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The 2005 Cartier Racing Awards 16/11/05
The 2005 Cartier Racing Awards, European horseracing's equivalent of the Oscars, are announced to the invited guests at the Awards' dinner which is held at the Four Seasons Hotel, Mayfair, London, UK on Wednesday evening (November 16).
The eight horse categories, Horse Of The Year, Top Older Horse, Top
Stayer, Top Sprinter, Three-Year-Old Colt, Three-Year-Old Filly, Two-Year-Old
Colt and Two-Year-Old Filly, are revealed to an international audience
of leading owners, trainers, breeders and racing personalities.
The equine winners are determined by points earned in Pattern races,
the opinions of a panel of leading independent racing journalists and
votes from readers of Racing Post and The Daily Telegraph - a system
which is carefully structured to reflect the best performances throughout
the year.
The nominations for each category this year are as follows:
Horse of the Year - Azamour, Divine Proportions, Hurricane Run, Shamardal, Westerner
Top Older Horse - Alcazar, Alexander Goldrun, Azamour, Starcraft, Westerner
Top Stayer - Alcazar, Distinction, Millenary, Reefscape, Westerner
Top Sprinter - Avonbridge, Cape Of Good Hope, Goodricke, La Cucaracha, Pastoral Pursuits
Three-Year-Old Colt - Dubawi, Hurricane Run, Motivator, Scorpion, Shamardal
Three-Year-Old Filly - Divine Proportions, Eswarah, Maids Causeway, Shawanda, Virginia Waters
Two-Year-Old Colt - Amadeus Wolf, George Washington, Horatio Nelson, Red Clubs, Sir Percy
Two-Year-Old Filly - Donna Blini, Flashy Wings, Nannina, Rumplestiltskin, Silca's Sister
The Cartier Racing Awards, now in their 15th year, are recognised as
the most prestigious within the European horseracing industry.
In addition to the horse awards, the Daily Telegraph Award of Merit goes to the person who, in the opinion of the Cartier Jury, has done most for European racing and/or breeding either over his or her lifetime or within the past 12 months.
The list of past winners of the Cartier / Daily Telegraph Award of Merit
shows why this award has so much prestige.
Lat year's Award went to David and Patricia Thompson of Chevely Park Stud, whose successful breeding operation has produced a steady stream of top-quality racehorses, including this year's Sun Chariot Stakes winner Peeress, and Fillies Mile victor Nannina.
The 2003 Award went to Lord Oaksey, the distinguished racing journalist,
amateur rider and founder of the Injured Jockeys' Fund, while Prince
Khalid Abdullah, one of the foremost owner-breeders in the world, took
the award in 2002 when a special Cartier Award was also given to Tony
McCoy, the most successful jump jockey of all time.
John Magnier was the recipient in 2001, with His Highness The Aga Khan, Peter Walwyn, the Head Family, Sir Peter O'Sullevan, Frankie Dettori, John Dunlop, the Marquess of Hartington, Francois Boutin, Lester Piggott and Henri Chalhoub completing the list back to 1991.
