| HORSERACE | Sporting event, such as The Derby, which the Shelby gang might 'fix' (9) |
| MATCH | Competitive sporting event such as a tennis contest (5) |
| CLASSIC | A race such as the Derby, Oaks or St Leger |
| OAKS | Apart from the Derby, which classic is raced at Epsom? (4) |
| YACHTING | Boating activity involving leisure cruises, regattas or sporting events such as the King's Cup or the Fastnet Race (8) |
| RAT | A gang might be after one |
| RUMBLE | Harlem gangs might be wise to |
| RACEHORSE | Written about in novels by Dick Francis, general word for an animal ridden in an event such as the National Hunt's Cheltenham Gold Cup (9) |
| REDCARPET | Racecourse favourite is rolled out for events such as the National Television Awards (3,6) |
| OLYMPIANS | Participants/competitors in events such as London 2012 or Rio 2016 (9) |
| REGATTA | Rowing event such as the one held annually at Henley (7) |
| RELAY | Olympic event such as the 4 x 400m (5) |
| RACEMEETING | General description of an event or series of events such as the Epsom Derby or Cheltenham Festival (4,7) |
| SHOWER | Downpour of rain; or, a celestial event such as the Perseids when a number of meteors radiate (6) |
| FESTIVAL | An event such as the Game Fair (8) |
| RACEHORSES | Types of animals trained for events such as the Grand National, Epsom Derby or Ascot Gold Cup (10) |
| EVELYN | John _; English diarist who recorded events such as the Great Fire of London and the Great Plague (6) |
| BIVOUAC | Overnight resting point for riders in events such as the Dakar Rally. (7) |
| BEES | Honey-producing pollinators traditionally told of events such as the death of their keeper or a birth (4) |
| SHOW | Stage performance such as a musical; or, an annual event such as Crufts or HOYS (4) |
