JANUARY

John Hales, racehorse owner, 85

Mike Futter, racehorse owner, 79

Eamon Foran, former chariman of Listowel Racecourse

Ron McKnight, racing journalist

Buster Harty, former trainer/jockey

FEBRUARY

HH Aga Khan, owner-breeder, 88

Joe Saumarez Smith, former chairman of British Horseracing Authority, 53

Michael O’Sullivan, former champion conditional, Cheltenham Festival and three-time Grade 1-winning jockey, 24

Roddy MacKenzie, former jockey

MARCH

Richard Mulcahy, Racecourse announcer

Mike Joyce, longstanding Ballinrobe Races Committee member

Clem Murphy, director of Breeders’ Cup and Coolmore advisor, 75

Frank Lacy, breeder and stallion owner

Malachy Ryan, former trainer

APRIL

Davy Glennon, well-known groom

Michael Cullen, former trainer, 67

Jerome Power, former amateur rider

MAY

John Kilroy, former director of Gowran Park and racehorse owner

Christy Maye, owner and race sponsor

JUNE

Hugh Mulryan, bloodstock agent

Kevin Prendergast, leading trainer, 92

Barry Hills, leading trainer, 88

D Wayne Lukas, leading US trainer, 89

Peter Easterby, leading trainer, 95

JULY

Jimmy Hayes, bookmaker, 74

Edward O’Grady, leading trainer, 75

Homer Scott, former trainer, 68

Tom Lacy, breeder, former trainer and jockey, 89

AUGUST

Tommy Murphy, former champion jockey and Ballydoyle assistant, 88

Bill Turner, former trainer, 78

Geoff Lewis, former jockey/trainer,89

SEPTEMBER

Mikey O’Connor, amateur rider and trainer, 44

Nick O’Toole, racehorse owner and memorabilia collector

George Young, trainer

Sabena Power, owner and wife of the late David Power

OCTOBER

Martin Brew, trainer

Liam Gavin, owner-breeder

Tommie Jakes, apprentice jockey, 19

NOVEMBER

Barbara Collins, owner and wife of the late trainer Con Collins, 81

Roddy O’Byrne, owner and breeder, 78

DECEMBER

Mike Doyle, trainer in Canada, 74

Paul Kavanagh, NH jockey, 20

Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum, owner/breeder.