The Cartier Champion Two-year-old Colt is an award in European
horse racing, founded in 1991, and sponsored by
Cartier SA
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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
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'' and ''
The Daily Telegraph
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'' newspapers.
Records
Leading trainer (12 wins):
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Aidan O'Brien
Aidan Patrick O'Brien (born 16 October 1969 in County Wexford, Ireland)[ Aidan O'Brien bio NTRA ...](_blank)
– ''
Fasliyev (1999),
Johannesburg
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(2001),
Hold That Tiger (2002),
One Cool Cat (2003),
George Washington (2005),
Mastercraftsman
Mastercraftsman (19 February 2006 – 13 August 2021) was a Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. The four-time Group One-winning colt was trained by Aidan O'Brien and was ridden by Johnny Murtagh in all of his wins. He was out of mare Starlight ...
(2008),
St Nicholas Abbey (2009),
Gleneagles (2014),
Air Force Blue (2015),
Churchill (2016),
U S Navy Flag (2017),
Van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, inc ...
(2020)''
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Leading owner (12 wins):
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Michael Tabor
Michael Barry Tabor (born 28 October 1941) is a British businessman, bookmaker, gambler and owner of thoroughbred racehorses.
Tabor regularly appears on the ''Sunday Times Rich List'' of the richest people in Britain. In 2012 his fortune ...
– ''
Fasliyev (1999),
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a Megacity#List of megacities, megacity, and is List of urban areas by p ...
(2001),
Hold That Tiger (2002),
One Cool Cat (2003),
George Washington (2005),
Mastercraftsman
Mastercraftsman (19 February 2006 – 13 August 2021) was a Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. The four-time Group One-winning colt was trained by Aidan O'Brien and was ridden by Johnny Murtagh in all of his wins. He was out of mare Starlight ...
(2008),
St Nicholas Abbey (2009),
Gleneagles (2014),
Air Force Blue (2015),
Churchill (2016),
U S Navy Flag (2017),
Van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, inc ...
(2020)''
*
Sue Magnier – ''
Fasliyev (1999),
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a Megacity#List of megacities, megacity, and is List of urban areas by p ...
(2001),
Hold That Tiger (2002),
One Cool Cat (2003),
George Washington (2005),
Mastercraftsman
Mastercraftsman (19 February 2006 – 13 August 2021) was a Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. The four-time Group One-winning colt was trained by Aidan O'Brien and was ridden by Johnny Murtagh in all of his wins. He was out of mare Starlight ...
(2008),
St Nicholas Abbey (2009),
Gleneagles (2014),
Air Force Blue (2015),
Churchill (2016),
U S Navy Flag (2017),
Van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, inc ...
(2020)''
Winners
Two awards were given in 1996. Revoque was named Champion Two-year-old; Bahamian Bounty was named Champion Two-year-old Colt.
References
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Horse racing awards