Kauto Star is retired

As reported on Betfair.com by his trainer Paul Nicholls.

Kauto and Paul pictured in Ditcheat after that legendary fifth King George win

Paul Nicholls and Clive Smith have taken the decisio to retire Kauto Star this morning. Paul reflects on the great chaser - and a tough decision - in this Betfair exclusive

The end of an era has finally arrived. Clive was here this morning and we have taken the decision to retire Kauto Star.

We have had nine superb years with the horse but, after seeing him in his work these past few weeks, myself, Clifford and Dan were of the opinion that the time had arrived to retire him.

Of course, as owner, the final decision rested with Clive, but he agreed that the horse had done enough.

Don't get me wrong, Kauto looks and feels as vibrant as ever, as those who saw him at our owners' Open Day last month would testify to. He was mad fresh that day and continues to be as alert as ever and very, very well in himself.

But I suspect Kauto will be like that when he is 20-years-old.

And, deep down, we know he has done enough - and in some ways I think we have to protect him from himself. And maybe ourselves, too. If he did go to Kempton and win or run well, would you really want to run him - or be able to resist the temptation - in the Gold Cup?

I am not so sure.

Kauto is signing off in full health and after a season in which he proved so many people wrong by winning a fifth King George and a fourth Betfair Chase, to add to his two Cheltenham Gold Cups and Tingle Creeks.

Who wouldn't want to train a horse of this quality any more? He is a once-in-a-lifetime horse, after all.

Ever since he won on his debut for me at Newbury on December 29, 2004, the horse has consistently proved himself a class apart. And a £1m Betfair Million bonus in 2007 and 16 Grade 1 wins later, who would bet against him going to Kempton in December and making it number 17?

But sometimes, you have to listen to your head and your heart, and both told me that retirement was the only option.

You are a long time retired - as a certain Sir Alex Ferguson soon realised after stating his intention to step down as United manager some 10 years ago - and particularly if you are as naturally exuberant, intelligent and inquisitive as this great horse.

I get that.

Who else is going to put the up-and-coming youngsters in their place on the 5f gallop now, and put a smile on Clifford's face every morning - no mean feat that! - if he is retired?

But, knowing Kauto, he would still be coming back in after grass at the age of 14 still looking and working brilliantly, and giving us that burning question to answer.

And delaying my honest take on the retirement question would have probably been just selfishness and stubbornness on my part too - the equivalent of a football manager desperately clinging on to his best, if ageing player - and sometimes you have to look to the future and at the bigger picture.

But at the end of the day Kauto is Clive's horse, not mine. And he made the call this morning. And a brave and difficult one it would have been, too, so all credit to him.

But Kauto is also a public horse now, every bit as much as Desert Orchid, and to us here at Ditcheat that had to be a factor in the decision to retire. And while it would have been brilliant to go out on a winning high - remember Dessie's last race was a fall at Kempton - I don't think anyone present at Cheltenham last March would view Kauto's final appearance on a racetrack as a failure.

The spontaneous applause he got from the crowd when he was pulled up genuinely lifted the spirits of all the team here - and it is the team here, from Clifford down, and Clive, that made Kauto what he became - at what was a low moment.

Disappointment was immediately replaced by pride, and that is the overwhelming emotion I feel when looking at the horse.

Ever since then, Clive and I have discussed retirement at regular intervals.

But now the decision has been made it will be very strange to look out of my office window and not see Kauto's head and Denman's arse sticking out the main two boxes - or indeed Clive's Master Minded, for that matter.

Because Kauto Star will be the hardest of acts to follow.

He has given me my best days in the sport and, even though the Gold Cups and King Georges are the pinnacles for any staying chaser, with his 2009 Kempton win breathtakingly impressive, the raw emotion that followed his Haydock win last November will live longest in my memory.

I had to hold myself together to stop myself being in floods of tears that day, and I just about managed it.

But whatever the future holds, I am certain that Clive and all us here at Ditcheat will reflect on a magnificent past and I am sure we will both go on searching for the unattainable in the future.

Namely, a horse to replace the irreplaceable legend that was, and is, Kauto Star.

Enjoy a Five Star Breakfast and Get a Sneak Peak Behind the Scenes

Dubai, Monday October 29, 2012: Ever wondered what a racehorse eats, how they sleep or how they are conditioned for Dubai’s multi-million dollar races?

Get up close and personal with Meydan’s four-legged athletes on a behind-the-scenes stable tour. Have all your racing questions answered and get on the inside track at Meydan’s bustling stable yards ahead of the course’s first race meeting on Thursday, November 8.

Stable Tour guests will be treated to a five-star buffet breakfast at Meydan’s Farriers restaurant before heading out to the stables for an hour-long tour.

Tour groups will be picked up at 9am after breakfast and taken to the stables, where they will meet their tour guide and learn the histories of the horses stabled there.

Guests will be shown round the stables, tack room, feed room, farrier’s room and the equine swimming pool or treadmill where horses are conditioned away from the track.

The tour will then head back to the grandstand, where guests will view the Jockeys’ Locker Rooms, Horse Connections’ Lounge, Parade Ring and Saddling Enclosure areas, which are all used on race nights.

Meydan Stable Tours run every Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 8am to 11am from November 11, 2012 to March 20, 2013.

Tickets cost Dh250 for adults and Dh150 for children. For more information and booking please call +971 4 381 3405 or email:leisure@meydanhotels.com or stabletours@meydanhotels.com

RESTLESS HARRY BIDDING FOR BACK-TO-BACK WINS IN JOHN SMITH'S HURDLE AT WETHERBY

Restless Harry won the £32,000 Grade Two John Smith's Hurdle (2.50pm, 11 entries) in tremendous style last season when scoring by 20 lengths and the eight-year-old is on course for a repeat bid in the three mile, one furlong contest at Wetherby on Saturday, November 3, 2012, day two of the bet365 Charlie Hall Meeting.

Warwickshire-based Dickin said today: "Restless Harry is very likely to run in the John Smith's Hurdle. He is very well and he has been working very well. I would say he has strengthened up over the summer and he is a lot more grown up in his head than he was.

"On September 1, we moved stables and definitely all the surroundings and turn out really suit him - he is very calm and relaxed now.

"I was very pleased with how he performed last season and in jumping terms you would have to say Big Buck's is the long distance hurdling Frankel - which he is, make no mistake about it.

"Restless Harry is probably a bit unfortunate to be around at the same time as Big Buck's but he has been placed in races behind him. Big Buck's doesn't get the credit he deserves. I have been racing 42 years now and I have never ever witnessed anything like it - he is just incredible.

"Our horse tipped up on his final start last season at Aintree but he schooled over hurdles and fences since then and there is no way that has put him off.

"He is as fit as a flea and I was astonished by the way he won last year. If he repeats that performance, by God they have all got to go some to beat him, even under a penalty.

"We will also look to explore the chasing route with him again this season. I disagree with the critics - I think he jumped very well in both his starts last season and the horse that beat him at Chepstow, Teaforthree, won the four miler at Cheltenham and is obviously a very smart horse.

"I don't think anyone can look at the form book and say he has run badly over fences because he has not."

Other notable entries in the Grade Two contest include Alan King's World Hurdle third Smad Place, Cheltenham Festival and Aintree Grand National meeting handicap scorer Cape Tribulation and Tom George's Liverpool Hurdle runner-up Crack Away Jack.

Also among the entries is last year's runner-up Fair Along and last season's Bet365 Gold Cup winner Tidal Bay, trained by Paul Nicholls.

An exciting seven-race card at Wetherby on bet365 Charlie Hall Chase Day begins at 12.35pm and is headlined by the £100,000 Grade Two bet365 Charlie Hall Chase (3.25pm).

A total of 14 entries include last year's comfortable winner Weird Al, trained by Donald McCain, Grade Two John Smith's Mildmay Novices' Chase scorer Silviniaco Conti and Cheltenham Gold Cup fifth Time For Rupert.

Other possible starters include Mouse Morris' RSA Chase runner-up First Lieutenant and the Neil Mulholland-trained Grade Two Argento Chase hero Midnight Chase.

Run over three miles and a furlong, the bet365 Charlie Hall Chase has been won by some top-class staying chasers including Wayward Lad (1983 & 1985), Burrough Hill Lad (1984), Forgive 'n Forget (1986), Barton Bank (1993 & 1995), One Man (1996 & 1997), See More Business (1999 & 2000) and Our Vic (2006).

The two-day bet365 Charlie Hall Meeting gets underway with a six-race card on Friday, November 2, headlined by the £23,500 Listed bet365 Handicap Chase (2.00pm, 26 entries) over an extended two and a half miles and the £15,000 Listed Weatherbys Hamilton Insurance Wensleydale Juvenile Hurdle (2.35pm, 13 entries) over an extended two miles. The first race is due off at 1.00pm.

GOING

The going at Wetherby remains: Good to Soft (7.0)

Wetherby's Chief Executive and Clerk of the Course, Jonjo Sanderson, reported today: "The going remains Good to Soft, with a GoingStick reading of 7.0.

"We have had just 0.5mm in the last 24 hours; however, there is still a band of rain expected during the night tonight, heavy at times, which will clear in the morning, leaving us with a dry run through to the end of racing on Saturday. 

"In terms of quantity, the forecasters are telling me to expect up to 10mm, which the ground would easily take."

BREEDERS' CUP LOOKS SURE TO SHAKE UP CARTIER STANDINGS

The 29th Breeders' Cup takes place this Friday and Saturday, November 2 and 3, at Santa Anita Park, USA, and, with a strong European-trained contingent over the two days, there could well be significant changes in the points standings for the 2012 Cartier Racing Awards.

Frankel may well have the Cartier Horse of the Year and Cartier Older Horse Awards in the bag but a strong showing from either Moonlight Cloud or Excelebration in Saturday's Breeders' Cup Mile could well have an impact on the final standings in both categories. Good performances from St Nicholas Abbey, Treasure Beach or Shareta in the Breeders' Cup Turf could also change the order in the Cartier Older Horse category.

The Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt Award looks settled with none of the leading contenders lining up at the Breeders' Cup, but it is very different in the race for the Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly Award with the current category leader, The Fugue, set to contest Friday's Grade One Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf on . The John Gosden-trained filly is set to be joined by fellow three-year-olds Up, trained by Aidan O'Brien, and Ridasiyna, who hails from the French yard of Mikel Delzangles in the 10-furlong contest.

Fame And Glory took the Cartier Stayer Award in 2011 and although he has failed to shine on the track this year, he has a chance of redemption in the Breeders' Cup Marathon on Friday. Similarly Starspangledbanner, who scooped the 2010 Cartier Sprinter Award, has not shown his old sparkle since going back into training with Aidan O'Brien but has one final chance in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint on Saturday.

Some good performance from two-year-olds on Friday and Saturday  could shake up the standing in the race for the Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt and Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly categories. For the fillies Ceiling Kitty (Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint) plus Sky Lantern, Flotilla, Waterway Run and The Gold Cheongsam (Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf) go to post, while the colts are represented by Artigiano, George Vancouver, Fantastic Moon and Lines Of Battle (Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf).

In addition to the Breeders' Cup, the Emirates Melbourne Cup place at Flemington, Australia, on Tuesday, November 6. There are currently 13 European-trained contenders still engaged in "the race that stops a nation" headed by the previous two winners Americain and Dunaden, who are both based in France and last year's runner-up Red Cadeaux, who is trained by Ed Dunlop.

The Cartier Awards were established in 1991 to reward excellence in horseracing. They are determined by points earned by horses in Pattern races throughout 2012, combined at the end of season with the opinions of a panel of racing journalists and votes from readers of the Racing Post and The Daily Telegraph.

In addition to eight equine awards, the Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit goes to the person or persons who, in the opinion of the special Cartier Jury, has/have done the most for European racing and/or breeding either over their lifetime or within the past 12 months.

European horseracing's equivalent of the Oscars will be presented during a glittering ceremony before an invited audience at London's Dorchester Hotel on Tuesday, November 13.

Latest points

CARTIER HORSE OF THE YEAR

FRANKEL 192

CAMELOT 168

RECKLESS ABANDON 128

CARTIER OLDER HORSE

FRANKEL 192

CIRRUS DES AIGLES 112

EXCELEBRATION 100

MOONLIGHT CLOUD 100

CARTIER THREE-YEAR-OLD COLT

CAMELOT 168

SAONOIS 74

BAYRIR 56

ENCKE 56

CARTIER THREE-YEAR-OLD FILLY

THE FUGUE 82

ELUSIVE KATE 72

WAS 68

BEAUTY PARLOUR 56

CARTIER TWO-YEAR-OLD COLT

RECKLESS ABANDON 128

DAWN APPROACH 112

OLYMPIC GLORY 88

PEDRO THE GREAT 32

CARTIER TWO-YEAR-OLD  FILLY

  CERTIFY 72

ROSDHU QUEEN 64

SKY LANTERN 56

HARASIYA 24

SENDMYLOVETOROSE 24

CARTIER STAYER

COLOUR VISION 68

OPINION POLL 36

TIMES UP 35

SADDLER'S ROCK 32

CARTIER SPRINTER

MAYSON 72

WIZZ KID 64

MOONLIGHT CLOUD 56

ORTENSIA 54

Winners by year at the Cartier Racing Awards

2011 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: Dabirsim

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Maybe

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: Frankel

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Danedream

Cartier Sprinter: Dream Ahead

Cartier Stayer: Fame And Glory

Cartier Older Horse: Cirrus Des Aigles

Cartier Horse of the Year: Frankel, owned by Prince Khalid Abdulla

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: Barry Hills

2010 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: Frankel

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Misty For Me

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: Workforce

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Snow Fairy

Cartier Sprinter: Starspangledbanner

Cartier Stayer: Rite Of Passage

Cartier Older Horse: Goldikova

Cartier Horse of the Year: Goldikova, owned by the Wertheimer brothers

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: Richard Hannon

2009 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: St Nicholas Abbey

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Special Duty

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: Sea The Stars

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Sariska

Cartier Sprinter: Fleeting Spirit

Cartier Stayer: Yeats

Cartier Older Horse: Goldikova

Cartier Horse of the Year: Sea The Stars, owned by Christopher Tsui

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: John Oxx

  

2008 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: Mastercraftsman

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Rainbow View

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: New Approach

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Zarkava

Cartier Sprinter: Marchand D'Or

Cartier Stayer: Yeats

Cartier Older Horse: Duke Of Marmalade

Cartier Horse of the Year: Zarkava, owned by HH the Aga Khan

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

2007 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: New Approach

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Natagora

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: Authorized

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Peeping Fawn

Cartier Sprinter: Red Clubs

Cartier Stayer: Yeats

Cartier Older Horse: Dylan Thomas

Cartier Horse of the Year: Dylan Thomas, owned by Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: The Niarchos Family

2006 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: Teofilo

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Finsceal Beo

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: George Washington

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Mandesha

Cartier Sprinter: Reverence

Cartier Stayer: Yeats

Cartier Older Horse: Ouija Board

Cartier Horse of the Year: Ouija Board, owned by Lord Derby

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: Peter Willett

2005 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: George Washington

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Rumplestiltskin

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: Hurricane Run

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Divine Proportions

Cartier Sprinter: Avonbridge

Cartier Stayer: Westerner

Cartier Older Horse: Azamour

Cartier Horse of the Year: Hurricane Run, owned by Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: Henry Cecil

2004 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: Shamardal

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Divine Proportions

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: Bago

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Ouija Board

Cartier Sprinter: Somnus

Cartier Stayer: Westerner

Cartier Older Horse: Soviet Song

Cartier Horse of the Year: Ouija Board, owned by Lord Derby

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: David & Patricia Thompson

2003 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: One Cool Cat

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Attraction

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: Dalakhani

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Russian Rhythm

Cartier Sprinter: Oasis Dream

Cartier Stayer: Persian Punch

Cartier Older Horse: Falbrav

Cartier Horse of the Year: Dalakhani, owned by HH the Aga Khan

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: Lord Oaksey

2002 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: Hold That Tiger 

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Six Perfections

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: Rock Of Gibraltar

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Kazzia

Cartier Sprinter: Continent

Cartier Older Horse: Grandera

Cartier Stayer: Vinnie Roe

Cartier Horse of the Year: Rock of Gibraltar, owned by Sir Alex Ferguson & Sue Magnier

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: Prince Khalid Abdulla

Cartier Special Award: Tony McCoy

2001 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Queen's Logic

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: Johannesburg

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Banks Hill

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: Galileo

Cartier Stayer: Persian Punch

Cartier Sprinter: Mozart

Cartier Older Horse: Fantastic Light

Cartier Horse of the Year: Fantastic Light, owned by Godolphin

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: John Magnier

2000 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Superstar Leo

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: Tobougg

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Petrushka

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: Sinndar

Cartier Stayer: Kayf Tara

Cartier Sprinter: Nuclear Debate

Older Horse: Kalanisi

Cartier Horse of the Year: Giant's Causeway, owned by Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor

Cartier Millennium Award of Merit: HM The Queen

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: HH the Aga Khan

1999 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly:  Torgau

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt:  Fasliyev

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Ramruma

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: Montjeu

Cartier Stayer: Kayf Tara

Cartier Sprinter: Stravinsky

Cartier Older Horse: Daylami

Cartier Horse of the Year: Daylami, owned by Godolphin

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: Peter Walwyn

 

1998 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: Aljabr

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly:  Bint Allayl

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: Dream Well

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Cape Verdi

Cartier Sprinter: Tamarisk

Cartier Stayer: Kayf Tara

Cartier Older Horse: Swain

Cartier Horse of the Year: Dream Well, owned by the Niarchos Family

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: The Head Family

1997 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Embassy

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: Xaar

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Ryafan

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: Peintre Celebre 

Cartier Stayer: Celeric

Cartier Sprinter: Royal Applause

Cartier Older Horse: Pilsudski

Cartier Horse of the Year: Peintre Celebre, owned by Daniel Wildenstein

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: Sir Peter O'Sullevan

1996 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Pas De Reponse

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: Bahamian Bounty

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Bosra Sham

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: Helissio

Cartier Stayer: Nononito

Cartier Sprinter: Anabaa

Cartier Older Horse: Halling

Cartier Horse of the Year: Helissio, owned by Enrique Sarasola

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: Frankie Dettori

1995 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Blue Duster

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: Alhaarth

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Ridgewood Pearl

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: Lammtarra

Cartier Stayer: Double Trigger

Cartier Sprinter: Hever Golf Rose

Cartier Older Horse: Further Flight

Cartier Horse of the Year: Ridgewood Pearl, owned by Anne Coughlan

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: John Dunlop

1994 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Gay Gallanta

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: Celtic Swing

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Balanchine

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: King's Theatre

Cartier Stayer: Moonax

Cartier Sprinter: Lochsong

Cartier Older Horse: Barathea

Cartier Horse of the Year: Barathea, owned by Sheikh Mohammed

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit:  Marquess of Hartington

1993 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Lemon Souffle 

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: First Trump     

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Intrepidity       

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: Commander In Chief

Cartier Stayer: Vintage Crop                         

Cartier Sprinter: Lochsong                       

Cartier Older Horse: Opera House                

Cartier Horse of the Year: Lochsong, owned by Jeff Smith    

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: Francois Boutin

1992 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Lyric Fantasy    

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: Zafonic              

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: User Friendly  

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: Rodrigo De Triano                         

Cartier Stayer: Drum Taps                        

Cartier Sprinter: Mr Brooks                    

Cartier Older Horse: Mr Brooks                    

Cartier Horse of the Year: User Friendly, owned by Bill Gredley

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: Lester Piggott

1991 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Culture Vulture

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: Arazi

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Kooyonga

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: Suave Dancer

Cartier Stayer: Turgeon

Cartier Sprinter: Sheikh Albadou

Cartier Older Horse: Terimon

Cartier Horse of the Year: Arazi, owned by Allen Paulson & Sheikh Mohammed

Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: Henri Chalhoub

Winners per category at the Cartier Racing Awards

CARTIER HORSE OF THE YEAR

2011 Frankel

2010 Goldikova

2009 Sea the Stars

2008 Zarkava

2007 Dylan Thomas

2006 Ouija Board

2005 Hurricane Run

2004 Ouija Board

2003 Dalakhani

2002 Rock of Gibraltar

2001 Fantastic Light

2000 Giant's Causeway

1999 Daylami

1998 Dream Well

1997 Peintre Celebre

1996 Helissio

1995 Ridgewood Pearl

1994 Barathea

1993 Lochsong

1992 User Friendly

1991 Arazi

 

CARTIER OLDER HORSE

2011 Cirrus Des Aigles

2010 Goldikova

2009  Goldikova

2008 Duke of Marmalade

2007 Dylan Thomas

2006 Ouija Board

2005 Azamour

2004 Soviet Song

2003 Falbrav

2002 Grandera

2001 Fantastic Light

2000 Kalanisi

1999 Daylami

1998 Swain 

1997 Pilsudski

1996 Halling

1995 Further Flight

1994 Barathea

1993 Opera House

1992 Mr Brooks

1991 Terimon

CARTIER STAYER

2011 Fame And Glory

2010 Rite Of Passage

2009 Yeats

2008 Yeats

2007 Yeats

2006 Yeats

2005 Westerner

2004 Westerner

2003 Persian Punch

2002 Vinnie Roe 

2001 Persian Punch

2000 Kayf Tara

1999 Kayf Tara

1998 Kayf Tara

1997 Celeric

1996 Nononito

1995 Double Trigger

1994 Moonax

1993 Vintage Crop 

1992 Drum Taps

1991 Turgeon

CARTIER SPRINTER

2011 Dream Ahead

2010 Starspangledbanner

2009 Fleeting Spirit

2008 Marchand d'Or

2007 Red Clubs

2006 Reverence

2005 Avonbridge

2004 Somnus

2003 Oasis Dream

2002 Continent

2001 Mozart (IRE)

2000 Nuclear Debate

1999 Stravinsky

1998 Tamarisk

1997 Royal Applause

1996 Anabaa

1995 Hever Golf Rose

1994 Lochsong

1993 Lochsong 

1992 Mr Brooks

1991 Sheikh Albadou

CARTIER THREE-YEAR-OLD-COLT

2011 Frankel

2010 Workforce

2009 Sea the Stars

2008 New Approach

2007 Authorized

2006 George Washington

2005 Hurricane Run

2004 Bago

2003 Dalakhani

2002 Rock of Gibraltar

2001 Galileo 

2000 Sinndar

1999 Montjeu

1998 Dream Well

1997 Peintre Celebre

1996 Helissio

1995 Lammtarra

1994 King's Theatre

1993 Commander in Chief

1992 Rodrigo de Triano

1991 Suave Dancer

CARTIER THREE-YEAR-OLD FILLY

2011 Danedream

2010 Snow Fairy

2009 Sariska 

2008 Zarkava 

2007 Peeping Fawn 

2006 Mandesha

2005 Divine Proportions 

2004 Ouija Board

2003 Russian Rhythm 

2002 Kazzia

2001 Banks Hill

2000 Petrushka 

1999 Ramruma

1998 Cape Verdi 

1997 Ryafan 

1996 Bosra Sham 

1995 Ridgewood Pearl 

1994 Balanchine 

1993 Intrepidity 

1992 User Friendly

1991 Kooyonga 

CARTIER TWO-YEAR-OLD COLT

2011 Dabirsim

2010 Frankel

2009 St Nicholas Abbey 

2008 Mastercraftsman 

2007 New Approach 

2006 Teofilo 

2005 George Washington 

2004 Shamardal

2003 One Cool Cat 

2002 Hold That Tiger 

2001 Johannesburg

2000 Tobougg

1999 Fasliyev 

1998 Aljabr 

1997 Xaar 

1996 Bahamian Bounty

1995 Alhaarth

1994 Celtic Swing

1993 First Trump 

1992 Zafonic 

1991 Arazi 

CARTIER TWO-YEAR-OLD FILLY

2011 Maybe

2010 Misty For Me

2009 Special Duty 

2008 Rainbow View

2007 Natagora

2006 Finsceal Beo 

2005 Rumplestiltskin 

2004 Divine Proportions 

2003 Attraction

2002 Six Perfections 

2001 Queen's Logic

2000 Superstar Leo

1999 Torgau

1998 Bint Allayl

1997 Embassy

1996 Pas De Reponse

1995 Blue Duster 

1994 Gay Gallanta

1993 Lemon Souffle 

1992 Lyric Fantasy 

1991 Culture Vulture 

CARTIER/DAILY TELEGRAPH AWARD OF MERIT

2011 Barry Hills

2010 Richard Hannon

2009 John Oxx

2008 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

2007 The Niarchos family

2006 Peter Willett

2005 Henry Cecil

2004 David & Patricia Thompson

2003 Lord Oaksey

2002 Prince Khalid Abdullah bin Abdulla

2001 John Magnier

2000 HH the Aga Khan

1999 Peter Walwyn

1998 The Head family

1997 Sir Peter O'Sullevan

1996 Frankie Dettori

1995 John Dunlop

1994 Marquess of Hartington

1993 François Boutin

1992 Lester Piggott

1991 Henri Chalhoub

CARTIER MILLENNIUM AWARD OF MERIT

2000 HM The Queen

CARTIER SPECIAL AWARD

2002 Tony McCoy