Horse Racing
Steeplechases
- Cheltenham Gold Cup –
- Grand National –
Flat races
- September 1, 1947: Calumet Farm of Lexington, Kentucky became the first stable in Thoroughbred racing history to surpass $1 million in annual earnings when Armed won the Washington Park Handicap.
- Australia – Melbourne Cup won by
- Canada – Queen's Plate won by
- France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by
- Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by
- English Triple Crown Races:
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Tudor Minstrel
- Epsom Derby – Pearl Diver
- St. Leger Stakes – Sayajirao
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- Kentucky Derby – Jet Pilot
- Preakness Stakes – Faultless. This race is remembered for radio race caller Clem McCarthy declaring Jet Pilot the winner when in reality it was Faultless.
- Belmont Stakes – Phalanx
Read more about this topic: 1947 In Sports
Famous quotes containing the words horse and/or racing:
“If this bureau had a prayer for use around horse parks, it would go something like this: Lead us not among bleeding-hearts to whom horses are cute or sweet or adorable, and deliver us from horse-lovers. Amen.... With that established, let’s talk about the death of Seabiscuit the other night. It isn’t mawkish to say, there was a racehorse, a horse that gave race fans as much pleasure as any that ever lived and one that will be remembered as long and as warmly.”
—Walter Wellesley (Red)
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—Barbara Ehrenreich (b. 1941)