The Cartier Horse of the Year is an award in European horse racing, founded in 1991, and sponsored by Cartier SA as part of the Cartier Racing Awards. The award winner is decided by points earned in group races plus the votes cast by British racing journalists and readers of the Racing Post and The Daily Telegraph newspapers.
Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Ouija Board – 2004, 2006 Frankel – 2011, 2012 Enable – 2017, 2019
Leading trainer (6 wins):
Aidan O'Brien – Giant's Causeway (2000), Rock of Gibraltar (2002), Dylan Thomas (2007), Minding (2016), St Mark's Basilica (2021), City of Troy (2024)
Leading owner (6 wins): Sue Magnier – Giant's Causeway (2000), Rock of Gibraltar (2002), Dylan Thomas (2007), Minding (2016), St Mark's Basilica (2021), City of Troy (2024)
Winners Year Horse Age Gender Bred Trained Trainer Owner1991 Arazi2CUSAFR François Boutin Allen Paulson1992 User Friendly3FGBGB Clive Brittain Bill Gredley1993 Lochsong5MGBGB Ian Balding Jeff Smith1994 Barathea4CIREGB Luca Cumani Sheikh Mohammed1995 Ridgewood Pearl3FGBIRE John Oxx Anne Coughlan1996 Helissio3CFRFR Élie Lellouche Enrique Sarasola1997 Peintre Celebre3CUSAFR André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein1998 Dream Well3CFRFR Pascal Bary Niarchos family1999 Daylami5HIREGB Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin2000 Giant's Causeway3CUSAIRE Aidan O'Brien Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor2001 Fantastic Light5HUSAGB Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin2002 Rock of Gibraltar3CIREIRE Aidan O'Brien Sue Magnier and Alex Ferguson2003 Dalakhani3CIREIRE Jim Bolger Princess Haya of Jordan2004 Ouija Board3FGBGB Ed Dunlop Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby2005 Hurricane Run3CIREFR André Fabre Michael Tabor2006 Ouija Board5MGBGB Ed Dunlop Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby2007 Dylan Thomas4CIREIRE Aidan O'Brien Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor2008 Zarkava3FIREFR Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV2009 Sea the Stars3CIREIRE John Oxx Christopher Tsui2010 Goldikova5MIREFR Freddy Head Wertheimer et Frère2011 Frankel3CGBGB Henry Cecil Khalid Abdullah2012 Frankel4CGBGB Henry Cecil Khalid Abdullah2013 Treve3FFRFR Criquette Head-Maarek Sheikh Joaan al Thani2014 Kingman3CGBGB John Gosden Khalid Abdullah2015 Golden Horn3CGBGB John Gosden Anthony Oppenheimer2016 Minding3FIREIRE Aidan O'Brien Tabor, Smith and Magnier2017 Enable3FGBGB John Gosden Khalid Abdullah2018 Roaring Lion3CUSAGB John Gosden Qatar Racing2019 Enable5MGBGB John Gosden Khalid Abdullah2020 Ghaiyyath5HIREGB Charlie Appleby Godolphin2021 St Mark's Basilica3CFRIRE Aidan O'Brien Tabor, Smith and Magnier2022 Baaeed4CGBGB William Haggas Shadwell Estate2023 Ace Impact3CIREFR Jean-Claude Rouget Ecuries Serge Stempniak2024 City of Troy3CUSAIRE Aidan O'Brien Magnier, Tabor & Smith2025 Calandagan4GIREFR Francis-Henri Graffard Aga Khan Studs SCEA
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