| STAGPARTIES | At which members of the Order of the Moose foregather? (4,7) |
| RELAYS | Common name for races in which members of teams take turns at running, swimming etc and pass batons between stages or "legs" (6) |
| GUESTNIGHT | An evening in which members of an institution are allowed to bring others (5,5) |
| LEPIDOPTERA | Unusually re-applied to the Order of the Peacock |
| SLEEPWALKER | Dreamy Change pedestrian? the order of the (11) back row, perhaps (9) |
| LYNX | Which member of the cat family has a distinctive tuft of hair on the end of its ears? (4) |
| OKRA | Which member of the mallow family is sometimes called lady's fingers and is used in stews and in the gumbos of the southern US? (4) |
| ETTORE | Which member of the Bugatti family founded the famous marque? (6) |
| BLUERIBAND | Badge worn by members of the Order of the Garter (4,6) |
| CURATE | Which member of the clergy is employed as an assistant to a rector or vicar (6) |
| ELKS | Social club named after friends of the moose |
| RUTT | One of the moose brothers in "Brother Bear" |
| LOYAL | Cartoon characters Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble were members of the ... Order of Water Buffaloe |
| HORSERACE | What the puzzle's title refers to; the first parts of the starred entries, in clue order, give the order of the top three finishers |
| BARLOW | Which member of Take That is the group's main songwriter? (6) |
| NOLDE | Which member of Die Briicke, from 1906 to 1907, has works including The Prophet (1912) |
| ELK | Cousin of the moose |
| MBE | Abbreviation of one of five classes of appointment to the Order of the British Empire awarded at a New Year Honours ceremony, for example (1,1,1) |
| JESUIT | Member of the order of the religious Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius of Loyola (6) |
| GARRET | Room at the top of the Order of the Garter (6) |
