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

BSHA Rising Star finals

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Two points: that’s how close Max Verstappen came to equalling Michael Schumacher’s feat of winning five consecutive Formula 1 world championships, despite having fallen more than 100 points behind in

David Addison and Colin Casserley pick out the oval moments of 2025

Veteran racehorses are celebrated at Sandown and we reflect on some cracking highlights from the festive period