| SMIRKE | Charlie ___, jockey whose four Derby-winning rides included Hard Ridden in 1958 (6) |
| WRAGG | Harry ___, jockey whose 13 Classic winners include the Derby winners Felstead, Blenheim and Watling Street |
| LESTER | ____ Piggott, jockey whose first Derby-winning ride was in 1954 (6) |
| RIMELL | Fred -, 1945-46 National Hunt racing champion jockey whose four Grand National wins as a trainer included ESB in 1956 (6) |
| AMULET | Animal that can be ridden in middle of path has charm (6) |
| HORRID | Fifty per cent of horses used to be ridden in a very nasty way (6) |
| HUNTER | "Chasseur" of game or other quarry; or, a horse ridden in pursuit of foxes (6) |
| RHOMBI | Quadrilaterals whose four sides have the same length (6) |
| CRONIN | Baseball Hall of Famer Joe whose #4 was retired by the Boston Red Sox |
| FRANCOME | John, jockey born in 1952 whose winning rides include Sea Pigeon and Brown Chamberlain (8) |
| DETTORI | Frankie ___, Italian jockey whose first winner in Britain was Lizzy Hare in 1987 (7) |
| PIGGOTT | Retired jockey whose career victories include nine Epsom Derby wins and the 1970 Triple Crown on Nijinsky (7) |
| NINA | ___ Carberry has ridden in more Aintree Grand Nationals than any other female jockey. (4) |
| LUGES | Toboggans ridden in a supine position in one of the winter Olympic sports (5) |
| HORSE | Animal ridden in a cavalcade; or, in chess, another name for a knight (5) |
| GYMKHANA | An event in which horses are ridden in races and contests (8) |
| PETERSCUDAMORE | National Hunt jockey whose father Michael was the winner of the 1959 Grand National on the horse Oxo |
| COMPASS | Instrument whose four ordinal points are represented by the initials of the four starred entries, which also explains their placement in the grid |
| LOTUS | Show whose four seasons take place in the circled locations; Season 4's location was announced on Sept.4 by Deadline, and will be broadcast in 2026 or 2027 |
| THE | Show whose four seasons take place in the circled locations; Season 4's location was announced on Sept.4 by Deadline, and will be broadcast in 2026 or 2027 |
