A
Auguste Rodin – a star from Epsom to Santa Anita
Ace Impact – The unbeaten French star
Amo Racing – got a star horse too in King Of Steel
Arcangelo – Belmont winner and best three-year-old in the US
Animal Rising – did their best to disrupt the Grand National and Derby until they got bored
A Dream To Share – Lived the dream for the Gleesons and Kielys
Ano Manna – she won in Killarney – well she didn’t
Ash Tree Meadow – Galway Plate winner
Ashroe Diamond – Grade 1-winning mare
Ancient Wisdom – Futurity winner and Godolphin classic hope
Aspen Grove – a Grade 1 winner at Belmont for Fozzy Stack
B
Bravemansgame – brave in victory in the King George and defeats
Burke, Liam – winner at 66
BHA – never a good word?
Blue Point – first season sire record
Blue Bresil – NH sire in demand
Blue Rose Cen – top French filly
Big Rock – another top French-trained three-year-old
Big Evs – the dream two-year-old, from Royal Ascot to Santa Anita
Brassil, Martin – canny trainer of Grade 1 winner
Buick, William – British Champion jockey
Bowe, Colin – digging out future stars
Bowen, Sean – eyes on a British title?
C
Constitution Hill – Champion hurdler extraordinaire
Corach Rambler – quirky, but a Cheltenham and Grand National winner
City Of Troy – the new hot two-year-old champ
Continuous – St Leger winner
Cody’s Wish – US Breeders’ Cup champion and heartwarming story
Chaldean – the Guineas winner we nearly forgot!
Cromwell, Gavin – Royal Ascot winner
Comer, Luke – the curious case of
Collins, Cian – young trainer on the up
D
Dettori, Frankie – never out of the news in the longest farewell
Desertmore House - Kerry National winner
E
Energumene and El Fabiolo – the two-mile king and the pretender
Envoi Allen – Festival winner again
Equinox – Japanese champion and world’s best
Eldar Eldarov – Irish Leger to add to his British
Egan, David – First Irish classic and into the hotseat with Amo Racing
F
Frankel – the dominant flat sire
Facile Vega – talking horse or star?
Fastorslow – unlikely Grade 1 winner
Flame Bearer – ditto
Freddie Gingell – new NH star rider?
Foxy Jacks – popular chaser
Fox, Derek – National winning rider – cool as you like on Corach Rambler
G
Galopin Des Champs – Gold Cup champ
Golden Sixty – Hong Kong champion
Gleeson, John – cool head on young shoulders for a champion ‘bumper’ year
Gerri Colombe – Grade 1 winner and Gold Cup contender
Gentlemansgame – ditto for Gold Cup
Gilligan, Danny – Galway winner
Gala Marceau – Grade 1 winner in two countries
H
Honeysuckle – went out in style with her fourth Cheltenham Grade 1 win
Hogan, Denis – one of a few suspensions
Hill Sixteen – lost his life in the Grand National giving fuel to the welfare concerns
Hukum – King George winner
Henry Longfellow – Group 1 winner but second best two-year-old in his stable
Highfield Princess – quality sprinter
Henderson, Nicky – run them or leave them – always a dilemma
I
Impaire Et Passe – the new hurdling contender
Inspiral – brilliant filly from France to US
IHRB – under scrutiny
Impervious – quality NH mare
J
Joyce, Wesley – back in the winner’s enclosure – feel good story of the year Justify – hottest sire in the world
Jonbon – top two-mile chaser
K
Keane, Colin – still the champ
Kiely, John – still dreaming the dream
Kennedy, Jack – a clear season to a jockey’s title?
King Of Steel – Group 1 winner
Klassical Dream – Grade 1 winner
L
Lossiemouth – classy juvenile
Loughnane, Billy – British champion apprentice
M
Moore, Ryan – and more and more – world’s best jockey
Mullins, Patrick – hitting the 800
Mage – Kentucky Derby winner
Mawj – 1000 Guineas winner
Mostahdaf – brilliant at Ascot and York
Moss Tucker – Group 1 winner
Marine Nationale – justified the faith at Cheltenham
Murray, Adrian – Royal Ascot and Group 1 winner
McManus, JP – leading owner
Marhaba Ya Sanafi – Irish-bred, French Guineas winner
Martin, Tony – in hot water
N
Nicholls, Paul – never afraid of a battle Neville, Patrick – unlikely Festival winner
O
O’Brien, Aidan – another terrific season
O’Sullivan, Michael – dream start at Cheltenham
O’Neill, Barry – point-to-point champion
O’Keeffe, Sean – Grade 1 winner at Fairyhouse
O’Keeffe, Daragh – Festival winner
Osborne, Saffie – next top female rider in Britain?
Opera Singer – Group 1-winning juvenile
One Look - look again
P
Paddington – four Group 1s across the summer
Powell, Jamie – top Irish apprentice
Porta Fortuna – Royal Ascot and Cheveley Park winner
Q
Quickthorn – Goodwood Cup winner, don’t let him go clear!
Quinault – seven British handicap wins
R
Romantic Warrior – Group 1 winner in Australia and Hong Kong
Russell, Davy – called it a day, the right way
Russell, Lucinda – Grade 1 and Grand National-winning trainer
Racing League - still with us
S
State Man – multiple Grade 1-winning hurdler
Sire Du Berlais – age does not weary
Stage Star – Festival winner
Seddon – a first Festival for John McConnell
Stay Away Fay – Grade 1 Festival winner
Sparks Fly – eight wins in a season
Scaramanga – Grade 1 in the US
Shaquille – fast and furious, two Group 1 wins in a month and off to stud
Soul Sister – Oaks winner
Savethelastdance – Oaks winner
Sauterne – French Group 1 winner and the busiest classic runner with 12 runs from November 2022 to October 2023.
T
Ted – the one and only, Walsh senior bowed out from TV
Townend, Paul – delivered the goods on the Mullins hot-pots
Tahiyra – hugely talented Group 1-winning filly
Thelme – talent French jumper
Turner, Hayley – made the 1,000 winners
U:
Unquestionable – Breeders’ Cup winner
V:
Venetia Williams – astute trainer
Valiant Force, Vespertilio – two-year-olds to watch
W
Westover – valiant in Group 1 defeat
Warm Heart – Group 1s and narrow losses
Without A Fight – Melbourne Cup winner
Walsh, Brendan – Irish-born trainer with Group 1s stateside
Weld, Dermot – he’ll always pull another Group 1 out of the hat?
Willie – just Willie
Whip – still causing debate
Y:
Ylang Ylang – Group 1-winning juvenile
Z
Zarak The Brave – Galway Hurdle winner
Zenta – Grade 1 Aintree winner