| OP | Religious order of the Sto. Tomas University (Philippines) priests |
| FRIAR | A member of a religious order of the Roman Catholic Church (5) |
| UP | Not down / state university (Philippines) |
| BROTHER | Member of a religious order of men (7) |
| LITURGY | Fired-up guy changed around start of religious order of service (7) |
| SISTER | Member of a religious order of women (6) |
| CANNON | One gets red as a result of new addition to religious order of saints (6) |
| KID | "The ...... ...", 1951 film starring Bob Hope in the title role that was based on a Damon Runyon sto |
| LEMONDROP | "The ...... ...", 1951 film starring Bob Hope in the title role that was based on a Damon Runyon sto |
| 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 |
| IGOR | He wasn't in the book, was called Fritz in an early film version but Frankenstein's loyal though sto |
| BASE | It might be sto len in full view |
| STAREMUS | We would stand still, imperf. act. subj. sto |
| JESUIT | Member of the order of the religious Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius of Loyola (6) |
| 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) |
| RADCLIFFE | Daniel, actor who plays the title role in the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (9) |
| THISTLE | Scotland's highest order of chivalry is The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the ... |
| OTTER | Semi-aquatic animal selected by J. K. Rowling as the form of Hermione's patronus in the Order of the Phoenix (5) |
| HONISOIT | ___ qui mal y pense; the motto of the Order of the Garter (4,4) |
| THEGARTER | Order of - -; the oldest, most senior order of chivalry in the British honours system (3,6) |
