1853 in sports

1853 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Centuries:	18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades:	1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s
Years:	1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856

Baseball

• The New York Sunday Mercury publishes a box score for a Knickerbockers-Gothams baseball match, reprinted by the Clipper a few days later

Horse racing

• West Australian wins the English Triple Crown with a clean sweep of the 2000 Guineas, the Derby and the St Leger

Steeplechases

• Grand National – Peter Simple (for the second time,, having won in 1849 also)

Flat races

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes – West Australian
  2. Epsom Derby – West Australian
  3. St. Leger Stakes – West Australian

Rowing

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race – not contested