| SMARTYJONES | Horse which won the 2004 Kentucky Derby (6,5) |
| SECRETARIAT | American horse which won the U.S. Triple Crown in 1973 (11) |
| SHERGAR | Horse which won the 1981 Epsom Derby, kidnapped in 1983 (7) |
| GENEROUS | Horse which won the 1991 Epsom Derby (8) |
| ALDANITI | Some skewbald, an itinerant horse which won the National (8) |
| REDRUM | Horse which won the Grand National three times (3,3) |
| ETHEREAL | New Zealand horse which won the 2001 Melbourne Cup (8) |
| GREYSWALLOW | Horse ridden by Pat Smullen that won the 2004 Irish Derby |
| ALLEGED | Horse which won the 1977 and '78 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (7) |
| SMARTY | and 25ac, 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes-winning horse (6,5) |
| JONES | 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakeswinning horse (5) |
| FINDINGNEMO | Pixar film about a lost fish that won the 2004 Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: 2 wds. |
| ARKLE | Horse which won England's Cheltenham Gold Cup 1964-66 (5) |
| NOVICE | Term for a horse which hasn't won a race prior to the start of the current season. (6) |
| LES | Identify the first name of this former cricketer who was the coach of the West Indies team that had won the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy. (3) |
| NORTHLIGHT | Horse that won the 2004 Derby |
| PEGASUS | In Greek myths, a winged horse which sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa (7) |
| CHARISMA | Horse which Mark Todd rode to win the three-day event at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics (8) |
| ENCOURAGED | "The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if ___": Ovid (10) |
| OPTATUS | The horse which has been picked: equus ____ |
