Vaughan among those celebrating on Friday

Alduino Botti 69
Multiple champion trainer in Italy

Tim Vaughan 38
Trainer of Saint Are & Beshabar

Raymond ‘Darkie’ Deacon 88
Former head lad to Fulke Walwyn

Nick Smith 45
Director of racing & communications at Ascot

Bill Swainson 83
Owner-trainer of Lyford Cay & True Lad

Jack Banks 83
Trainer of Bottles & Traikey

Polly Curling 53
Three-time champion point-to-point rider

Sandy Murphy 73
Secretary/CEO of the Amateur Jockeys’ Association 1995-2004

Joe Grimwade 58
Yard & public engagement manager at the National Heritage Centre for Horseracing & Sporting Art

John Gunther 72
Co-breeder of Stevie Wonderboy

David de Rothschild 39
Joint-owner of Notnowcato

Sir Sean Connery 87
Owner of Risk Of Thunder

Sir David Scott 63
Former director of Attheraces

Sarah Aspinall 53
Equestrian artist

Mark Coton 56
Originator of Pricewise