Horse Racing
Steeplechases
- Cheltenham Gold Cup – War of Attrition
- Grand National – Numbersixvalverde
Flat races
- Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Delta Blues
- Canadian Triple Crown:
- Queen's Plate – Edenwold
- Prince of Wales Stakes – Shillelagh Slew
- Breeders' Stakes – Royal Challenger
- Dubai – Dubai World Cup won by Electrocutionist
- France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Rail Link
- Ireland – Irish Derby won by Dylan Thomas
- Japan – Japan Cup won by Deep Impact
- English Triple Crown:
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – George Washington
- Epsom Derby – Sir Percy
- St. Leger Stakes – Sixties Icon
- United States Triple Crown:
- Kentucky Derby – Barbaro
- Preakness Stakes – Bernardini. Barbaro suffered a breakdown during the race and died from complications of the injury in January 2007.
- Belmont Stakes – Jazil
- Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships:
- Breeders' Cup Classic – Invasor
- Breeders' Cup Distaff – Round Pond
- Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Ouija Board
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile – Street Sense
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies – Dreaming of Anna
- Breeders' Cup Mile – Miesque's Approval
- Breeders' Cup Sprint – Thor's Echo
- Breeders' Cup Turf – Red Rocks
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