derby and the St Leger
England
- Grand National – Peter Simple (for the second time, having previously won in 1849)
- 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Mentmore Lass
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – West Australian
- Epsom Derby – West Australian
- Epsom Oaks – Catherine Hayes
- St. Leger Stakes – West Australian
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