H&H’s editors highlight this season’s moments, events and horses to celebrate in their sports – plus a few shocks we really didn’t see coming

It’s time to start planning for an already busy-looking 2026 on the classic scene

Bike ’s pick of the very best motorcycle festivals, races, shows and celebrations to get locked in your calendar right now

25-26 JULY 2026 City racing for all levels. Places now at t100triathlon.com 1 NEW YEAR’S DAY TRIATHLON (various dist and events) Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh. edinburghtri.org 18 DORNEY DUATHLON

Which rising stars will break through the ranks this season? H&H holds the crystal ball

Anyone who’s read Helen Macdonald’s remarkable memoir H is for Hawk – about grief, nature and training a goshawk – will be aware of its powerful impact. The book has now been turned into a film starri