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Wednesday 31 October 2012

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

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