A

Auguste Rodin, he made a briefer impact this year;

Al Riffa, a rare Irish Group 1 winner in Germany;

Afsoora, all the way from Australia to Royal Ascot;

Anmaat, shock winner of the Champions Stakes;

Amo Racing, it’s only just begun?;

Affordability checks, scourge of modern betting;

Alphonse Le Grande, he won, then didn’t, then he did!

B

Bluestocking, another Arc winner for Juddmonte;

Beckett, Ralph, hit the training heights; Bradsell, champion sprinter;

Believing, the unluckiest sprinter;

Bowen, Sean D, top effort to take apprentice title in Britain;

Babouche, Group 1 winner for Ger Lyons;

Bedtime Story, impressed at Ascot;

BHA, can do no right;

Ballyburn, top novice hurdler, can do no wrong?;

Brighterdaysahead, a top mare?;

Brosnan Racing, new owners group

C

Constitution Hill, his absence left a hole in the hurdlers;

City Of Troy, how good was he?;

Captain Guinness, rewarded on the big day for his efforts;

Content, in the books as Galileo’s 100th Group/Grade 1 winner;

Charyn, few better milers;

Christie, David, steered Winged Leader towards a record win total;

Caldwell Construction, dispersal sale put over €5 million through the ring;

Camelot, terrific year with Luxembourg, Bluestocking and Los Angeles

D

Dolan, Robbie, stole the show in Melbourne;

Do Deuce, Japan’s top colt;

Desert Flower, Godolphin’s top juvenile;

Dubawi, always in demand;

Dark Angel, champion sire

E

Economics, top three-year-old colt;

Emalka, 1000 Guineas winner;

Ezeliya, another Weld Oaks winner; Energumene, don’t write him off;

Ewing, Sam, coming of age with a Cheltenham Grade 1

F

Fierceness, top American three-year-old;

Fairy Godmother, top juvenile filly;

Frankel, still the top sire;

Fact To File, tip-top novice and Gold Cup contender;

Flooring Porter, Kerry National winner; Fallen Angel, Irish classic winner

G

Galopin Des Champs, outstanding dual Gold Cup winner;

Gaelic Warrior, top novice chaser;

Goliath, King George winner;

Gambling Bill, passed to law, let’s see what happens

H

Hanlon, Shark, in the news for good and bad;

Hewick, King Geoge winner;

Hayes, Chris, a British classic winner; Hotazhell, Group 1 winning juvenile

I

I Am Maximus, Grand National winner;

Istabraq, farewell to the most popular NH horse;

Intense Raffles, progressed quickly to take the Irish National;

Its On The Line, top hunter chaser

J

Jan Brueghel, St Leger winner;

James, Rob, 800 point-to-point winners;

Joorabchian, Kia, biggest spender on the sales circuit;

Justify, US sire earning the hype?

K

Keane, Colin, champion jockey again;

Kennedy, Jack, NH champion jockey;

Ka Ying Rising, Hong Kong champion sprinter;

Kyprios, stayer supreme;

Keane, Gerry, great day at Royal Ascot

L

Lyons, Ger, Group 1s in Britain;

Lossiemouth, top jumps mare;

Lope De Vega, terrific year for the Ballylinch sire;

Look De Vega, impressive Jockey Club winner and new sire;

Los Angeles, Irish Derby winner;

Levey, Sean, multiple Group 1s in the bag;

Lukas, D Wayne, back in the classic scene in US;

Lake Victoria, top juvenile filly with three Group 1s;

Laurel River, surprise winner of the Dubai World Cup;

Limestone Lad, another old hero left us

M

Mullins x 3 – Willie, Danny and Patrick dominated, and it was farewell to Maureen;

Majborough, top new juvenile star; Moore, Ryan, as dominant as ever in the saddle;

McManus, J.P, terrific year for the owner’s green and gold;

Mangan, Jimmy, at the Grade 1 table again;

Magical Zoe, another big flat handicap back to Ireland via Henry de Bromhead

Macdermott, first Irish-trained Scottish National winner in a century;

McPeek, Kenny, Kentucky Derby and Oaks double;

Mystik Dan, Kentucky Derby winner; Martin, Tony, in the headlines for celebrating;

Msqe De Sevigne, top French filly;

McNamara, Eric, fine season for the Limerick trainer;

Mehmas, among the sires in demand

N

Notable Speech, Guineas and Sussex Stakes winner;

Nurburgring, Galway Hurdle winner; Norton, Franny, retired with a treble at Chester

O

O’Brien, Aidan, champion trainer in Britain and Ireland;

O’Neill, Barry, joint champion point-to-point rider;

Opera Singer, another Group 1 winner for Justify;

O’Donnell, Pat, York win and interview of the year;

O’Sullivan, Ross, progresssive year

P

Pinkerton, Galway Plate winner;

Porta Fortuna, triple Group 1 winning filly;

Petrol Head, trouble and strife at Galway

Q

Quinn, Jimmy, called time on long career

R

Ryan, Rossa, terrific year crowned by Arc success;

Ryan, James, champion apprentice; Rebel’s Romance, Breeders’ Cup winner again;

Romantic Warrior, Hong Kong’s international champion;

Regent’s Stroll, most expensive jumps horse at auction at £660,000;

Resolute Racing, new players on the European scene;

Repole, Mike, US owner moving to Europe;

Ramantuelle, top French filly, got her Group 1 at ParisLongchamp, but ruled out in Del Mar;

Rosallion, dual Group 1 winner and better to come?;

RTE Investigates, turned up some unpleasant discoveries

S

State Man, the champion hurdler;

Sparking Plenty, French Oaks winner and sold for £5,000,000 at Goffs;

Stoute, Sir Michael, farewell from the training ranks;

Sway, dam of two Cheltenham 2024 winners;

Sir Gino, top juvenile hurdler?;

Sierra Leone, came good when it mattered in the Breeders’ Cup Classic;

Starlust, Breeders’ Cup winner;

Spillane’s Tower, Grade 2 winner and Gold Cup contender?;

Shadow Of Light, Top two-year-old;

Scorthy Champ, Group 1-winning juvenile;

Slevin, J.J, plundered many top prizes T

T

Thorpedo Anna, top US filly and likely Horse of the Year;

Townend, Paul, top jumps jockey for the big days;

Teahupoo, top staying hurdler;

Tamfana, Group 1-winning filly;

The Lion in Winter, no Group 1, but is he the best Ballydoyle juvenile?;

Skelton, Dan, put up spirited challenge for NH trainers’ title

U

Uncle Mo – Top US sire was lost in December;

Uxmal - His Ascot win gave each of the O’Brien’s a Royal winner

V

Via Sistina, took Australia by storm

W

Weld, Dermot, on the classic roll of honour again;

Wootton Bassett, top sire with a host of good two-year-olds;

Winged Leader, top pointer;

Wathnan, new name on the owners’ board;

White Birch, Group 1 winner for the Murphys

Y

You Got To Me, Irish Oaks winner and sold for 4,800,000gns

Z

Zarigana, beaten a nose in the Boussac, but still could be a top filly