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Cartier Racing Awards 2024 |
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Porta Fortuna is much too good and wins the Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes in a dominant display under Ryan Moore for Donnacha Aidan O'Brien! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/P81ZnkuM7g
— Newmarket Racecourse (@NewmarketRace) July 12, 2024
City Of Troy and Porta Fortuna landed blows for this season’s three-year-old crop in two of the significant early clashes of the generations, performances that have propelled the duo to the head of the points in the race to be crowned Cartier Horse of the Year.
Last season’s Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt City Of Troy followed up his G1 Betfred Derby success with a gritty performance on soft ground in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown Park on July 6, seeing off his older rival Al Riffa by a length.
Trained by Aidan O’Brien for a Coolmore partnership, City Of Troy heads both the Cartier Horse Of The Year and Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt divisions with 96 points. The Justify colt will be hoping to confirm his superiority over the coming weeks, with the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes, Juddmonte International and Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes his potential targets.
Porta Fortuna (88) dominated one of the first major skirmishes between the three-year-old fillies and older opposition when taking the Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes by nearly four lengths at Newmarket’s July Festival last week.
The Donnacha O’Brien-trained filly is now top of the Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly category and shares second in the Cartier Horse of the Year standings alongside Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James’s Palace Stakes victor Rosallion (88).
Mill Stream (60) triumphed for the older generation when edging out Swingalong (32) in the My Pension Expert July Cup, with Commonwealth Cup scorer Inisherin (48) only able to finish fifth. Trained by Jane Chapple-Hyam and owned by Peter Harris, Mill Stream has opened up a clear lead at the top of the Cartier Sprinter division.
Queen Anne Stakes winner Charyn (80) continues to lead the Cartier Older Horse points, although his position could come under serious threat in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes later this month, with Auguste Rodin (64) and Rebel’s Romance (54) being considered for the Ascot showpiece.
Kyprios (56) and Trawlerman (27) remain first and second in the Cartier Stayer division following their Gold Cup exploits. Last season’s Prix Royal-Oak scorer Double Major (22) is a significant mover after posting his first win of 2024 in Saturday’s Prix Maurice de Nieuil at Longchamp.
Cartier Racing Awards
Points earned in Pattern races up to and including Saturday, July 14, 2024.Cartier Horse of the Year
96 City Of Troy
88 Porta Fortuna
88 Rosallion
80 Charyn
64 Auguste Rodin
60 Mill Stream
56 Ezeliya
56 Kyprios
56 White Birch
54 Rebel's Romance
Cartier Older Horse
80 Charyn
64 Auguste Rodin
56 White Birch
54 Rebel's Romance
48 Bluestocking
48 Haya Zark
48 Measured Time
Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt
96 City Of Troy
88 Rosallion
52 Los Angeles
48 Inisherin
48 Notable Speech
Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly
88 Porta Fortuna
56 Ezeliya
50 Elmalka
48 Sparkling Plenty
39 Star Of Mystery
Cartier Sprinter
60 Mill Stream
48 Inisherin
39 Star Of Mystery
32 Asfoora
32 Khaadem
32 Swingalong
Cartier Stayer
56 Kyprios
27 Trawlerman
24 Sevenna's Knight
22 Sweet William
22 Double Major
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