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