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The most famous Thoroughbred race in Australia, the annual Melbourne Cup, dubbed “the race that stops a nation,” is a 3,200-meter (about 2-mile) turf handicap for three-year-olds and up. Location: Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia Leger (the third leg of the Triple Crown) are the other Classics. The 2000 Guineas (the first leg of the English Triple Crown), the 1000 Guineas, the Oaks, and the St. The Kentucky Derby and many other races across the world have since been named after the Epsom Derby, the most prestigious of the five British Classic races.

The second leg of the English Triple Crown, the Epsom Derby (also known as the Derby Stakes or Cazoo Derby) is a Group 1 flat race for three-year-old colts and fillies run at 2,420 meters (about 1 mile, four furlongs) at historic Epsom Downs.įirst run in 1780, England’s premier Thoroughbred race is the richest flat race in the UK and typically lures around 130,000 spectators each year, including British royalty.īorn out of a gathering between Sir Charles Bunbury and Edward Stanley, the 12th earl of Derby, the colleagues drummed up the idea of a race at the Downs for colts and fillies and let a coin toss decide which individual would name the race. The feature race of the Sydney Spring Carnival, the Everest was won by five-year-old gelding Redzel in 2017 and saw him repeat as the winner a year later. The 1,200-meter (about six-furlong) weight-for-age event requires an entry fee, similar to the Pegasus World Cup (G1), with 12 slots in the starting gate sold for $600,000 each. The world’s richest race on turf, the Everest just recently got its start in 2017 and is not yet eligible for Grade 1/Group 1 status, but the amount of prize money on the line makes it worth circling on the calendar. Location: Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia The Everestĭate: Second or Third Saturday in October Below we look at the 10 biggest horse races in the world, from the “race that stops a nation” to the “fastest two minutes in sports.” 10. Some horse races carry far more prestige, prize money, and public appeal than others, and attract thousands to the track every year. The "Sport of Kings" is one of the most popular pastimes to watch and bet on year-round, with numerous races held almost every day and nearly 300 dirt track or turf courses operating around the globe. Long before basketball, football, or baseball were invented, horse racing entertained the masses, as far back as 700 BC.