Unbeaten three-year-old filly Treve is tonight
acclaimed the Cartier Horse of the Year at the 23rd annual Cartier Racing
Awards, European horseracing's equivalent of the Oscars, presented before an
invited audience of 330 at the Dorchester Hotel, London, England.
Trained in France by Criquette Head-Maarek for Sheikh Joaan
Bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar, the daughter of Motivator has triumphed on all
five of her starts, the latest three in Group Ones. She rounded off 2013 with a
stunning five-length success in Europe's richest race, the Qatar Prix de l'Arc
de Triomphe at Longchamp, and will remain in training next year.
Treve saw off strong opposition in the Cartier Horse of the
Year category from Sky Lantern, Moonlight Cloud, Novellist and Al Kazeem. She
also takes the Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly Award, again ahead of Sky Lantern,
with Just The Judge, Chicquita, and Talent the other nominees.
There is compensation for Moonlight Cloud as she
captures the Cartier Older Horse Award. Trained by Criquette's brother, Freddy
Head, in France for American owner George Strawbridge, the five-year-old mare
is unbeaten this year and has enjoyed three Group One victories - the LARC Prix
Maurice de Gheest, the Prix Du Haras De Fresnay-Le-Buffard Jacques Le Marois
and the Qatar Prix de la Foret. There is also the prospect of further glory as
she heads out to the Longines Hong Kong International Races next month.
Novellist, Al Kazeem, Declaration Of War and Farhh were the other Cartier Older
Horse nominees.
The Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt was a competitive category,
with the honours going to Magician. Owned by a Coolmore syndicate and
trained by Aidan O'Brien, the Galileo colt won a Classic - the Tattersalls
Irish 2,000 Guineas - over a mile in May and, after missing the middle part of
the season, was brought back to action with a stunning victory on the world
stage in the 12-furlong Grade One Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita, USA, on
November 2. The other nominees in this category were Toronado, Dawn Approach,
Trading Leather and Ruler Of The World.
Group One Racing Post Trophy hero Kingston Hill is
the best horse to have been trained by Roger Varian and Paul Smith-owned colt
just takes the accolade of Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt by the narrowest of
margins from War Command followed by Toormore, Outstrip and Sudirman.
Chriselliam capped off
a tremendous first season with victories in the Group One Shadwell Fillies'
Mile at Newmarket and the Grade One Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies' Turf at
Santa Anita, USA. She is the Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly and gives part-owner
and former champion Flat jockey Willie Carson a huge chance of Classic success
in 2014. Also nominated in this category were Rizeena, Indonesienne, Vorda and
Lucky Kristale.
Lethal Force was in
fine form over the summer, recording consecutive Group One victories in Royal
Ascot's Diamond Jubilee Stakes and the Darley July Cup at Newmarket. The best
horse trained by Clive Cox saw off opposition from Society Rock, Gordon Lord
Byron, Slade Power and Sole Power to be the Cartier Sprinter.
The biggest cheer of the week at Royal Ascot in 2013 came
when Her Majesty The Queen's Estimate landed the Group One Gold Cup in
thrilling fashion. The four-year-old filly takes the honours in the Cartier Stayer
category ahead of Altano, Tac De Boistron, Brown Panther and Red Cadeaux.
Jim Bolger collects
the Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit for 2013. The Irishman can be proud
of a career that began in the 1970s and has encompassed lots of success as a trainer,
owner and breeder. His role as nurturer of human talent should also be
emphasised, with Aidan O'Brien and A P McCoy among the many who started to
learn their trade under the watchful eye of this master trainer.
About The Cartier Awards
The Cartier Awards were established in 1991 to reward
excellence in horseracing. They are determined by points earned by horses in
Pattern races throughout 2013 (40%), combined at the end of season with the
opinions of a panel of racing journalists (40%) and votes from readers of
Racing Post and The Daily Telegraph plus Channel 4 viewers (20%).
In addition to the eight equine awards, the Cartier/Daily
Telegraph Award of Merit goes to the person or persons who, in the opinion of
the special 16-strong Cartier Jury, has/have done the most for European racing
and/or breeding either over their lifetime or within the past 12 months.
Cartier Horse Of The Year &
Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly
TREVE (FR)
3b f Motivator - Trevise (FR) (Anabaa (USA))
2013 Form:
1111
Owner: His Excellency
Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani
Trainer: Criquette
Head-Maarek FR #
Breeder: Haras du
Quesnay
Treve's stunning victory in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de
Triomphe propelled her into the pantheon of racing's great fillies. Trained by
Criquette Head-Maarek and owned by Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani, her
five-length success at Longchamp witnessed the union of one racing's oldest
dynasties with one of its newest. Following a brilliant unbeaten campaign in
2013, the outstanding daughter of Motivator receives the Cartier Racing Awards
for Horse Of The Year and Three-Year-Old Filly
Treve was bred at Haras du Quesnay, the Normandy stud owned
by Criquette Head-Maarek's parents Alec and Ghislaine. The Head family's
involvement in racing can be traced back to mid-19th century, starting with the
Jennings brothers Henry and Tom, who were leading trainers on both sides of the
English Channel, through to William Head, a successful jockey and handler, to
Criquette and Freddy's father Alec, a legendary figure in French racing.
Like her trainer, Treve's pedigree is steeped in racing
royalty. Her fourth dam, Trillion, was a champion on turf in North America, a
Group One winner in France and finished second in the 1978 Prix de l'Arc de
Triomphe. Trillion was the dam of the brilliant mare Triptych, who captured
nine Group One races in a glittering career, while Derby and King George hero
Generous and dual Classic heroine Imagine also feature among her family.
Moonlight Cloud, who captured a sixth Group One for Freddy Head in the Qatar
Prix de la Foret on the same Longchamp card as Treve's magnificent Arc victory,
is another distant relative.
Treve is out of another Head-homebred Trevise, a daughter
of the 1996 European champion sprinter Anabaa who was owned by Alec, trained by
Criquette and ridden by Freddy. Trevise defeated multiple Group One heroine Six
Perfections on her debut at Chantilly in 2002 but failed to build on such a
promising start. Treve is the mare's second foal following Trois Rois, who
finished third in the Group Two Prix Greffulhe and captured a Listed contest at
Marseille for Freddy.
Despite her breeding, Treve failed to sell as a yearling at
Arqana's yearling sale in October, 2011, attracting a bid of just 22,000 euros,
and she returned back to the Heads' Haras du Quesnay. Coincidentally, Motivator
also headed to the family's stud the following year, with Alec Head, a
shareholder in the stallion, recognising the 2005 Derby winner's rising stock
amongst French breeders.
Treve came into training at Head-Maarek's Chantilly yard
and immediately displayed distinct signs of ability. The electrifying turn of
foot, which would become her trademark, soon became apparent and even the
trainer's top juvenile colts could not keep up with her.
A planned debut at Deauville's August meeting was shelved to
give Treve more time to develop and she made her racecourse debut in a mile
contest for unraced fillies at Longchamp in September, 2012. A sudden injection
of pace took Treve clear of her rivals and Thierry Jarnet was able to ease his
mount near the line for a cosy length and a half success.
After this pleasing introduction, Treve was put away for
the winter and she made her seasonal return in a minor contest over a mile at
Saint-Cloud on May 15. Once again, the filly showed an impressive turn of foot
for a facile success.
Entries for the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe closed on
the same day as that Saint-Cloud victory and Head-Maarek opted not to enter the
Treve in the autumn showpiece. While the Prix de Diane Longines and the Qatar
Prix Vermeille had always been the plan, the trainer felt that the autumn
highlight would come a year too soon for the light-framed filly.
Treve headed to Chantilly for the Prix de Diane Longines
over an extended mile and a quarter on June 16. Although lining up as the only
unbeaten filly in in the Classic, she faced stiff opposition in the form of
Flotilla, Esoterique and Tasaday - the first three in the Poule d'Essai des
Pouliches - and Pour Moi Coolmore Prix Saint-Alary heroine Silasol.
Settled at the rear of the 11 runners by Thierry Jarnet,
Treve showed blistering acceleration entering the final quarter-mile to settle
the race in a matter of strides. She readily skipped clear of the field,
beating subsequent Darley Irish Oaks scorer Chiquita by four lengths and
shaving a full two seconds off the previous race record set by Confidential
Lady seven years earlier
Attention immediately focused on Longchamp in the autumn,
with Head-Maarek reiterating that Treve's principal objective would be the
Qatar Prix Vermeille rather than the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe three
weeks later. The filly had a break ahead of her end of season target.
Those plans changed in mid-July as Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad
Al Thani purchased Treve in a multi-million euro deal. Like his cousin Sheikh
Fahad Al Thani, the Qatari royal had already made a noticeable impact in the
racing world in a matter of months through a string of high-profile
acquisitions including Olympic Glory, Toronado and Style Vendome.
Treve remained with Head-Maarek but the decision was made
add her to the field for the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe for a cost of
100,000 euros if she performed well in the Qatar Prix Vermeille.
After impressing her trainer with her physical development
over the summer, Treve stepped up to a mile and a half for the first time the
Qatar Prix Vermeille at Longchamp on September 15, this time with Sheikh
Joaan's retained jockey Frankie Dettori in the saddle.
While the Prix de Diane Longines had been run at a searching
pace, the 10 runners dawdled along this time in the style of a typical Arc
trial. Treve found herself caught behind a wall of horses entering the
straight. She briefly had to wait until finding enough space to unleash her
trademark run, coming through to take the advantage inside the final furlong
for an eventually cosy win over Wild Coco.
Bookmakers were suitably impressed with Treve and her odds
for the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe tumbled, particularly after Head-Maarek
issued an upbeat bulletin following filly's final piece of work before the big
race. The only cause for concern came when Frankie Dettori broke his ankle four
days beforehand in a tumble at Nottingham, opening the door for Thierry Jarnet
to reclaim the ride.
Lining up as least experienced in a field of 17 for the
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Treve faced a formidable task. Japanese raider
Orfevre was bidding to avenge his narrow defeat 12 months earlier, while
further interest from the Far East was provided by Japanese Derby winner
Kizuna. Intello, Ruler Of The World and Leading Light headed to the Bois de
Boulogne with European Classics to their names, while four-year-old Al Kazeem
had already annexed two of Britain's premier middle distance contests, the
Prince Of Wales's Stakes and the Coral-Eclipse.
Treve, not helped by stall 15, broke slowly and almost
immediately looked to have forfeited any chance as she raced keenly on the
outside of the runners, without any cover to help her settle. Despite fighting
her jockey for much of the race, remarkably the filly cruised up to take third
on the bridle entering the straight.
With a quarter of a mile to race, Treve was asked by Jarnet
and the response was immediate as she darted clear to open up a four-length
advantage passing the furlong-pole. The rest of the field had no answer to her
brilliant acceleration and she was left to pass the winning post in splendid
isolation, five lengths ahead of Orfevre in second. For her trainer, it was a
second victory in the great race, 34 years after she sent out another
exceptional filly, Three Troikas, to victory in 1979.
In just five starts, Treve has rightly gained her place as
the queen of European racing. She is set to stay in training as a four-year-old
and attempt to defend her crown in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. She
could even race over a mile or a mile and a quarter according to her trainer,
who states that Treve "could do anything". After such an outstanding
campaign, few would disagree with her.
Cartier Champion Older Horse
MOONLIGHT CLOUD
5 b m Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Ventura (Spectrum (IRE))
Form: 114/172115/121418-1111
Owner/Breeder: George
Strawbridge
Trainer: Freddy Head,
France
Moonlight Cloud cemented her status as one of Europe=s greatest racemares with an unbeaten campaign in 2013,
which yielded three Group One triumphs.
Bred and owned by George Strawbridge, Moonlight Cloud is
from the family of dual Classic winner Imagine and 1991 Derby hero Generous.
She joined French handler Freddy Head as a yearling and enjoyed success on two
of her three starts as a juvenile, annexing minor seven-furlong events at
Deauville and Longchamp in August and September, 2010.
After winning the Prix Imprudence impressively at
Maisons-Laffitte the following April, Moonlight Cloud was sent off favourite
for the QIPCO 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket, but failed to see out her first
attempt at a mile. The daughter of Invincible Spirit was dropped back in trip
for the remainder of the season and scored twice in four starts, headlined by a
devastating four-length success in the Prix Maurice de Gheest - Goldikova at
Deauville in August.
Moonlight Cloud began 2012 with a smooth performance in the
Group Three Prix du Palais-Royal in early June, and nearly stunned the world of
racing when running the mighty Black Caviar to head in the six-furlong Diamond
Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot.
A return to Deauville in August saw Moonlight Cloud record
a facile five-length verdict over subsequent Group One winner Wizz Kid in the
Prix Maurice de Gheest, but she endured a troubled passage when fourth to
Excelebration in the mile Group One Prix du Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard -
Jacques Le Marois, just a week later.
She conclusively proved a mile was within her compass in
the autumn when getting the better of Farhh in a titanic finish to the Qatar
Prix du Moulin de Longchamp over a mile, but disappointed when trailing home
eighth of nine behind Wise Dan in the Breeders' Cup Mile at Santa Anita,
California, USA, in November.
Moonlight Cloud commenced the 2013 season with an easy
two-length win in the Group Three seven-furlong Prix de la Porte Maillot at
Longchamp on July 7, before heading back to Deauville for a third consecutive
LARC Prix de Maurice de Gheest on August 4. A field of 14 included Diamond Jubilee
Stakes hero Lethal Force, who went on to take the Darley July Cup in a record
time, and top Irish sprinter Gordon Lord Byron, but they proved no match for
Freddy Head's mare, who scored decisively in a track record time. She also
became only the second horse to win the Prix Maurice de Gheest three times,
following on from Marchand D'Or (2006, 2007 & 2008), who was also trained
by Freddy Head.
Connections focused their attention on the Prix du Haras de
Fresnay-Le-Buffard - Jacques Le Marois a week later, determined to atone for
the previous year's unlucky defeat. It was billed as the race of the season
with the 13-strong line-up also featuring two Classic winners in Dawn Approach
and Intello, Queen Anne Stakes hero Declaration Of War, four-time Group One
scorer Elusive Kate and the Richard Hannon-trained Olympic Glory. A solid pace
was assured with three pacemakers deployed and that, coupled with fast ground,
allowed Moonlight Cloud to showcase her electric turn of foot, which sent her
clear entering the final furlong. She looked in full control with 100 yards to
go, but Olympic Glory closed with every stride on the run to the line to force
a photograph. Moonlight Cloud held on by a short-head in a course record time,
eclipsing her former stable mate Goldikova=s record by just over a tenth of
a second.
After a deserved break, Moonlight Cloud returned for a tilt
at the Qatar Prix de la Foret over seven furlongs on October 6, the penultimate
Group One of Longchamp=s brilliant Qatar Prix de l'Arc
de Triomphe weekend. Treve=s scintillating performance
under Jarnet in the feature contest for Freddy Head's sister, Criquette, had
brightened an otherwise gloomy afternoon on the Bois de Boulogne, but Moonlight
Cloud was not to be outdone and produced an equally impressive display. She was
given a patient ride by Jarnet and was still last as the field flashed past the
two-furlong marker, but unleashed a breathtaking change of gear under the
ice-cool pilot to swamp her rivals and score easing down by three lengths.
Her next start will be in the Group One Hong Kong Mile at
Sha Tin on December 8, after which a decision will be made about whether she
stays in training.
Win, lose or draw, Moonlight Cloud=s Group One treble this season will live long in the memory
and her potent turn of foot marks her down as a mare of uncommon quality.
Cartier Champion Stayer
ESTIMATE (IRE)
4 b f Monsun (GER) - Ebaziya (IRE) (Darshaan)
Form: 7/1133-117
Owner: Her Majesty The
Queen
Trainer: Sir Michael
Stoute
Breeder: HH The Aga
Khan=s Studs S C
Estimate receives the accolade of Cartier Champion Stayer
following an historic success for Her Majesty The Queen in the Gold Cup at
Royal Ascot.
Estimate is the result of an 80th birthday present from the
Aga Khan through which The Queen was allowed to use six of his mares, with the
Royal Studs choosing the stallions.
The product of this agreement was a rangy bay filly by
Monsun, out of the celebrated broodmare Ebaziya.
Monsun, the pre-eminent sire in Germany until his death in
2012, is a renowned stamina influence and responsible for 2007 World Champion
Manduro, among others, while Ebaziya hails from a family laden with stamina.
The daughter of Darshaan won three Listed races when
trained by John Oxx in 1992 and has established herself as one of the all-time
great European broodmares. She is responsible for seven Black Type performers,
with her first three foals all scoring at Group One level - Ebadiyla captured
the Irish Oaks and Prix Royal Oak in 1997, Ebadiya annexed the Moyglare Stakes
in 1998 and Enzeli stormed to victory in the 1999 Gold Cup.
Estimate was sent to 10-time champion UK Flat trainer Sir
Michael Stoute and ran only once at two. But her debut did not suggest she was
destined for stardom, finishing seventh of 11 behind subsequent Group Three
winner Esentepe in a mile maiden at Leicester in September, 2011.
However, she returned the following May with an
eye-catching performance in a 12-furlong maiden at Salisbury, staying on
strongly to score by two and three quarter lengths.
This set up her up for tilt at the Group Three Queen=s Vase over two miles at Royal Ascot and, despite her lack
of experience, she was sent off the 3/1 favourite. Partnered by Ryan Moore for
the first time, the result never looked in doubt and she recorded an impressive
five-length success.
Estimate was dropped to a mile and three quarters for the
remainder of the 2012 season and ran with credit behind Wild Coco in the Group
Three iShares Fillies= Stakes at Glorious Goodwood and
the Group Two DFS Park Hill Stakes at Doncaster, finishing third on both
occasions.
Connections went into the winter harbouring Gold Cup
ambitions and Estimate staked her claim for Europe=s most prestigious staying contest in the Group Three
Sagaro Stakes over two miles at Ascot in May. It was her first start in open
company, but she handled the assignment with aplomb and stayed on strongly to
score by a length and three quarters.
On Gold Cup Day, Estimate headed the market for the feature
contest, but still had plenty to prove. She was bidding to become the first
filly to triumph since Indian Queen in 1991 and was tackling the two and a half
mile distance for the first time.
Her 13 rivals included some of best stayers in Europe, but
expectations were high and Estimate delivered in gutsy fashion under a
determined ride from Ryan Moore. After moving to the front a furlong out, she
repelled the persistent challenge of Simenon and French raider Top Trip to
score by a neck.
It was a hugely popular result with Estimate becoming Her
Majesty The Queen=s 22nd Royal Ascot winner and
the first Gold Cup winner to be owned by a reigning monarch in the race´s
207-year history.
It also propelled Ebaziya into a league of her own, making
her the only broodmare in history to produce four individual European Group One
winners.
Cartier Champion Sprinter
LETHAL FORCE (IRE)
4 gr c Dark Angel (IRE) - Land Army (IRE) (Desert Style
(IRE))
2013 Form: 21129
Owner: Alan
Craddock
Trainer: Clive Cox
Breeder: Declan
Johnson
Lethal Force is from the first crop of Dark Angel, who
retired to stud after an excellent juvenile campaign that included victory in
Newmarket's Middle Park Stakes. Lethal Force, who became the sire's first Group
One winner at Royal Ascot in June, certainly inherited his father's speed as
well as his grey coat.
Initially sold as a yearling for 9,500 euros as a foal at
Goffs in 2009, Lethal Force passed through the ring again as a yearling the
following year, when trainer Clive Cox bought the colt for 8,500 euros on
behalf of Alan Craddock.
Although he did not lose his maiden tag until the first
start of his three-year-old campaign, Lethal Force showed a high level of form
as a juvenile, finishing fourth in both the six-furlong Coventry Stakes at
Royal Ascot and the seven-furlong Veuve Clicquot Vintage Stakes at Glorious
Goodwood, both Group Two events.
He continued to run well without winning following his
maiden success over six furlongs at Bath, but the application of blinkers
sharpened his focus in the seven-furlong Group Two Betfred Hungerford Stakes at
Newbury in August, 2012, as he made all of the running to beat Strong Suit by a
neck.
Lethal Force had two more 2012 appearances, both over seven
furlongs, coming home third in the Group Two OLBG Park Stakes at Doncaster
before failing to land a blow on heavy ground in the Group One Qatar Prix de la
Foret at Longchamp.
After showing plenty of pace, connections decided to try
Lethal Force over sprint distances, without blinkers, in 2013 and he headed to
York for his seasonal return in the six-furlong Group Two Duke Of York Clipper
Logistics Stakes on May 15. Always in a prominent position, he ran a superb
race to go down by a head to Society Rock, a dual Group One-winning sprinter,
with the pair finishing clear of another Group One scorer, Gordon Lord Byron.
Society Rock had conceded 5lb to Lethal Force at York but
the pair re-opposed on level weights in the Group One Diamond Jubilee Stakes at
Royal Ascot on June 22. The style of both sprinters contrasted markedly, with
front-runner Lethal Force aiming to dominate from the front, while Society Rock
would habitually break slowly before coming with a strong late run.
On this occasion, the raw speed of Lethal Force held sway
as he made virtually all of the running to hold his York nemesis by two
lengths, with Krypton Factor and Gordon Lord Byron coming home third and fourth
respectively. For winning jockey Adam Kirby, the success provided a first Group
One victory on British racing's biggest stage.
With the scores equal at one-one, Lethal Force and Society
Rock took each other on for a third time in the Group One Darley July Cup at
Newmarket on July 13, in a field that also featured Dubai Group One winner and
South African champion Shea.
Once again, Lethal Force broke smartly and made all of the
running to win in a new course record, with the only moment of panic coming
when he jinked away from the stands' rail a furlong and a half out. Society
Rock had to settle for second again, with Slade Power finishing third as Lethal
Force broke the course record.
Lethal Force returned to France for Deauville's Group One
LARC Prix Maurice de Gheest over six and a half furlongs on August 4, when he
once again attempted to make all but was collared in the closing stages by
Moonlight Cloud to come home a fine second to the Freddy Head-trained filly.
Lethal Force made on more appearance, finishing ninth on
unsuitable ground in the Group One Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock Park on
September 7.
He was retired shortly afterwards to take up stallion
duties at Cheveley Park Stud alongside fellow Group One-winning sprinters
Pivotal and Mayson.
Cartier Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
KINGSTON HILL (GB)
2 b c Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Audacieuse (Rainbow Quest
(USA))
2013 Form:
111
Owner: Paul
Smith
Trainer: Roger Varian
Breeder: Ridgecourt
Stud
In the space of five weeks, Kingston Hill went from unraced
colt to a Group One winner and one of the favourites for next year's QIPCO 2000
Guineas and Investec Derby.
By leading first-season stallion Mastercraftsman, Kingston
Hill is out of Audacieuse, a Group Three winner over 10 and a half furlongs in
France. He was purchased for 70,000 guineas at Tattersalls October yearling
sales in 2012 by Charlie Gordon-Watson for Paul Smith, son of leading owner
Derrick who is involved in all the main Coolmore syndicates. The colt went into
training with Roger Varian at Kremlin House Stables, Newmarket, where Smith had
previously sent Robinson Cruso, a maiden winner at Pontefract, to be trained by
the late Michael Jarvis.
With the Varian stable experiencing virus issues in high
summer, Kingston Hill did not make his debut until September 21, when he
readily captured a seven-furlong maiden on soft ground at Newbury, despite
showing signs of inexperience.
Kingston Hill stepped up in class and distance as he headed
to Newmarket on Future Champions Day, October 12 for the Group Three Autumn Stakes
over a mile. Held up towards the rear of the eight runners, Kingston Hill
quickened well under Andrea Atzeni to take the lead inside the furlong before
going away for a two-length victory over Oklahoma City, in the colours of a
certain Derrick Smith.
Kingston Hill was supplemented for the final Group One of
the British season, the mile Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster on October 26 for
a cost of £17,500. That investment proved to be money well spent as he stayed
on powerfully for a four and a half-length victory over Coolmore's Johann
Strauss, relegating Smith senior to second once again. But while Derrick has
enjoyed his fair share of Group One successes over the years, this was a first
major win for his son and also the first domestic Group One for both Varian and
Atzeni.
Kingston Hill heads into the winter as a leading contender
for Classic honours and the colt looks set for a bright future, just like his
owner, trainer and jockey.
Cartier Champion Three-Year-Old Colt
MAGICIAN (IRE)
3 b c Galileo (IRE) - Absolutelyfabulous (IRE) (Mozart
(IRE))
2013 Form: 1191
Owners: Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier
Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
IRE
Breeder: Absolutelyfabulous Syndicate
At the end of the 2012 season, Magician appeared to be some
way down the pecking order for Classic glory among Coolmore's battalion of
juveniles. He had one win to his name in four starts, taking a mile maiden at
the Curragh on heavy ground by six lengths, and trailed home last on his final
two-year-old appearance in the Group Three JRA Killavullan Stakes.
By Galileo, Magician is out Absolutelyfabulous, a Listed
winner over six furlongs and a daughter of champion sprinter Mozart. Blessed
with influences of stamina and speed in his pedigree, Magician started his
three-year-old campaign as a middle-distance prospect and he made his seasonal
return on the tight turns of Chester in the Group Three BetVictor.com Dee
Stakes over 10 and a half furlongs on May 10.
Aidan O'Brien had already captured a Derby Trial on the
Roodee the previous day with Ruler Of The World, a six-length winner of the
MBNA Chester Vase, and Magician followed up with an equally impressive win,
quickening well under Ryan Moore to beat Contributer by four lengths.
A crack at the Investec Derby looked on the cards, but
connections took the decision to drop Magician back to a mile for the Group One
Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh 15 days later. He excelled over
the distance, readily powering clear of rivals for a three and a half-length
victory over Gale Force Ten, with future Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby hero
Trading Leather back in third.
With Ruler Of The World, Mars and Battle Of Marengo heading
a five-strong Ballydoyle assault for the Investec Derby, Magician bypassed the
Epsom Classic and instead remained over a mile for the Group One St James's
Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot on June 18.
But an incident in the days building up to the meeting
compromised his chances. Magician knocked a hind leg and was put in an equine
spa for treatment. A sparrow flew into and spooked the horse, which resulted in
him bruising both of his front legs. Following such an interrupted preparation,
the colt could only trail home ninth at Royal Ascot as Dawn Approach and
Toronado fought out the finish in one of the highlights of the five-day
meeting.
O'Brien decided to give Magician a break afterwards and
freshen him up for an autumn campaign, with the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita in
early November looking a likely option due to the prevailing fast turf track at
the Californian course. But, having excelled over 10 and a half furlongs and a
mile, would Magician run in the Breeders' Cup Mile or the Breeder's Cup Turf
over four furlongs further? Four-year-old Camelot had originally been pencilled
in by O'Brien for the Turf but a setback ruled the three-time Classic winner
out of the meeting, with Magician stepping into the breach.
Magician lined up against tough opposition in the race,
most notably The Fugue. The John Gosden-trained filly had been an unlucky third
in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf 12 months earlier but returned to
Santa Anita on the back of an impressive win in the Group One Red Mills Irish
Champion Stakes at Leopardstown. Little Mike and Point Of Entry, the first and
second in the 2012 Breeders' Cup Turf also re-opposed on the back of Grade One
victories at Belmont Park.
Ryan Moore partnered the Galileo colt for a second time,
having ridden him at Chester, and immediately settled the colt in second last.
Magician was still towards the rear as the field turned for home, but started
to make stealthy headway when The Fugue surged into the lead passing the
furlong-pole.
Moore galvanised his mount for one final thrust and
Magician flew down the centre of the course, snatching the advantage near the
line for a stunning half-length victory. Even the most wizened of US hacks
acknowledged Moore's brilliance in the saddle, while O'Brien's achievement in
bringing a horse back to his best following a long lay-off also drew deserved
praise.
Magician is due to stay in training as a four-year-old and
looks set to form part of a formidable contingent of older horses for Coolmore
next season alongside Ruler Of The World and Kingsbarns, who are also by
Galileo.
Cartier Champion Two-Year-Old Filly
CHRISELLIAM (IRE)
2 b f Iffraaj - Danielli (IRE) (Danehill (USA))
Form: 919211
Owners: Willie
Carson, Emily Aspey & Chris Wright
Trainer: Charlie
Hills
Breeder: Ballylinch
Stud
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12
Chriselliam=s emphatic Group One double on
two continents sealed her the Cartier Champion Two-Year-Old Filly award.
She was bred by Ballylinch Stud and purchased by bloodstock
agent Alastair Donald for ,40,000 guineas at the 2012
Tattersalls October Yearling Sale.
The daughter of Iffraaj was sent to Lambourn handler
Charlie Hills, where she was acquired by five-time British champion
jockey Willie Carson, Emily Asprey, and rock, media and sport mogul Chris
Wright, who enjoyed Classic success with Culture Vulture in the 1992 French
1,000 Guineas
Chriselliam failed to make an impression on her debut at
Haydock in May, but broke the seven-furlong two-year-old track record at
Warwick under Australian pilot James McDonald on July 11.
She met with defeat on her next two outings, trailing home
ninth of 12 in a Group Three at Deauville, France, in August before being
collared late in a mile Listed contest at Haydock Park on September 7.
Despite those two reverses, she was pitched into Group One
company for the Shadwell Fillies= Mile at Newmarket on September
27, with Richard Hughes in the saddle for the first time. The champion jockey
settled her towards the rear in the early the stages and produced Chriselliam
with a strong run inside the final furlong to score decisively by a length from
Moyglare Stud Stakes heroine Rizeena.
After that 28/1 success, the Grade One Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies' Turf at Santa Anita, California was
named as her final target for the season. The mile prize was one of the most
fiercely contested races of the two-day extravaganza, with Connolly=s Red Mills Cheveley Park Stakes winner Vorda, vision.ae
Rockfel Stakes scorer Al Thakhira and unbeaten US pair of My Conquestadory and
Testa Rossi all in the opposition.
Hughes took the mount again and rode a perfect race from
stall eight. Chriselliam settled in midfield and made smooth headway to track
the leaders entering the straight, before quickening clear for an impressive
success by two and a half lengths in race record time, providing a first
Breeders= Cup triumph for Charlie Hills.
That display propelled Chriselliam to the top of the
betting market for next year's Classic at Newmarket, the QIPCO 1,000 Guineas,
and, if successful, Willie Carson would become the first man to ride, breed and
own a British Classic winner. Carson annexed 17 British Classics during his
illustrious riding career and bred 1988 St Leger hero Minster Son.
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Cartier/Daily
Telegraph Award Of Merit
JIM
BOLGER
While there have been many great trainers, breeders and
tutors in the history of horseracing, very few, if any, have combined all of
those roles as successfully as Jim Bolger.
He was born in Oylegate, County Wexford, on Christmas Day,
1941, the son of farmer Walter Bolger and one of eight children. There were
"always horses about the place" in his youth and the seeds were sown
for the consummate horseman of his generation.
Although growing up around horses, racing did not play a
central role during his formative years, as he once recalled: "My main
passions then were hurling and Gaelic football. I was always interested in
racing and can remember listening to Freebooter's Grand National when I was
only eight (1950), but there was always so much work to do on the farm that I
actually had little opportunity to go racing."
After an education at Enniscorthy Christian Brothers School
and the College of Commerce, Rathmines, he started out as an accountant and
began working for the largest Ford car dealership in Dublin. He also bought and
sold on show jumpers. He sold the final one to a Milan dentist for 13,000
guineas in 1976 and later candidly remarked: "At the time you could have
bought three semi-detached houses in Dublin. I bought three semi-detached
horses instead."
The lure of returning to the outdoors proved too much for
the farmer's son. Having enjoyed success as an owner and amateur rider, he took
out a permit to train out in 1975 and a year later became a full-time trainer.
He was initially based at Clonsilla and Phoenix Park in Dublin and saddled his
first winner when Peaceful Pleasure scored at Roscommon on September 20, 1976.
British success followed soon afterwards, with Beparoejojo winning over hurdles
at Aintree on March 31, 1978.
With the closure of Phoenix Park as a training centre in
1979, Bolger made the move to Lohunda Park in Clonsilla, having been offered
use of the facilities by former trainer Sir Hugh Nugent.
The winners began to escalate rapidly as the 1980s dawned
and the stable quickly gained a reputation as being particularly adept with
fillies. An early star was Condessa, who landed the Musidora Stakes and gave
Bolger a first Group One success in the 1981 Yorkshire Oaks.
Always a man with an eye on the future, Bolger has made the
point that fillies are cheaper to buy at sales but can often also have greater
worth after their racing careers are over.
In 1982 Bolger purchased Glebe House at Coolcullen on the
borders of Co Carlow and Co Kilkenny. Having long been looking for a training
base to call his own, Bolger was taken by the 18th century former Church of
Ireland property due to the undulating nature of the surrounding land which he
believed could be transformed into highly varied gallops.
His property interests have grown over time and, as well as
300 acres in Co Kilkenny (for the training of fillies), he now has another
yard, Beechy Park (colts), in Co Carlow and Redmondstown Stud (purchased in
1990) in Co Wexford where his 80 or so broodmares are based.
Following the move to Glebe House, the big-race winners
flowed freely and major owners including Maktoum Al Maktom and Henryk de
Kwiatkowski sent him horses. The major successes of the 1980s included Flame Of
Tara (1983 Coronation Stakes), Park Appeal (1984 Moyglare Stud Stakes &
Cheveley Park Stakes), Polonia (1987 Prix de l'Abbaye) and Park Express (1986
Irish Champion Stakes).
He also enjoyed significant success over jumps in the
earlier part of his career and landed the Irish Champion Hurdle with Nordic Surprise
in 1991 and again with Chirkpar a year later.
A first Classic success in Britain was provided by the
Maktoum Al Maktoum-owned Jet Ski Lady, who revelled in the soft ground to land
the 1991 Oaks at Epsom Downs, belying her 50/1 starting price.
Anyone who thought Bolger was merely a trainer of fillies
was proved decisively wrong in 1992 when he sent out St Jovite to stunning
victories in the Irish Derby and Ascot's King George VI & Queen Elizabeth
Stakes. The same colt also finished second in the Derby at Epsom Downs.
The 1992 season also saw Bolger set a new Irish record of
139 winners, beating J J Parkinson's long-standing total which had stood since
1923.
Margarula carried the colours of his wife Jackie to success
in the 2002 Irish Oaks, while the trainer enjoyed success across the globe with
the remarkable Alexander Goldrun - a Group One winner in Ireland, Britain,
France and Hong Kong when partnered by the Bolgers' son-in-law Kevin Manning.
Jim Bolger's foresight of developing a breeding operation
through the purchase of fillies began to pay big dividends in the 21st century.
In 2006, the home-bred Teofilo won all his five starts
including the Group One National Stakes at the Curragh and the Group One
Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket to be crowned European champion juvenile. Injury
prevented the Galileo colt from running as a three-year-old, although he has
made an excellent start to his career as a stallion.
Glebe House was also responsible for the champion juvenile
filly of 2006, Finsceal Beo, and the following year gained a brilliant
Newmarket/Irish 1000 Guineas double.
Also in 2007, Bolger expertly handled New Approach (the
last foal of Park Express) to an unbeaten campaign, which like Teofilo included
Group One success in the National Stakes and Dewhurst Stakes. Then sold to
Sheikh Mohammed, who gifted the colt to his wife Princess Haya, New Approach
added three Group One victories to his CV in 2008 - the Derby, Irish Champion
Stakes and British Champion Stakes. He is now among Europe's leading stallions.
Remarkably, Bolger won the Dewhurst Stakes for a third
successive year in 2008 with Intense Focus and captured the Group One race
again with Parish Hall in 2011 and New Approach's son Dawn Approach in 2012.
The 2013 season has been another vintage one. Further
Classic success flowed when Dawn Approach, racing in the colours of Godolphin,
captured the QIPCO 2000 Guineas and went on to Group One triumph at Royal Ascot
in the St James's Palace Stakes.
Bolger also enjoyed the proudest moment of his training
career when the home-bred Trading Leather captured the Dubai Duty Free Irish
Derby in the colours of his wife Jackie. His handling of equine talent alone
makes him exceptional, with his horses gaining five Cartier Racing Awards, but
when the nurturing of human talent is added into the equation then he can be
described as one of the all-time greats.
Those who have worked for Bolger in the early part of their
careers reads like a Who's Who of racing's great and good. The roll-call
includes Ireland's champion Flat trainer Aidan O'Brien, Ireland's champion jump
trainer Willie Mullins, other trainers such as David Wachman and Paul Nolan.
As to riders, they are led by the 18-time British champion
jump jockey A P McCoy, who recently gained his 4,000 winner, and include
current stable jockey Kevin Manning, Peter Scudamore, Paul Carberry, Seamus
Heffernan, Willie Supple, Paddy Brennan and Ted Durcan.
Known for being firm in his opinions and not suffering
fools, this self-made man is modest about his achievements.
He has always maintained that racing comes second to what is
really important in his life - his family and his devout Catholic faith. He is
vocal in support of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association and is also a
non-smoker.
He married Jackie on April 24, 1965, and the couple have
two daughters - Una (married to Kevin Manning) and Fiona.
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Winners by year at the Cartier Racing Awards
2013
Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: Kingston Hill
Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Chriselliam
Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: Magician
Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: Treve
Cartier Sprinter: Lethal Force
Cartier Stayer: Estimate
Cartier Older Horse: Moonlight Cloud
Cartier Horse of the Year: Treve owned by His Excellency
Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani
Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: Jim Bolger
2012 - CARTIER RACING AWARDS
Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt: Dawn Approach
Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly: Certify
Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt: Camelot
Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly: The Fugue
Cartier Sprinter: Black Caviar
Cartier Stayer: Colour Vision
Cartier Older Horse: Frankel
Cartier Horse of the Year: Frankel, owned by Prince Khalid
Abdullah
Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit: Team Frankel
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
Abdullah
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
Abdullah
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
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Winners per category at the Cartier Racing Awards
CARTIER HORSE OF THE YEAR
2013 Treve
2012 Frankel
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
2013 Moonlight Cloud
2012 Frankel
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
2013 Estimate
2012 Colour Vision
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
2013 Lethal Force
2012 Black Caviar
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
2013 Magician
2012 Caviar
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
2013 Treve
2012 The Fugue
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
2013 Kingston Hill
2012 Dawn Approach
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
2013 Chriselliam
2012 Certify
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
2013 Jim Bolger
2012 Team Frankel
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 Abdullah
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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