Frankel named Britain’s Horse of the Year
Recently retired superhorse Frankel has won the Cartier Horse of the Year championship for the instant successive year.
Owned together with bred past times Prince Khalid Abdulla together with trained past times Sir Henry Cecil, four-year-old Frankel too takes the honours inwards the Cartier Older Horse category.
Sir Henry Cecil commented: “All of us at Warren Place are thrilled that Frankel’s achievements this yr gain got been recognised amongst him winning this around prestigious observe for the instant fourth dimension running.
“Frankel amongst his brilliance has been a swell ambassador for British Racing together with has captured the hearts of together with thus many people, only about of whom gain got never been racing inwards their lives.
“Thank you lot Frankel together with to everyone that has voted for him.”
Unfortunately, Cecil is non good plenty to attend the awards ceremony.
There has alone been 1 other dual Cartier Horse of the Year together with that was the swell racemare Ouija Board, who gained the sought-after accolade inwards both 2004 together with 2006. She won a total of 4 Cartier Awards.
Frankel, really unusually a champion inwards each of the 3 years he raced, has gone 1 better, amongst 5 Cartier Awards. In addition, in that place is the Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit which this yr has gone to Team Frankel. The observe is for the mortal or persons who, inwards the sentiment of the particular 16-strong Cartier Jury, has/have done around for European racing and/or breeding either over their lifetime or inside the past times 12 months. Team Frankel includes all the people who contributed to the horse’s evolution at Juddmonte Farms inwards United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland of Britain together with Northern Republic of Ireland together with Republic of Ireland plus those assembled past times Sir Henry Cecil to prepare him.
The annual Cartier Racing Awards are announced for the 22nd yr on Tuesday nighttime (GB time) earlier an invited audience of 300 at the Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, Mayfair, London, England.
The Cartier Awards were established inwards 1991 to vantage excellence inwards horseracing. They are determined past times points earned past times horses inwards Pattern races throughout 2012, combined at the halt of flavor amongst the opinions of a panel of racing journalists together with votes from readers of the Racing Post together with The Daily Telegraph.
Frankel has finished his racing career later xiv unbeaten starts together with on Nov 8 moved from Cecil’s Warren Place stables, the horse’s abode since Jan 14, 2010, dorsum to nearby Banstead Manor Stud, where he was born, inwards grooming for taking upward stud duties early on adjacent year.
He was amend than ever during 2012 together with bright victories included the devastating 11-length win inwards the Group One Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot inwards June together with his imperious success when tried over 10 furlongs for the start fourth dimension inwards the Group One Juddmonte International at York inwards August.
His concluding start came inwards Britain’s around valuable race, the £1.3 1 1000 one thousand QIPCO Champion Stakes at Ascot on Oct 20, when he was the comfortable winner from the world’s second-best horse, Cirrus Des Aigles, despite really soft going together with a slowly start. Frankel’s lucre of nearly £3 1 1000 one thousand every bit a racehorse volition live on dwarfed past times his stud career takings together with he is straight off worth over £100 1 1000 one thousand every bit a stallion prospect.
In the Cartier Horse of the Year category, Frankel triumphed over three-time Classic winner Camelot, Cirrus Des Aigles, Excelebration together with Nathaniel. His rivals inwards the Cartier Older Horse category were over again Cirrus Des Aigles, Excelebration together with Nathaniel plus Moonlight Cloud.
Harry Herbert, Cartier’s racing consultant, commented: “Frankel lit upward all our lives amongst his magnificent performances inwards 2012 together with during the previous 2 years.
“He is the around successful Equus caballus inwards the 22-year history of the Cartier Racing Awards together with that is no surprise given his domination of together with thus many races.
“Sir Henry Cecil thinks in that place has never been a amend racehorse together with this night nosotros celebrate Frankel’s achievements together with those of the squad behind him.”
Tremendous Australian racemare Black Caviar, unbeaten inwards 22 outings, takes the Cartier Sprinter Award, albeit narrowly from the Richard Fahey-trained Mayson, a talented together with tough speedster who won the Group One Darley July Cup at Newmarket decisively, amongst Wizz Kid, Moonlight Cloud together with only about other Australian mare Ortensia too inwards contention. Black Caviar, trained past times Peter Moody, came over to United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland of Britain together with Northern Republic of Ireland this yr for the six-furlong Group One Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot together with looked similar winning quite comfortably earlier her jockey Luke Nolen eased downwards inwards the closing stages together with nearly gave the race away, belongings on past times a head.
Camelot ever held sway for the Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt Award, amongst the Coolmore owned together with Aidan O’Brien-trained colt winning 3 direct Classics – the QIPCO 2,000 Guineas, the Investec Derby together with the Dubai Duty Free Irish Gaelic Derby – earlier coming instant inwards the Ladbrokes St Leger when attempting the British Triple Crown. He was followed past times Saonais, Encke, Bayrir together with Most Improved.
The Fugue has never finished out of the start 4 together with a lack of luck contributed to the talented filly alone winning 1 Group One this year, the Markel Insurance Nassau Stakes at Goodwood. She could easily gain got triumphed on her latest start inwards the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf on Nov 2 but found her run blocked together with too did non gain got the rub of the greenish inwards other races. Nevertheless, she did plenty to gain the Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly Award for owner/breeders Lord & Lady Lloyd-Webber ahead of only about other John Gosden-trained filly Elusive Kate, Was, Shirocco Star together with Beauty Parlour.
Dawn Approach went through his start flavor unbeaten inwards 6 outings together with the Jim Bolger-trained colt is the winner inwards the Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt Award, seeing off swain Group/Grade One winners Reckless Abandon, Olympic Glory, George Vancouver together with Kingsbarns.
Another Godolphin-owned two-year-old Certify, trained past times Mahmood Al Zarooni, too enjoyed an unblemished juvenile career together with the four-time winner is the Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly, getting the nod over Sky Lantern, Rosdhu Queen, Flotilla together with Silasol.
Colour Vision, too owned past times Godolphin but trained past times Saeed bin Suroor, takes the honours inwards the Cartier Stayer category later his Gold Cup victory at Royal Ascot. The others inwards argument were Times Up, Saddlers Rock, Opinion Poll together with Rite Of Passage.
CARTIER HORSE OF THE YEAR
2012 Frankel
2011 Frankel
2010 Goldikova
2009 Sea the Stars
2008 Zarkava
2007 Dylan Thomas
2006 Ouija Board
2005 Hurricane Run
2004 Ouija Board
2003 Dalakhani
2002 Rock of Gibraltar
2001 Fantastic Light
2000 Giant’s Causeway
1999 Daylami
1998 Dream Well
1997 Peintre Celebre
1996 Helissio
1995 Ridgewood Pearl
1994 Barathea
1993 Lochsong
1992 User Friendly
1991 Arazi
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