List of horse races
The lists below show notable Thoroughbred horse races in various countries around the world. In countries with a grading system, the included races are normally Group or Grade 1. However, some restricted races such as the Queen's Plate in Canada are also included, and all races at the Royal Ascot festival are included because of their prestige.
Flat races
Argentina
- Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini
- Gran Premio Estrellas
- Gran Premio Jockey Club
- Gran Premio Nacional
- Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas
- Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos
- Gran Premio Seleccion
Australian
- Australian Cup
- AJC Derby
- AJC Oaks
- Caulfield Cup
- Cox Plate
- Doncaster Handicap
- Golden Slipper Stakes
- The BMW Stakes
- Melbourne Cup
- Newmarket Handicap
- Stradbroke Handicap
- VRC Derby
- VRC Oaks
Austrian
- Austrian Derby
- Austrian St.Leger
- Trial Stakes
Barbados
- Barbados Derby
- Barbados Gold Cup
- Midsummer Creole Classic
Belgium
- :fr:Grand Prix de Bruxelles|Grand Prix de Bruxelles
- :fr:Grand International d'Ostende|Grand Prix Prince Rose
Brazil
- Grande Prêmio Bento Gonçalves
- Grande Prêmio Brasil
- Grande Prêmio Cruzeiro do Sul
- Grande Prêmio Derby Paranaense
- Grande Prêmio Derby Paulista
- Grande Prêmio Derby Riogtandense
- Grande Prêmio Diana
- Grande Prêmio Major Suckow
- Grande Prêmio Paraná
- Grande Prêmio Presidente da Republica
- Grande Prêmio Protetora do Turfe
- Grande Prêmio Princesa do Sul
- Grande Prêmio Roberto e Nelson Seabra
- Grande Prêmio São Paulo
- Grande Prêmio Turfe Gaucho
- Grande Prêmio Turfe Paranaense
Canada
- Breeders' Stakes
- Canadian International Stakes
- E.P. Taylor Stakes
- Prince of Wales Stakes
- Queen's Plate
- Natalma Stakes
- Northern Dancer Turf Stakes
- Woodbine Mile
Chile
- Dos Mil Guineas
- El Derby
- Clásico El Ensayo
- Gran Premio Hipodromo Chile
- Clásico St. Leger
Czech Republic
- Ceske Derby
- Ceske St.Leger
- Ceske Velka Jarni Cena
Denmark
- Dansk 1000 Guineas
- Dansk 2000 Guineas
- Dansk Derby
- Dansk Oaks
- Dansk St.Leger
- Scandinavian Open Championship
France
- Grand Prix de Paris
- Poule d'Essai des Poulains
- Poule d'Essai des Pouliches
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
- Prix de Diane
- Prix du Jockey Club
Germany
- Bayerisches Zuchtrennen
- Deutsches Derby
- Deutschland-Preis
- Grosser Preis von Baden
- Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen
- Preis der Diana
- Preis von Europa
- Rheinland-Pokal
Hong Kong
- Champions Mile
- Centenary Sprint Cup
- Chairman's Sprint Prize
- Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup
- Hong Kong Cup
- Hong Kong Classic Mile
- Hong Kong Classic Cup
- Hong Kong Derby
- Hong Kong Gold Cup
- Hong Kong Mile
- Hong Kong Sprint
- Hong Kong Vase
- Stewards' Cup
- Queen Elizabeth II Cup
- Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup
Hungary
- Magyar Derby
- Magyar St. Leger
- Nemzeti dij
- Kincsem dij
Ireland
- Irish 1,000 Guineas
- Irish 2,000 Guineas
- Irish Champion Stakes
- Irish Derby
- Irish Oaks
- Irish St. Leger
Italy
- Derby Italiano
- Gran Premio del Jockey Club
- Gran Premio Merano
- Gran Premio di Milano
- Oaks d'Italia
- Premio Parioli
- Premio Presidente della Repubblica
- Premio Regina Elena
Japan
- Asahi Hai Sansai Stakes
- Arima Kinen
- Champions Cup
- February Stakes
- Hanshin Juvenile Fillies
- Hopeful Stakes
- Japan Cup
- Kikuka Sho
- Mile Championship
- NHK Mile Cup
- Oka Sho
- Ōsaka Hai
- Queen Elizabeth II Cup
- Satsuki Sho
- Shuka Sho
- Sprinters Stakes
- Takamatsunomiya Kinen
- Takarazuka Kinen
- Tenno Sho
- Tokyo Yushun
- Yasuda Kinen
- Yushun Himba
Mauritius
- Barbé Cup
- Duchess of York Cup
- Duke of York Cup
- Maiden Cup
New Zealand
- Auckland Cup
- Easter Handicap
- Kelt Capital Stakes
- LvRC Classic
- Mudgway Stakes
- New Zealand 1000 Guineas
- New Zealand 2000 Guineas
- New Zealand Derby
- New Zealand International Stakes
- New Zealand Oaks
- Stoneybridge Stakes
- Telegraph Handicap
- Wellington Cup
Norway
- Marit Sveaas Minneløp
- Norsk 1000 Guineas
- Norsk 2000 Guineas
- Norsk Derby
- Norsk Oaks
- Norsk St. Leger
Pakistan
- Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup
- Pakistan Derby
- New Year Cup
- 1000 Guineas of Pakistan
- 2000 Guineas of Pakistan
- Pakistan St. Ledger Cup
- Pakistan Oaks
- Anarkali cup
Philippines
- Gran Copa
- President's Gold Cup
Poland
- Nagroda Derby Half Blood Derby
- Nagroda St. Leger
- Nagroda Rulera
- Nagroda Wielka Warszawska
- Warsaw Derby
Russia
- Bolszoj Vserossijskij Priz
Singapore
- KrisFlyer International Sprint
- Singapore Airlines International Cup
- Singapore Classic
- Singapore Derby
- Singapore Gold Cup
Slovakia
- Slovenske Derby
- Slovenske St.Leger
- Slovenske Velka Jarna Cena
South Africa
- Cape Argus Guineas
- Champions Cup
- Durban July Handicap
- J&B Metropolitan Stakes
- S A Classic
- S A Derby
- South African Champion Stakes
- The Annual Simonsberg Metropolitan
South Korea
- Korean Derby
- Korean Grand Prix
- Korean Oaks
- President Cup
Spain
- Gran Premio Madrid
- Premio Beamonte
- Premio Cimera
- Premio Valderas
- Premio Villamejor
- Premio Villapadierna
Sweden
- Jockeyklubbens Jubileumslopning
- Svenskt Derby
- Svenskt Oaks
- Svenskt St. Leger
- Stockholm Cup International
- Täby Open Sprint Championship
Switzerland
- Swiss 1000 Guineas
- Swiss 2000 Guineas
- Swiss Derby
- Swiss Oaks
- Swiss St. Leger
Turkey
- Ankara Stakes
- Turkish Prime Ministry Cup
- Turkish Presidency Cup
- Dişi Tay Deneme
- Erkek Tay Deneme
- Gazi Derby
- Kısrak
United Arab Emirates
- Dubai Duty Free Stakes
- Dubai Golden Shaheen
- Dubai Sheema Classic
- Dubai World Cup
- Godolphin Mile
- UAE Derby
- UAE 2000 Guineas
United Kingdom
- 1,000 Guineas Stakes
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes
- British Champions Fillies' and Mares' Stakes
- British Champions Sprint Stakes
- Champion Stakes
- Dewhurst Stakes
- Doncaster Cup
- Eclipse Stakes
- Derby Stakes
- Oaks Stakes
- Goodwood Cup
- International Stakes
- July Cup
- King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
- Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
- Royal Ascot:
- * Day 1 :
- **Queen Anne Stakes
- **Coventry Stakes
- **King's Stand Stakes
- **St James's Palace Stakes
- **Ascot Stakes
- **Windsor Castle
- * Day 2:
- **Jersey Stakes
- **Queen Mary Stakes
- **Duke of Cambridge Stakes
- **Prince of Wales's Stakes
- **Royal Hunt Cup
- **Sandringham Handicap
- * Day 3:
- **Norfolk Stakes
- **Hampton Court Stakes
- **Ribblesdale Stakes
- **Gold Cup
- **Britannia Stakes
- **King George V Stakes
- *Day 4:
- **Albany Stakes
- **King Edward VII Stakes
- **Commonwealth Cup
- **Coronation Stakes
- **Duke of Edinburgh Stakes
- **Queen's Vase
- *Day 5:
- **Chesham Stakes
- **Wolferton Handicap
- **Hardwicke Stakes
- **Diamond Jubilee Stakes
- **Wokingham Stakes
- **Queen Alexandra Stakes
- Royal Lodge Stakes
- St Leger Stakes
- Sussex Stakes
- Yorkshire Oaks
- See also: List of British flat horse races
United States
- American Oaks
- Arkansas Derby
- Arlington Million
- Belmont Stakes
- Blue Grass Stakes
- Breeders' Cup series:
- * Day 1 :
- **Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint
- **Breeders' Cup Marathon
- **Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
- **Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
- **Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
- **Breeders' Cup Distaff
- * Day 2 :
- **Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
- **Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
- **Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint
- **Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
- **Breeders' Cup Sprint
- **Breeders' Cup Mile
- **Breeders' Cup Juvenile
- **Breeders' Cup Turf
- **Breeders' Cup Classic
- Donn Handicap
- Florida Derby
- Haskell Invitational Stakes
- Hollywood Gold Cup
- Jockey Club Gold Cup
- Kentucky Derby
- Kentucky Oaks
- Manhattan Handicap
- Metropolitan Handicap
- Pacific Classic Stakes
- Pegasus World Cup
- Preakness Stakes
- Santa Anita Derby
- Santa Anita Handicap
- Santa Anita Oaks
- Steel Ball Run
- Travers Stakes
- Whitney Handicap
- Wood Memorial
- Woodward Stakes
Uruguay
- Gran Premio José Pedro Ramírez
- Gran Premio Nacional
- Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos
- Gran Premio Jockey Club
Steeplechases
Australia
- Great Eastern Steeplechase
- Grand Annual Steeplechase
- Grand National Steeplechase
Belgium
- :fr:Grand Steeple-Chase des Flandres|Grand Steeple-Chase des Flandres
Czech Republic
- Velká pardubická
France
- Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris
- Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil
- Grand Prix d'Automne
- Prix La Haye Jousselin
Ireland
- Irish Grand National
- Punchestown Champion Chase
- Punchestown Gold Cup
- Punchestown Champion Hurdle
Italy
- Gran Premio Merano
Japan
- Nakayama Grand Jump (Recap can be seen via
- Nakayama Daishogai
New Zealand
- Great Northern Steeplechase
- Grand National Steeplechase
United Kingdom
- Champion Hurdle
- Queen Mother Champion Chase
- World Hurdle
- Cheltenham Gold Cup
- Grand National
- King George VI Chase
United States
- American Grand National Steeplechase
- Breeders' Cup Grand National Steeplechase
- The Maryland Hunt Cup
- The Brookhill Steeplechase
- Iroquois Steeplechase, Nashville, Tennessee
- Marion DuPont Scott Colonial Cup
- Carolina Cup
- Queens Cup Steeplechase held in Mineral Springs, North Carolina