| ATWORST | Rows terribly during a race, in the most serious case |
| TRIFECTA | Bet where a gambler forecasts the first three finishers of a race in the correct order (8) |
| COMPETENT | Properly qualified to take part in a race in the Territory? |
| STERNEST | I said poke a stick into a bird house in the most serious manner (8) |
| XAUS | Ruben ___, first Spanish rider to win a race in the Superbike World Championship at Oschersleben in |
| RUBENXAUS | First Spanish rider to win a race in the Superbike World Championship; at Oschersleben, Germany, in 2001 |
| RELAXING | Broadcasting a race in the capital of Greece (8) |
| RELAYING | Broadcasting a race in the capital of Greece (8) |
| REPECHAGE | A race in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final (9) |
| SCENARIO | Worst case ____, phrase meaning 'the most serious thing that could happen in a situation' (8) |
| STONE | The most serious individual seen in the cemetery (5,5) |
| GRAVE | The most serious individual seen in the cemetery (5,5) |
| SCOOPS | Picks up pen in serious case (6) |
| CAIN | Biblical figure with a serious case of sibling rivalry |
| TIMETRIAL | In cycling, a race in which competitors compete against the clock (4,5) |
| MUSETTE | Feed bag handed to a cyclist during a race by a soigneur (7) |
| SPREADAPLATE | Of a horse, to lose a shoe before or during a race |
| TRACT | Area in which to turn a car during a race (5) |
| LAP | Overtake in a race, in a way |
| HARE | Loser to the tortoise in a race, in one of Aesop's fables |
