1974 in Sports - Horse Racing

Horse Racing

Steeplechases

  • Cheltenham Gold Cup – Captain Christy
  • Grand National – Red Rum

Flat races

  • Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Think Big
  • Canada – Queen's Plate won by Amber Herod
  • France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Allez France
  • Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by English Prince
  • English Triple Crown Races:
    1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Nonoalco
    2. Epsom Derby – Snow Knight
    3. St. Leger Stakes – Bustino
  • United States Triple Crown Races:
    1. Kentucky Derby – Cannonade
    2. Preakness Stakes – Little Current
    3. Belmont Stakes – Little Current

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Famous quotes containing the words horse and/or racing:

    “I am a feather on the bright sky
    I am the blue horse that runs in the plain
    I am the fish that rolls, shining, in the water”
    —N. Scott Momaday (b. 1934)

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