The most prestigious horse races of the world include;
Flat races
Argentina
- Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini
- Gran Premio Estrellas
- Gran Premio Jockey Club
- Gran Premio Nacional (Argentine Derby)
- Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas (Argentine 1,000 Guineas)
- Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos (Argentine 2,000 Guineas)
- Gran Premio Seleccion (Argentine Oaks)
Australia
- Australian Jockey Club Derby
- Australian Jockey Club Oaks
- Cox Plate
- Golden Slipper Stakes
- H.E. Tancred Stakes
- Melbourne Cup
see also:
Brazil
- Grande Premio Brasil
- Grande Premio Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazilian Derby)
- Grande Premio Diana (Brazilian Oaks)
- Grande Premio Major Suckow
- Grande Premio Presidente da Republica
- Grande Premio Roberto e Nelson Seabra
- Grande Premio Sao Paulo
Canada
Chile
- Club Hipico De Santiago
- Dos Mil Guineas (Chilean 2,000 Guineas)
- El Derby (Chilean Derby)
- El Ensayo
- Gran Premio Hipodromo Chile
- St.Leger - Pista Normal (Chilean St.Leger)
France
Germany
- Credit Suisse Private Banking Pokal
- Deutches Derby
- Deutschlandpreis
- Grosser Bugatti Preis
- Grosser Preis von Baden
- Preis der Diana (German Oaks)
- Preis von Europa
Hong Kong
Ireland
- Irish Champion Stakes
- Irish One Thousand Guineas Stakes
- Irish Two Thousand Guineas Stakes
- Irish Derby Stakes
- Irish Oaks Stakes
Italy
- Derby Italiano
- Gran Premio del Jockey Club
- Premio Oaks d' Italia (Italian Oaks)
- Premio Pariol (Italian 2000 Guineas)
- Premio Regina Elena (Italian 1000 Guineas)
Japan
- Arima Kinen
- Japan Cup
- Kikuka Sho (Japanese St.Leger)
- Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas)
- Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas)
- Tokyo Daishoten
- Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby)
- Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks)
New Zealand
- Auckland Cup Handicap
- Bayer Classic
- New Zealand 1000 Guineas
- New Zealand 2000 Guineas
- New Zealand Derby
- New Zealand International Stakes
- New Zealand Oaks
- Wellington Cup Handicap
Singapore
- Singapore Airlines International Cup
- Singapore Classic
- Singapore Derby
- Singapore Gold Cup
South Africa
- Cape Argus Guineas
- Champions Cup
- Durban July
- S A Classic
- S A Derby (South African Derby)
- South African Champion Stakes
Spain
- Gran Premio Madrid
- Premio Beamonte (Spanish Oaks)
- Premio Cimera (Spanish 2000 Guineas)
- Premio Valderas (Spanish 1000 Guineas)
- Premio Villamejor (Spanish St. Leger)
- Premio Villapadierna (Spanish Derby)
United Arab Emirates
- Dubai Golden Shaheen
- Dubai Kahayla Classic
- Dubai Sheema Classic
- Dubai World Cup
- Godolphin Mile
- United Arab Emirates Derby
United Kingdom
- Ascot Gold Cup
- Champion Stakes
- Derby Stakes (Epsom Derby)
- Eclipse Stakes
- International Stakes
- King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes
- Oaks Stakes (Epsom Oaks)
- One Thousand Guineas Stakes
- St. Leger Stakes
- Two Thousand Guineas Stakes
See also:
United States
- Belmont Stakes — United States
- Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships — a day-long series of eight races usually held in the United States and sometimes in Canada, consisting of the following events (in order on the race card):
- Kentucky Derby — United States
- Kentucky Oaks — United States
- Preakness Stakes — United States
- Travers Stakes — United States
Steeplechases
United Kingdom
United States
See also
horse racing, flat racing, steeplechase,thoroughbred racing