Cartier Horse of the Year

European horse racing award

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

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Leading trainer (5 wins):

• John Gosden – Kingman (2014), Golden Horn (2015), Enable (2017, 2019), Roaring Lion (2018)
• Aidan O'Brien – Giant's Causeway (2000), Rock of Gibraltar (2002), Dylan Thomas (2007), Minding (2016), St Mark's Basilica (2021)

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Leading owner (5 wins):

• Khalid Abdullah – Frankel (2011, 2012), Kingman (2014), Enable (2017, 2019)
• Sue Magnier – Giant's Causeway (2000), Rock of Gibraltar (2002), Dylan Thomas (2007), Minding (2016), St Mark's Basilica (2021)

Winners

References

1. Marcus Armytage (13 November 2012). "Cartier Awards 2012: Frankel sweeps board and takes top honour for second year". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
2. Armytage, Marcus (13 November 2018). "Roaring Lion seals stunning year with top Cartier award". The Daily Telegraph.
3. Scargill, Peter (12 November 2019). "Enable scoops second Cartier Horse of the Year award". Racing Post.
4. Rennie, Matt (19 November 2020). "Ghaiyyath gets Cartier coronation after being crowned Horse of the Year". Racing Post.
5. Milnes, David (10 November 2021). "St Mark's Basilica voted horse of the year at annual ceremony in London". Racing Post.
6. Milnes, David (9 November 2022). "Baaeed crowned Cartier Horse of the Year and top older horse for 2022". Racing Post.