The Cartier Racing Awards are awards in
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...
an
horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its bas ...
, founded in 1991, and sponsored by
Cartier. The award winners are decided by points earned in group races (40%) plus the votes cast by British racing journalists (30%) and readers of the ''
Racing Post
''Racing Post'' is a British daily horse racing, greyhound racing, and sports betting publisher published in print and digital formats. It is printed in tabloid format from Monday to Sunday. , it has an average daily circulation of 60,629 ...
'' and ''
The Daily Telegraph
''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a British daily broadsheet conservative newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally. It was found ...
''
newspaper
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as poli ...
s (30%).
Eight horse awards are given out annually plus the Daily Telegraph Award of Merit to the person whom members of the Cartier jury believe has done the most for European racing and/or breeding either over their lifetime or within the previous 12 months.
The highest Cartier award for horses is "Horse of the Year".
The equivalent in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
is the
Australian Thoroughbred racing awards, in
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
the
JRA Awards, in
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
the
Sovereign Awards, and in the
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
the
Eclipse Award
The Eclipse Award is an American Thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th-century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse.
An Eclipse Award Trophy is presented to the winner in each division. The trophy is made by a few small selected A ...
s.
''Horse names are followed by a suffix indicating the country where foaled.''
Winners
See also
*
Cartier Champion Sprinter
Horse of the Year
* 2024:
City of Troy (USA)
* 2023:
Ace Impact (IRE)
* 2022:
Baaeed (GB)
* 2021:
St Mark's Basilica
The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark (), commonly known as St Mark's Basilica (; ), is the cathedral church of the Patriarchate of Venice; it became the episcopal seat of the Patriarch of Venice in 1807, replacing the earlier cath ...
(FR)
* 2020:
Ghaiyyath (IRE)
* 2019:
Enable (GB)
* 2018:
Roaring Lion
Roaring Lion (22 February 190811 July 1999) was a Trinidadian calypsonian (calypso singer/composer). His 65-year career began in the early 1930s and he is best known for his compositions "Ugly Woman" (1933), " Mary Ann" and "Netty, Netty", wh ...
(USA)
* 2017:
Enable (GB)
* 2016:
Minding (IRE)
* 2015:
Golden Horn
The Golden Horn ( or ) is a major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. As a natural estuary that connects with the Bosphorus Strait at the point where the strait meets the Sea of Marmara, the waters of the ...
(GB)
* 2014:
Kingman (GB)
* 2013:
Treve (FR)
* 2012:
Frankel (GB)
* 2011:
Frankel (GB)
* 2010:
Goldikova (IRE)
* 2009:
Sea the Stars (IRE)
* 2008:
Zarkava (FR)
* 2007:
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer, whose works include the poems " Do not go gentle into that good night" and " And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" ''Un ...
(IRE)
* 2006:
Ouija Board (GB)
* 2005:
Hurricane Run (IRE)
* 2004:
Ouija Board (GB)
* 2003:
Dalakhani (IRE)
* 2002:
Rock of Gibraltar
The Rock of Gibraltar (from the Arabic name Jabal Ṭāriq , meaning "Mountain of Tariq ibn Ziyad, Tariq") is a monolithic limestone mountain high dominating the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. It is situated near the end of a nar ...
(IRE)
* 2001:
Fantastic Light (US)
* 2000:
Giant's Causeway
The Giant's Causeway () is an area of approximately 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcano, volcanic fissure eruption, part of the North Atlantic Igneous Province active in the region during the Paleogene period. ...
(US)
* 1999:
Daylami (IRE)
* 1998:
Dream Well (FR)
* 1997:
Peintre Celebre
Peintre Celebre (17 March 1994 – 19 October 2018) was an American-bred, French-trained champion thoroughbred racehorse. He won the French Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1997.
Background
Peintre Celebre was bred and owned by busi ...
(US)
* 1996:
Helissio (FR)
* 1995:
Ridgewood Pearl (GB)
* 1994:
Barathea
Barathea, sometimes spelled barrathea, is a soft fabric, with a broken twill weft rib, giving a surface that is lightly pebbled or ribbed, with the effect of a twill running both left and right. Originally developed as a cloth for mourning clothe ...
(IRE)
* 1993:
Lochsong (GB)
* 1992:
User Friendly
''User Friendly'' was a webcomic written by J. D. Frazer, also known by his pen name Illiad. Starting in 1997, the strip was one of the earliest webcomics to make its creator a living. The comic is set in a fictional internet service provider a ...
(GB)
* 1991:
Arazi (US)
Top Older Horse
* 2024:
Charyn (IRE)
* 2023:
Mostahdaf (IRE)
* 2022:
Baaeed (GB)
* 2021:
Palace Pier (GB)
* 2020:
Ghaiyyath (IRE)
* 2019:
Enable (GB)
* 2018:
Enable (GB)
* 2017:
Ulysses (IRE)
* 2016:
Found (IRE)
* 2015:
Solow (GB)
* 2014:
Noble Mission (GB)
* 2013:
Moonlight Cloud (GB)
* 2012:
Frankel (GB)
* 2011:
Cirrus des Aigles
Cirrus des Aigles (foaled 8 May 2006) is a retired French Thoroughbred racehorse. In a career which lasted from October 2008 until December 2015 he raced in France, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Japan and the United Arab Emirates. After racing ...
(FR)
* 2010:
Goldikova (IRE)
* 2009:
Goldikova (IRE)
* 2008:
Duke of Marmalade (IRE)
* 2007:
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer, whose works include the poems " Do not go gentle into that good night" and " And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" ''Un ...
(IRE)
* 2006:
Ouija Board (GB)
* 2005:
Azamour (IRE)
* 2004:
Soviet Song (IRE)
* 2003:
Falbrav (IRE)
* 2002:
Grandera (IRE)
* 2001:
Fantastic Light (US)
* 2000:
Kalanisi (IRE)
* 1999:
Daylami (IRE)
* 1998:
Swain (IRE)
* 1997:
Pilsudski (IRE)
* 1996:
Halling (US)
* 1995:
Further Flight (GB)
* 1994:
Barathea
Barathea, sometimes spelled barrathea, is a soft fabric, with a broken twill weft rib, giving a surface that is lightly pebbled or ribbed, with the effect of a twill running both left and right. Originally developed as a cloth for mourning clothe ...
(IRE)
* 1993:
Opera House
An opera house is a theater building used for performances of opera. Like many theaters, it usually includes a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, backstage facilities for costumes and building sets, as well as offices for the institut ...
(GB)
* 1992:
Mr Brooks (GB)
* 1991:
Terimon (GB)
Top Stayer
* 2024:
Kyprios (IRE)
* 2023:
Trueshan (FR)
* 2022:
Kyprios (IRE)
* 2021:
Trueshan (FR)
* 2020:
Stradivarius
A Stradivarius is one of the string instruments, such as violins, violas, cellos, and guitars, crafted by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari (Latin: Antonius Stradivarius), in Cremona, Italy, during the late 17th ...
(IRE)
* 2019:
Stradivarius
A Stradivarius is one of the string instruments, such as violins, violas, cellos, and guitars, crafted by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari (Latin: Antonius Stradivarius), in Cremona, Italy, during the late 17th ...
(IRE)
* 2018:
Stradivarius
A Stradivarius is one of the string instruments, such as violins, violas, cellos, and guitars, crafted by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari (Latin: Antonius Stradivarius), in Cremona, Italy, during the late 17th ...
(IRE)
* 2017:
Order of St George
Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to:
* A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica
* Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood
* ...
(IRE)
* 2016:
Order of St George
Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to:
* A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica
* Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood
* ...
(IRE)
* 2015:
Simple Verse (IRE)
* 2014:
Leading Light (IRE)
* 2013:
Estimate
Estimation (or estimating) is the process of finding an estimate or approximation, which is a value that is usable for some purpose even if input data may be incomplete, uncertain, or unstable. The value is nonetheless usable because it is de ...
(IRE)
* 2012:
Colour Vision
Color vision, a feature of visual perception, is an ability to perceive differences between light composed of different frequencies independently of light intensity.
Color perception is a part of the larger visual system and is mediated by a co ...
(FR)
* 2011:
Fame and Glory (IRE)
* 2010:
Rite of Passage
A rite of passage is a ceremony or ritual of the passage which occurs when an individual leaves one group to enter another. It involves a significant change of social status, status in society. In cultural anthropology the term is the Anglicisa ...
(GB)
* 2009:
Yeats (IRE)
* 2008:
Yeats (IRE)
* 2007:
Yeats (IRE)
* 2006:
Yeats (IRE)
* 2005:
Westerner (GB)
* 2004:
Westerner (GB)
* 2003:
Persian Punch (IRE)
* 2002:
Vinnie Roe (IRE)
* 2001:
Persian Punch (IRE)
* 2000:
Kayf Tara (GB)
* 1999:
Kayf Tara (GB)
* 1998:
Kayf Tara (GB)
* 1997:
Celeric (GB)
* 1996:
Nononito (FR)
* 1995:
Double Trigger (IRE)
* 1994:
Moonax (IRE)
* 1993:
Vintage Crop (GB)
* 1992:
Drum Taps (US)
* 1991:
Turgeon (US)
Top Sprinter
* 2024:
Bradsell (GB)
* 2023:
Shaquille (GB)
* 2022:
Highfield Princess (FR)
* 2021:
Starman (GB)
* 2020:
Battaash (IRE)
* 2019:
Blue Point (IRE)
* 2018:
Mabs Cross (GB)
* 2017:
Harry Angel (IRE)
* 2016:
Quiet Reflection
Quiet Reflection (foaled 19 February 2013) is a retired British Thoroughbred racehorse. A specialist sprinter with a preference for soft ground, she showed very good form as a two-year-old in 2015 when she won three of her four races including ...
(GB)
* 2015:
Muhaarar (GB)
* 2014:
Sole Power (GB)
* 2013:
Lethal Force (IRE)
* 2012:
Black Caviar (AUS)
* 2011:
Dream Ahead (US)
* 2010:
Starspangledbanner (AUS)
* 2009:
Fleeting Spirit (GB)
* 2008:
Marchand d'Or (FR)
* 2007:
Red Clubs (IRE)
* 2006:
Reverence (GB)
* 2005:
Avonbridge (GB)
* 2004:
Somnus (GB)
* 2003:
Oasis Dream (GB)
* 2002:
Continent
A continent is any of several large geographical regions. Continents are generally identified by convention (norm), convention rather than any strict criteria. A continent could be a single large landmass, a part of a very large landmass, as ...
(GB)
* 2001:
Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...
(IRE)
* 2000:
Nuclear Debate (US)
* 1999:
Stravinsky
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ( – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer and conductor with French citizenship (from 1934) and American citizenship (from 1945). He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of ...
(US)
* 1998:
Tamarisk
The genus ''Tamarix'' (tamarisk, salt cedar, taray) is composed of about 50–60 species of flowering plants in the family Tamaricaceae, native to drier areas of Eurasia and Africa. The generic name originated in Latin and may refer to the Tamb ...
(GB)
* 1997:
Royal Applause (GB)
* 1996:
Anabaa (US)
* 1995:
Hever Golf Rose (GB)
* 1994:
Lochsong (GB)
* 1993:
Lochsong (GB)
* 1992:
Mr Brooks (GB)
* 1991:
Sheikh Albadou (GB)
Three-Year-Old Colt
* 2024:
City of Troy (USA)
* 2023:
Ace Impact (IRE)
* 2022:
Vadeni (FR)
* 2021:
St Mark's Basilica
The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark (), commonly known as St Mark's Basilica (; ), is the cathedral church of the Patriarchate of Venice; it became the episcopal seat of the Patriarch of Venice in 1807, replacing the earlier cath ...
(FR)
* 2020:
Palace Pier (GB)
* 2019:
Too Darn Hot (GB)
* 2018:
Roaring Lion
Roaring Lion (22 February 190811 July 1999) was a Trinidadian calypsonian (calypso singer/composer). His 65-year career began in the early 1930s and he is best known for his compositions "Ugly Woman" (1933), " Mary Ann" and "Netty, Netty", wh ...
(USA)
* 2017:
Cracksman (GB)
* 2016:
Almanzor
Abu ʿĀmir Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Abi ʿĀmir al-Maʿafiri (), nicknamed al-Manṣūr (, "the Victorious"), which is often Latinized as Almanzor in Spanish, Almansor in Catalan language, Catalan and Almançor in Portuguese ( 938 – 8 A ...
(FR)
* 2015:
Golden Horn
The Golden Horn ( or ) is a major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. As a natural estuary that connects with the Bosphorus Strait at the point where the strait meets the Sea of Marmara, the waters of the ...
(GB)
* 2014:
Kingman (GB)
* 2013:
Magician (IRE)
* 2012:
Camelot
Camelot is a legendary castle and Royal court, court associated with King Arthur. Absent in the early Arthurian material, Camelot first appeared in 12th-century French romances and, since the Lancelot-Grail cycle, eventually came to be described ...
(GB)
* 2011:
Frankel (GB)
* 2010:
Workforce
In macroeconomics, the workforce or labour force is the sum of people either working (i.e., the employed) or looking for work (i.e., the unemployed):
\text = \text + \text
Those neither working in the marketplace nor looking for work are out ...
(GB)
* 2009:
Sea the Stars (IRE)
* 2008:
New Approach
New Approach (foaled 18 February 2005) is a retired Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and active stallion. In a racing career which lasted from July 2007 to October 2008 he ran eleven times and won eight races. He was undefeated in five races as a tw ...
(IRE)
* 2007:
Authorized (IRE)
* 2006:
George Washington
George Washington (, 1799) was a Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot (American Revoluti ...
(IRE)
* 2005:
Hurricane Run (IRE)
* 2004:
Bago (FR)
* 2003:
Dalakhani (IRE)
* 2002:
Rock of Gibraltar
The Rock of Gibraltar (from the Arabic name Jabal Ṭāriq , meaning "Mountain of Tariq ibn Ziyad, Tariq") is a monolithic limestone mountain high dominating the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. It is situated near the end of a nar ...
(IRE)
* 2001:
Galileo
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642), commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei ( , , ) or mononymously as Galileo, was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a poly ...
(IRE)
* 2000:
Sinndar (IRE)
* 1999:
Montjeu (IRE)
* 1998:
Dream Well (FR)
* 1997:
Peintre Celebre
Peintre Celebre (17 March 1994 – 19 October 2018) was an American-bred, French-trained champion thoroughbred racehorse. He won the French Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1997.
Background
Peintre Celebre was bred and owned by busi ...
(US)
* 1996:
Helissio (FR)
* 1995:
Lammtarra
Lammtarra (2 February 1992 7 July 2014) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He ran only four times and retired undefeated. Lammtarra won three Group One races in 1995, in which year he was voted the Cartier Champion T ...
(US)
* 1994:
King's Theatre (IRE)
* 1993:
Commander in Chief (GB)
* 1992:
Rodrigo de Triano (US)
* 1991:
Suave Dancer (US)
Three-Year-Old Filly
* 2024:
Porta Fortuna (IRE)
* 2023:
Tahiyra (IRE)
* 2022:
Inspiral (GB)
* 2021:
Snowfall
Snow consists of individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes.
It consists of frozen crystalline water througho ...
(JPN)
* 2020:
Love
Love is a feeling of strong attraction and emotional attachment (psychology), attachment to a person, animal, or thing. It is expressed in many forms, encompassing a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most su ...
(IRE)
* 2019:
Star Catcher (GB)
* 2018:
Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri (, α Cen, or Alpha Cen) is a star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus (constellation), Centaurus. It consists of three stars: Rigil Kentaurus (), Toliman (), and Proxima Centauri (). Proxima Centauri ...
(IRE)
* 2017:
Enable (GB)
* 2016:
Minding (IRE)
* 2015:
Legatissimo (GB)
* 2014:
Taghrooda (GB)
* 2013:
Treve (FR)
* 2012:
The Fugue (GB)
* 2011:
Danedream (GER)
* 2010:
Snow Fairy (IRE)
* 2009:
Sariska (GB)
* 2008:
Zarkava (IRE)
* 2007:
Peeping Fawn (US)
* 2006:
Mandesha (FR)
* 2005:
Divine Proportions (US)
* 2004:
Ouija Board (GB)
* 2003:
Russian Rhythm (US)
* 2002:
Kazzia (GER)
* 2001:
Banks Hill (GB)
* 2000:
Petrushka (IRE)
* 1999:
Ramruma (US)
* 1998:
Cape Verdi (IRE)
* 1997:
Ryafan (US)
* 1996:
Bosra Sham (US)
* 1995:
Ridgewood Pearl (GB)
* 1994:
Balanchine (US)
* 1993:
Intrepidity (GB)
* 1992:
User Friendly
''User Friendly'' was a webcomic written by J. D. Frazer, also known by his pen name Illiad. Starting in 1997, the strip was one of the earliest webcomics to make its creator a living. The comic is set in a fictional internet service provider a ...
(GB)
* 1991:
Kooyonga (IRE)
Two-Year-Old Colt
* 2024:
Shadow of Light
* 2023:
City of Troy (USA)
* 2022:
Blackbeard
Edward Teach (or Thatch; – 22 November 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was an English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies. Little is known about his early life, but he ma ...
(IRE)
* 2021:
Native Trail (GB)
* 2020:
Van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created approximately 2,100 artwork ...
(USA)
* 2019:
Pinatubo (IRE)
* 2018:
Too Darn Hot (GB)
* 2017:
U S Navy Flag (USA)
* 2016:
Churchill (IRE)
* 2015:
Air Force Blue (USA)
* 2014:
Gleneagles (IRE)
* 2013:
Kingston Hill (GB)
* 2012:
Dawn Approach (IRE)
* 2011:
Dabirsim (FR)
* 2010:
Frankel (GB)
* 2009:
St Nicholas Abbey (IRE)
* 2008:
Mastercraftsman
Mastercraftsman (19 February 2006 – 13 August 2021) was a Cartier Racing Award, 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 ...
(IRE)
* 2007:
New Approach
New Approach (foaled 18 February 2005) is a retired Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and active stallion. In a racing career which lasted from July 2007 to October 2008 he ran eleven times and won eight races. He was undefeated in five races as a tw ...
(IRE)
* 2006:
Teofilo (IRE)
* 2005:
George Washington
George Washington (, 1799) was a Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot (American Revoluti ...
(IRE)
* 2004:
Shamardal
Shamardal (27 March 2002 – 16 April 2020) was an American-bred Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse who competed in the United Kingdom and in France. He was the 2004 Cartier Champion Two-year-old Colt, European champion two-year-old and a doub ...
(USA)
* 2003:
One Cool Cat (USA)
* 2002:
Hold That Tiger (US)
* 2001:
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alon ...
(US)
* 2000:
Tobougg (IRE)
* 1999:
Fasliyev (USA)
* 1998:
Aljabr (USA)
* 1997:
Xaar
Xaar (14 March 1995 – 16 May 2021) was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire (horse), sire, best known for his performances as a two-year-old in 1997. In his juvenile season, he won four of his five races, including the Prix de Cabou ...
(GB)
* 1996:
Revoque (IRE) &
Bahamian Bounty (GB)
* 1995:
Alhaarth (IRE)
* 1994:
Celtic Swing (GB)
* 1993:
First Trump (GB)
* 1992:
Zafonic (USA)
* 1991:
Arazi (USA)
Revoque was named Champion Two-Year-Old; Bahamian Bounty was named Champion Two-Year-Old Colt.
Two-Year-Old Filly
* 2024:
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately , Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropics, tropical lake, and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface are ...
(IRE)
* 2023:
Opera Singer (USA)
* 2022:
Lezoo (GB)
* 2021:
Inspiral (GB)
* 2020:
Pretty Gorgeous (FR)
* 2019:
Quadrilateral
In Euclidean geometry, geometry a quadrilateral is a four-sided polygon, having four Edge (geometry), edges (sides) and four Vertex (geometry), corners (vertices). The word is derived from the Latin words ''quadri'', a variant of four, and ''l ...
(GB)
* 2018:
Skitter Scatter (USA)
* 2017:
Happily (IRE)
* 2016:
Lady Aurelia (USA)
* 2015:
Minding (IRE)
* 2014:
Tiggy Wiggy (IRE)
* 2013:
Chriselliam (IRE)
* 2012:
Certify (US)
* 2011:
Maybe (IRE)
* 2010:
Misty for Me (IRE)
* 2009:
Special Duty (GB)
* 2008:
Rainbow View (USA)
* 2007:
Natagora (FR)
* 2006:
Finsceal Beo (IRE)
* 2005:
Rumplestiltskin
"Rumpelstiltskin" ( ; ) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of '' Children's and Household Tales''. The story is about an imp who spins straw into gold in exchange for a woman's firstborn child.
Plot ...
(IRE)
* 2004:
Divine Proportions (USA)
* 2003:
Attraction (GB)
* 2002:
Six Perfections (FR)
* 2001:
Queen's Logic (IRE)
* 2000:
Superstar Leo (IRE)
* 1999:
Torgau (IRE)
* 1998:
Bint Allayl (GB)
* 1997:
Embassy
A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a Sovereign state, state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase ...
(GB)
* 1996:
Pas de Reponse (USA)
* 1995:
Blue Duster (USA)
* 1994:
Gay Gallanta (USA)
* 1993:
Lemon Souffle (GB)
* 1992:
Lyric Fantasy (IRE)
* 1991:
Culture Vulture (USA)
The Daily Telegraph Award of Merit
* 2024:
Jessica Harrington
* 2023: Jeff Smith
* 2022:
Kirsten Rausing
* 2021:
David Elsworth
* 2020:
John Gosden
John Harry Martin Gosden (born 30 March 1951) is a British Horse trainer, racehorse trainer. He has trained over 3,000 winners worldwide, including victories in the Breeders' Cup Classic, the Epsom Derby, Derby, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, A ...
* 2019:
Pat Smullen
* 2018:
David Oldrey
* 2017:
Michael Stoute
Sir Michael Ronald Stoute (born 22 October 1945) is a Barbadian British Thoroughbred horse trainer in flat racing.
Career
Stoute, whose father was the Chief of Police for Barbados, left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assis ...
* 2016:
Aidan O'Brien
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* 2015:
Jack Berry
* 2014:
Hamdan Al Maktoum
* 2013:
Jim Bolger
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Bolger was born in Ōpunake, Taranaki, to Irish immigrants. Bef ...
* 2012:
Team Frankel
* 2011:
Barry Hills
* 2010:
Richard Hannon, Sr.
* 2009:
John Oxx
* 2008:
Sheikh Mohammed
* 2007:
Niarchos family
* 2006:
Peter Willett
* 2005:
Henry Cecil
Sir Henry Richard Amherst Cecil (11 January 1943 – 11 June 2013) was a British flat racing horse trainer. Cecil was very successful, becoming Champion Trainer ten times and training 25 domestic Classic winners. These comprised four winners o ...
* 2004:
David & Patricia Thompson
* 2003:
Lord Oaksey
* 2002:
Prince Khalid Abdullah
* 2001:
John Magnier
John Magnier (born 10 February 1948) is an Irish business magnate. He is a leading thoroughbred stud owner and has extensive business interests outside the horse-breeding industry.
Magnier was a senator in the upper house of the Oireachtas, ...
* 2000:
Aga Khan IV
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* 1999:
Peter Walwyn
* 1998:
Head family
* 1997:
Peter O'Sullevan
* 1996:
Frankie Dettori
* 1995:
John Dunlop
* 1994:
Marquess of Hartington
* 1993:
François Boutin
François Boutin (21 January 1937 – 1 February 1995) was a France, French Thoroughbred horse trainer.
The son of a farmer, he was born in the village of Beaunay in the northerly Seine Maritime département. He began riding horses at a young ag ...
* 1992:
Lester Piggott
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* 1991:
Henri Chalhoub
Other awards
2002
* Special Award –
Tony McCoy
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2000
* Millennium Award of Merit –
Queen Elizabeth II
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Records
Leading horses:
* 5 wins:
Frankel,
Enable
* 4 wins:
Ouija Board,
Yeats
* 3 wins:
Goldikova,
Lochsong,
Kayf Tara,
Minding,
Stradivarius
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,
City of Troy
Leading trainers:
* 38 wins:
Aidan O'Brien
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* 20 wins:
John Gosden
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* 15 wins:
Saeed bin Suroor
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* 10 wins:
Henry Cecil
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References
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bbc.co.uk– "Sea the Stars named horse of year" (2009)
– "Sea the Stars team clean up at Cartier awards" (2009)
Horse racing awards
Horse racing in France
German sports trophies and awards
Horse racing in Great Britain
Horse racing in Ireland
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