| MP | First female jockey to win Melbourne Cup, initials (2) |
| BD | Coached Wallabies to 1991 World Cup, initials (2) |
| WY | Black Caps opener recent World Cup, initials (2) |
| LT | Dual international winger contested two rugby World Cups, initials (2) |
| MICHELLEPAYNE | Riding Prince of Penzance in 2015, who was the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup? (8,5) |
| ROBYN | ___ Smith, first female jockey to win a major race |
| BLACKMORE | Rachael, first female jockey to win the English Grand National on Minella Times in 2021 (9) |
| TURNER | Hayley, first female jockey to ride 100 UK flat race winners in a calendar year (6) |
| AMERICAIN | First French-trained stayer to win Melbourne Cup (9) |
| VINTAGE | First northern hemispheretrained stayer to win Melbourne Cup, -- Crop (7) |
| VINTAGECROP | First European-trained galloper to win Melbourne Cup (7,4) |
| OLD | First 100-1 shot to win Melbourne Cup. - Rowley (3) |
| VIEWED | Last Bart Cummings-trained stayer to win Melbourne Cup (6) |
| LESTER | 18-year-old ... Piggott became the youngest jockey to win an English Derby when he rode Never Say Die to victory in 1954 |
| SHOEMAKER | Oldest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby |
| ARCARO | Only jockey to win two Triple Crowns |
| STAYUP | Sounds like advice to the jockey to postpone retirement (4,2) |
| EDDERY | Spin surrounding our leading female jockey |
| GEE | ... Armytage, retired female jockey (3) |
| ONVIEW | Order new jockey to make weight? Watch this space! (2,4) |
