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Nominations for the 2012 Cartier Racing Awards
10/11/12

Tremendous nominations for the 22nd annual Cartier Racing Awards, European horseracing’s equivalent of the Oscars, are revealed today, Friday, November 9.

The nine awards will be announced and presented during a glittering ceremony before an invited audience of 300 at the Dorchester Hotel, London, England on the evening of Tuesday, November 13.

Frankel
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The five Cartier Horse Of The Year nominations include the world’s two best racehorses, the unbeaten and outstanding Frankel and France’s Cirrus Des Aigles. They finished first and second in the QIPCO Champion Stakes at Ascot on October 20, with Nathaniel in third.

The two other nominations for that category, won by Frankel last year, are Camelot, the best three-year-old in Europe, and top miler Excelebration.

Two great Australian racemares, the brilliant Black Caviar, unbeaten in 22 starts, and Ortensia both raced and won in England this year and they figure among the five nominations for the Cartier Sprinter. The other three up for that award are Mayson, Moonlight Cloud and Wizz Kid.

The Cartier Awards were established in 1991 to reward excellence in horseracing. They are determined by points earned by horses in Pattern races throughout 2012, combined at the end of season with the opinions of a panel of racing journalists and votes from readers of the Racing Post and The Daily Telegraph.

In addition to the eight equine awards, the Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit goes to the person or persons who, in the opinion of the special 16-strong Cartier Jury, has/have done the most for European racing and/or breeding either over their lifetime or within the past 12 months.

Harry Herbert, Cartier’s racing consultant, said: “We have enjoyed a vintage year of racing with thrilling performances from horses of different generations over all distances.

“We were especially privileged to witness the wonderful Frankel, who was the Cartier Horse Of The Year in 2011 and is certain to take that accolade again for an unprecedented second successive year.

“The Cartier Racing Awards honour those horses who reach the pinnacle of achievement in our wonderful sport and we are set for a memorable evening on November 13 when the winners are revealed.”

The nominations, in alphabetical order, for the 2012 Cartier Racing Awards are as follows:

CARTIER TWO-YEAR-OLD FILLY 
CERTIFY
FLOTILLA
ROSDHU QUEEN
SILASOL
SKY LANTERN

CARTIER TWO-YEAR-OLD COLT
DAWN APPROACH
GEORGE VANCOUVER
KINGSBARNS
OLYMPIC GLORY
RECKLESS ABANDON

CARTIER THREE-YEAR-OLD FILLY
BEAUTY PARLOUR
ELUSIVE KATE
SHIROCCO STAR
THE FUGUE
WAS

CARTIER THREE-YEAR-OLD COLT   
BAYRIR
CAMELOT
ENCKE
MOST IMPROVED
SAONOIS

CARTIER SPRINTER
BLACK CAVIAR
MAYSON
MOONLIGHT CLOUD
ORTENSIA
WIZZ KID

CARTIER STAYER
COLOUR VISION
OPINION POLL
RITE OF PASSAGE
SADDLER’S ROCK
TIMES UP

CARTIER OLDER HORSE
CIRRUS DES AIGLES
EXCELEBRATION
FRANKEL
MOONLIGHT CLOUD
NATHANIEL

CARTIER HORSE OF THE YEAR
CAMELOT
CIRRUS DES AIGLES
EXCELEBRATION
FRANKEL
NATHANIEL

Past winners at the Cartier Racing Awards