Cartier Racing Awards
Cartier Racing Awards 2025
Wednesday 16th July
 

Brilliant miler Field Of Gold and dual Derby winner Lambourn are closely matched at the head of the latest points standings for this year’s Cartier Horse of the Year, with three-year-olds dominating in the race for the premier equine prize of the Cartier Racing Awards. 

Field Of Gold (96 points) continues to lead the Cartier Horse of the Year and Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt categories following his exhilarating wins in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James’s Palace Stakes. 

His advantage in both divisions has been reduced by Lambourn (92), who became the 20th colt to follow up success in the Betfred Derby with victory in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby as he posted a resolute display in the Curragh Classic. 

Field Of Gold and Lambourn have yet to test themselves against older opposition, although the first major clash of the generations, the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown Park, saw another three-year-old colt triumph in Delacroix (64).

Ninth behind Lambourn at Epsom Downs, Delacroix flew home from the rear to score by a neck over Cartier Older Horse leader Ombudsman (76), with this season’s Betfred 2000 Guineas victor Ruling Court (68) back in third. 

Betfred Oaks runner-up Whirl (64) also struck a blow for the Classic crop as she gamely repelled four-year-old Kalpana (24) in a thrilling edition of the Paddy Power Pretty Polly Stakes at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Festival. 

Trained by Aidan O’Brien for a Coolmore partnership, Whirl now heads the Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly standings, with her Curragh success highlighting the prospects of her stablemate and Betfred Oaks scorer Minnie Hauk (48).

Godolphin filly Cinderella’s Dream (62) scored for the older generation when prevailing over Coronation Stakes third January (24) in last week’s Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes, one of the highlights of Newmarket’s Debenhams July Festival. 

Calandagan (60) has entered Cartier Older Horse calculations as well following a deserved G1 breakthrough in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud at the end of June, with the Aga Khan Studs homebred having filled the runner-up spot on his four previous appearances. 

No Half Measures (32) added her name to a wide-open Cartier Sprinter division with a surprise victory over Big Mojo (24) in the Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai July Cup at Newmarket on Saturday. The Richard Gallagher-owned filly was providing three-time champion jockey Richard Hughes with a first top-level success as a trainer. 

Gold Cup winner Trawlerman (56) retains a significant lead in the Cartier Stayer category, although the seven-year-old will miss the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup later this month, opening the door to several of his rivals.

Cartier Racing Awards

Points earned in Pattern races up to and including Sunday, July 13, 2025.
 
Cartier Horse of the Year
96 Field Of Gold
92 Lambourn
76 Ombudsman
68 Ruling Court
64 Delacroix
64 Sosie
64 Whirl
62 Cinderella's Dream
60 Calandagan
60 Desert Flower
 
Cartier Older Horse
76 Ombudsman
64 Sosie
62 Cinderella's Dream
60 Calandagan
50 Docklands
48 Choisya
48 Los Angeles
 
Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt
96 Field Of Gold
92 Lambourn
68 Ruling Court
64 Delacroix
56 Henri Matisse
 
Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly
64 Whirl
60 Desert Flower
56 Zarigana
50 Gezora
48 Minnie Hauk
 
Cartier Sprinter
36 Time For Sandals
32 American Affair
32 Lazzat
32 No Half Measures
24 Arizona Blaze
24 Believing
24 Big Mojo
24 Mgheera
 
Cartier Stayer
56 Trawlerman
34 Candelari
32 Illinois
30 Dubai Future
18 Epic Poet