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Cartier Racing Awards 2024 |
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Charyn continued his exceptional season with a third top-level success in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored By QIPCO) at Ascot on Saturday, propelling the four-year-old to the head of the points standings for this year’s Cartier Horse of the Year.
A proper Champion 🫡
— Champions Series (@ChampionsSeries) October 19, 2024
Charyn shows class and grit in equal measure to hold off Facteur Cheval and win his third Group 1 of the year.
An exceptional Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (sponsored by QIPCO) winner
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Established in 1991 to reward excellence in horseracing, the 34th Cartier Racing Awards will be presented at the Dorchester Hotel in London on the evening of Wednesday, November 20.
Charyn recorded an ultimately comfortable two-length victory in the mile highlight of QIPCO British Champions Day, adding to his wins in the Queen Anne Stakes and Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques Le Marois.
Nurlan Bizakov’s star has leapfrogged Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe heroine Bluestocking (152 points) at the head of both the Cartier Horse of the Year and Cartier Older Horse divisions with 192 points in Pattern races this year.
Trained by Roger Varian, Charyn has raced every month this season apart from July, with his only defeats coming when finishing second in the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes and Prix du Moulin de Longchamp. The son of Dark Angel may not be finished for the year, with a trip to Japan for next month’s Mile Championship under consideration.
Kyprios (168) rattled off a seventh consecutive win this year as he saw off Sweet William (62) and Trawlerman (31) in the QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup, enhancing his own Cartier Horse of the Year prospects in the process.
Recipient of the Cartier Stayer award in 2022, the son of Galileo has looked better than ever on his return from injury this season and is strongly placed to collect the same prize again.
An excellent QIPCO British Champions Day also saw Anmaat (56) post a thrilling victory in the QIPCO Champion Stakes.
The Shadwell-owned six-year-old flew home to prevail by half a length over Calandagan (80), who had chased home Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt leader City Of Troy (144) in the Juddmonte International Stakes on his previous start. Fellow Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt aspirant Economics (80) failed to further his claims as he could only finish sixth on testing ground.
Kalpana (44) rounded off a superb autumn with a dominant success in the QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes. The Juddmonte homebred could yet challenge for the Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly award alongside Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored By QIPCO) third Tamfana (62), who has also enjoyed a productive end to the season.
Kind Of Blue (54) emulated his relatives Deacon Blues and The Tin Man with a head verdict over Swingalong (48) in the QIPCO British Champions Sprint. Trained by James Fanshawe for Wathnan Racing, the son of Blue Point has enjoyed a meteoric rise during 2024 and currently occupies fifth spot behind Bradsell (80) in a wide-open Cartier Sprinter division.
Godolphin appears to have strong contenders for both juvenile prizes at the Cartier Racing Awards after winning both feature races at Newmarket’s Dubai Future Champions Festival earlier in the month.
Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt hopeful Shadow Of Light (72) became only the second horse in 42 years to complete the Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes/Darley Dewhurst Stakes double as he prevailed in a tactical renewal of Europe’s leading two-year-old race.
Desert Flower (48) stretched her unbeaten record to four with an authoritative victory in the bet365 Fillies’ Mile, a performance that sees her move into a clear second behind Lake Victoria (72) in the Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly standings.
Cartier Racing Awards
The nominations for the 2024 Cartier Racing Awards are:
Cartier Horse of the Year
Bluestocking
Charyn
City Of Troy
Kyprios
Cartier Older Horse
Bluestocking
Charyn
Goliath
Rebel's Romance
Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt
Calandagan
City Of Troy
Notable Speech
Rosallion
Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly
Kalpana
Porta Fortuna
Ramatuelle
Tamfana
Cartier Sprinter
Asfoora
Bradsell
Kind Of Blue
Starlust
Cartier Stayer
Double Major
Jan Brueghel
Kyprios
Sweet William
Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt
Henri Matisse
Hotazhell
Shadow Of Light
Whistlejacket
Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly
Babouche
Desert Flower
Fairy Godmother
Lake Victoria
Past winners at the Cartier Racing Awards
