Horse Racing
- Julie Krone, the all-time leading female jockey, became the first woman ever to win a Triple Crown race when she rode Colonial Affair to victory in the Belmont Stakes.
Steeplechases
- Cheltenham Gold Cup – Jodami
- Grand National – race void
Flat races
- Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Vintage Crop
- Canadian Triple Crown Races:
- Queen's Plate won by Peteski
- Prince of Wales Stakes won by Peteski
- Breeders' Stakes won by Peteski
- Peteski becomes the fourth horse in five years to sweep the series.
- France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Urban Sea
- Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by; Commander in Chief
- Japan – Japan Cup won by Legacy World
- English Triple Crown Races:
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Zafonic
- Epsom Derby – Commander in Chief
- St. Leger Stakes – Bob's Return
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- Kentucky Derby – Sea Hero
- Preakness Stakes – Prairie Bayou
- Belmont Stakes – Colonial Affair
- Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships:
- Breeders' Cup Classic – Arcangues
- Breeders' Cup Distaff – Hollywood Wildcat
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile – Brocco
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies – Phone Chatter
- Breeders' Cup Mile – Lure
- Breeders' Cup Sprint – Cardmania
- Breeders' Cup Turf – Kotashaan
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“I was the horse and the rider,
and the leather I slapped to his rump
spanked my own behind.”
—May Swenson (1919–1995)
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