Cartier Horse of the Year

The Cartier Horse of the Year is an award in European horse racing, founded in 1991, and sponsored by Cartier SA as part of the Cartier Racing Awards. The award winner is decided by points earned in group races plus the votes cast by British racing journalists and readers of the Racing Post and The Daily Telegraph newspapers.[1]

Records

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Most successful horse (2 wins):


Leading trainer (6 wins):


Leading owner (6 wins):

Winners

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Year
Horse
Age Gender Bred Trained Trainer
Owner
1991 Arazi 2 C USA FR François Boutin Allen Paulson
1992 User Friendly 3 F GB GB Clive Brittain Bill Gredley
1993 Lochsong 5 M GB GB Ian Balding Jeff Smith
1994 Barathea 4 C IRE GB Luca Cumani Sheikh Mohammed
1995 Ridgewood Pearl 3 F GB IRE John Oxx Anne Coughlan
1996 Helissio 3 C FR FR Élie Lellouche Enrique Sarasola
1997 Peintre Celebre 3 C USA FR André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein
1998 Dream Well 3 C FR FR Pascal Bary Niarchos family
1999 Daylami 5 H IRE GB Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin
2000 Giant's Causeway 3 C USA IRE Aidan O'Brien Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor
2001 Fantastic Light 5 H USA GB Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin
2002 Rock of Gibraltar 3 C IRE IRE Aidan O'Brien Sue Magnier and Alex Ferguson
2003 Dalakhani 3 C IRE IRE Jim Bolger Princess Haya of Jordan
2004 Ouija Board 3 F GB GB Ed Dunlop Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby
2005 Hurricane Run 3 C IRE FR André Fabre Michael Tabor
2006 Ouija Board 5 M GB GB Ed Dunlop Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby
2007 Dylan Thomas 4 C IRE IRE Aidan O'Brien Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor
2008 Zarkava 3 F IRE FR Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV
2009 Sea the Stars 3 C IRE IRE John Oxx Christopher Tsui
2010 Goldikova 5 M IRE FR Freddy Head Wertheimer et Frère
2011 Frankel 3 C GB GB Henry Cecil Khalid Abdullah
2012 Frankel 4 C GB GB Henry Cecil Khalid Abdullah
2013 Treve 3 F FR FR Criquette Head-Maarek Sheikh Joaan al Thani
2014 Kingman 3 C GB GB John Gosden Khalid Abdullah
2015 Golden Horn 3 C GB GB John Gosden Anthony Oppenheimer
2016 Minding 3 F IRE IRE Aidan O'Brien Tabor, Smith and Magnier
2017 Enable 3 F GB GB John Gosden Khalid Abdullah
2018 Roaring Lion 3 C USA GB John Gosden Qatar Racing[2]
2019 Enable 5 M GB GB John Gosden Khalid Abdullah[3]
2020 Ghaiyyath 5 H IRE GB Charlie Appleby Godolphin[4]
2021 St Mark's Basilica 3 C FR IRE Aidan O'Brien Tabor, Smith and Magnier[5]
2022 Baaeed 4 C GB GB William Haggas Shadwell Estate[6]
2023 Ace Impact 3 C IRE FR Jean-Claude Rouget Ecuries Serge Stempniak

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2024 City of Troy 3 C USA IRE Aidan O'Brien Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith[8]

References

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  1. ^ Marcus Armytage (13 November 2012). "Cartier Awards 2012: Frankel sweeps board and takes top honour for second year". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  2. ^ Armytage, Marcus (13 November 2018). "Roaring Lion seals stunning year with top Cartier award". The Daily Telegraph.
  3. ^ Scargill, Peter (12 November 2019). "Enable scoops second Cartier Horse of the Year award". Racing Post.
  4. ^ Rennie, Matt (19 November 2020). "Ghaiyyath gets Cartier coronation after being crowned Horse of the Year". Racing Post.
  5. ^ Milnes, David (10 November 2021). "St Mark's Basilica voted horse of the year at annual ceremony in London". Racing Post.
  6. ^ Milnes, David (9 November 2022). "Baaeed crowned Cartier Horse of the Year and top older horse for 2022". Racing Post.
  7. ^ Playle, Maddy (10 November 2023). "Arc hero Ace Impact crowned 2023 Horse of the Year at Cartier Awards". Racing Post.
  8. ^ Keogh, Frank (November 20, 2024). "City Of Troy named horse of the year". BBC Sport. Retrieved November 20, 2024.