Cartier Horse of the Year
The Cartier Horse of the Year is an award in European horse racing, founded in 1991, and sponsored by Cartier SA as part of the Cartier Racing Awards. The award winner is decided by points earned in group races plus the votes cast by British racing journalists and readers of the Racing Post and The Daily Telegraph newspapers.[1]
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Ouija Board – 2004, 2006
- Frankel – 2011, 2012
- Enable – 2017, 2019
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- Aidan O'Brien – Giant's Causeway (2000), Rock of Gibraltar (2002), Dylan Thomas (2007), Minding (2016), St Mark's Basilica (2021), City of Troy (2024)
Leading owner (6 wins):
- Sue Magnier – Giant's Causeway (2000), Rock of Gibraltar (2002), Dylan Thomas (2007), Minding (2016), St Mark's Basilica (2021), City of Troy (2024)
Winners
| Year |
Horse |
Age | Gender | Bred | Trained | Trainer |
Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Arazi | 2 | C | USA | FR | François Boutin | Allen Paulson |
| 1992 | User Friendly | 3 | F | GB | GB | Clive Brittain | Bill Gredley |
| 1993 | Lochsong | 5 | M | GB | GB | Ian Balding | Jeff Smith |
| 1994 | Barathea | 4 | C | IRE | GB | Luca Cumani | Sheikh Mohammed |
| 1995 | Ridgewood Pearl | 3 | F | GB | IRE | John Oxx | Anne Coughlan |
| 1996 | Helissio | 3 | C | FR | FR | Élie Lellouche | Enrique Sarasola |
| 1997 | Peintre Celebre | 3 | C | USA | FR | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein |
| 1998 | Dream Well | 3 | C | FR | FR | Pascal Bary | Niarchos family |
| 1999 | Daylami | 5 | H | IRE | GB | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin |
| 2000 | Giant's Causeway | 3 | C | USA | IRE | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor |
| 2001 | Fantastic Light | 5 | H | USA | GB | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin |
| 2002 | Rock of Gibraltar | 3 | C | IRE | IRE | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier and Alex Ferguson |
| 2003 | Dalakhani | 3 | C | IRE | IRE | Jim Bolger | Princess Haya of Jordan |
| 2004 | Ouija Board | 3 | F | GB | GB | Ed Dunlop | Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby |
| 2005 | Hurricane Run | 3 | C | IRE | FR | André Fabre | Michael Tabor |
| 2006 | Ouija Board | 5 | M | GB | GB | Ed Dunlop | Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby |
| 2007 | Dylan Thomas | 4 | C | IRE | IRE | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor |
| 2008 | Zarkava | 3 | F | IRE | FR | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV |
| 2009 | Sea the Stars | 3 | C | IRE | IRE | John Oxx | Christopher Tsui |
| 2010 | Goldikova | 5 | M | IRE | FR | Freddy Head | Wertheimer et Frère |
| 2011 | Frankel | 3 | C | GB | GB | Henry Cecil | Khalid Abdullah |
| 2012 | Frankel | 4 | C | GB | GB | Henry Cecil | Khalid Abdullah |
| 2013 | Treve | 3 | F | FR | FR | Criquette Head-Maarek | Sheikh Joaan al Thani |
| 2014 | Kingman | 3 | C | GB | GB | John Gosden | Khalid Abdullah |
| 2015 | Golden Horn | 3 | C | GB | GB | John Gosden | Anthony Oppenheimer |
| 2016 | Minding | 3 | F | IRE | IRE | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor, Smith and Magnier |
| 2017 | Enable | 3 | F | GB | GB | John Gosden | Khalid Abdullah |
| 2018 | Roaring Lion | 3 | C | USA | GB | John Gosden | Qatar Racing[2] |
| 2019 | Enable | 5 | M | GB | GB | John Gosden | Khalid Abdullah[3] |
| 2020 | Ghaiyyath | 5 | H | IRE | GB | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin[4] |
| 2021 | St Mark's Basilica | 3 | C | FR | IRE | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor, Smith and Magnier[5] |
| 2022 | Baaeed | 4 | C | GB | GB | William Haggas | Shadwell Estate[6] |
| 2023 | Ace Impact | 3 | C | IRE | FR | Jean-Claude Rouget | Ecuries Serge Stempniak[7] |
| 2024 | City of Troy | 3 | C | USA | IRE | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier, Tabor & Smith[8] |
| 2025 | Calandagan[9] | 4 | G | IRE | FR | Francis-Henri Graffard | Aga Khan Studs SCEA |
References
- ^ Marcus Armytage (13 November 2012). "Cartier Awards 2012: Frankel sweeps board and takes top honour for second year". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
- ^ Armytage, Marcus (13 November 2018). "Roaring Lion seals stunning year with top Cartier award". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ Scargill, Peter (12 November 2019). "Enable scoops second Cartier Horse of the Year award". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ Rennie, Matt (19 November 2020). "Ghaiyyath gets Cartier coronation after being crowned Horse of the Year". Racing Post.
- ^ Milnes, David (10 November 2021). "St Mark's Basilica voted horse of the year at annual ceremony in London". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Milnes, David (9 November 2022). "Baaeed crowned Cartier Horse of the Year and top older horse for 2022". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Playle, Maddy (10 November 2023). "Arc hero Ace Impact crowned 2023 Horse of the Year at Cartier Awards". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ Keogh, Frank (20 November 2024). "City Of Troy named horse of the year". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Keogh, Frank (19 November 2025). "Calandagan wins horse of the year award". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 3 December 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2026.