The Cartier Racing Awards are the most prestigious awards in European horse racing. Founded in 1991, the awards are sponsored by Cartier jewelers. It offers eight horse awards plus the Daily Telegraph Award of Merit to the person that members of the Cartier jury believe has done the most for European racing and/or breeding either over their lifetime or within the past 12 months. World map showing the location of Europe. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... Cartier SA is a famous jeweller and watch manufacturer that is a subsidiary of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA. The maison is known for numerous celebrated pieces including the famous Bestiary – best illustrated by the famous Panthère brooch of the 1940s created for Wallis Simpson , and in 1904 the... This article deals with The Daily Telegraph in Britain, see The Daily Telegraph (Australia) for the Australian publication The Daily Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper founded in 1855. ...

The most prestigious Cartier award for horses is "Horse of the Year."

The equivalent in Australia is the Australian Thoroughbred racing awards, in Canada the Sovereign Awards, and in the United States, the Eclipse Awards. The Australian Thoroughbred racing awards are given annually in Australian thoroughbred horse racing. ... The Sovereign Award is given annually since 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada to the outstanding horses and people in Canadian Thoroughbred racing. ... The Eclipse Award is a thoroughbred racing award. ...

Awards

• Horse names are followed by a suffix indicating the country where foaled.

European Horse of the Year is the most prestigious award in European Thoroughbred horse racing. ... A typical Ouija board Ouija (pronounced wee-juh or wee-jee) refers to the belief that one can receive messages during a séance by the use of a Ouija board (also called a talking board or spirit board) and planchette. ... Hurricane Run (born 2002) is a world champion thoroughbred racehorse trained by André Fabre, and ridden by jockey Kieren Fallon for owner Michael Tabor. ... A typical Ouija board Ouija (pronounced wee-juh or wee-jee) refers to the belief that one can receive messages during a séance by the use of a Ouija board (also called a talking board or spirit board) and planchette. ... Dalakhani is a racehorse owned and bred by HH Aga Khan IV, and trained by Alain de Royer-Dupre. ... Rock of Gibraltar (IRE) (bay horse, born 8 Mar 1999, Danehill (USA) - Offshore Boom (GB) [Be My Guest (USA)]) is a champion racehorse and stallion owned by Coolmore, for whom he currently stands in Ireland (during the Northern hemisphere breeding season) and Australia (as a shuttle-stallion during the Southern... Fantastic Light is an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who raced out of the United Kingdom. ... Giants Causeway (b. ... Daylami, Emirates World Champion and Winner of 7 Group One races, is a racehorse owned by the Aga Khan. ... Dream Well prior to the 1999 Epsom Coronation Cup, where he was 3rd. ... Peintre Celebre, (born 1994), is a champion thoroughbred racehorse. ... Helissio (born 1993) is a Thoroughbred racehorse sired by Fairy King and a grandson of Northern Dancer. ... Lochsong (born 1988) is a bay Thoroughbred filly who twice won the Cartier Award as Top European Sprinter and was voted 1993 European Horse of the Year. ... Arazi (born 1989 in Kentucky) is an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse from France whose performance in the 1991 Breeders Cup Juvenile is referred to by the U.S. National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) as one that is considered by many to be the single-most spectacular performance in Breeders Cup... A typical Ouija board Ouija (pronounced wee-juh or wee-jee) refers to the belief that one can receive messages during a séance by the use of a Ouija board (also called a talking board or spirit board) and planchette. ... Soviet Song (IRE) is a racehorse bred and owned by Elite Racing Club. ... Falbrav (b. ... Fantastic Light is an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who raced out of the United Kingdom. ... Daylami, Emirates World Champion and Winner of 7 Group One races, is a racehorse owned by the Aga Khan. ... Swain (born 1992) is a European Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Ireland. ... Pilsudski is a British thoroughbred horse. ... Yeats was foaled on April 23, 2001 at Derrinstown Stud, and is owned by Ballydoyle and Coolmore Stud boss John Magnier. ... Persian Punch (1993-2004) was a popular racehorse sired by Persian Heights from the dam, Rum Cay. ... Persian Punch (1993-2004) was a popular racehorse sired by Persian Heights from the dam, Rum Cay. ... Kayf Tara is a United Kingdom Thoroughbred racehorse owned by Godolphin Stables who won the Cartier European Top Stayer three years in a row from 1998, through 2000. ... Kayf Tara is a United Kingdom Thoroughbred racehorse owned by Godolphin Stables who won the Cartier European Top Stayer three years in a row from 1998, through 2000. ... Kayf Tara is a United Kingdom Thoroughbred racehorse owned by Godolphin Stables who won the Cartier European Top Stayer three years in a row from 1998, through 2000. ... Vintage Crop was the most popular flat horse in Ireland from 1992-1995 and one of the most famous horses the country has ever known. ... Lochsong (born 1988) is a bay Thoroughbred filly who twice won the Cartier Award as Top European Sprinter and was voted 1993 European Horse of the Year. ... Lochsong (born 1988) is a bay Thoroughbred filly who twice won the Cartier Award as Top European Sprinter and was voted 1993 European Horse of the Year. ... George Washington is a racehorse foaled on March 1, 2003 at Coolmore Stud by champion sire Danehill out of Bordighera, also the dam of the high class coltcolt Grandera. ... Hurricane Run (born 2002) is a world champion thoroughbred racehorse trained by André Fabre, and ridden by jockey Kieren Fallon for owner Michael Tabor. ... Bago winning the 2004 Prix de lArc de Triomphe Bago, born on the 3rd February 2001 in France was the European champion Thoroughbred race horse at two and three, bred by the Niarchos family. ... Dalakhani is a racehorse owned and bred by HH Aga Khan IV, and trained by Alain de Royer-Dupre. ... Rock of Gibraltar (IRE) (bay horse, born 8 Mar 1999, Danehill (USA) - Offshore Boom (GB) [Be My Guest (USA)]) is a champion racehorse and stallion owned by Coolmore, for whom he currently stands in Ireland (during the Northern hemisphere breeding season) and Australia (as a shuttle-stallion during the Southern... Galileo was a racehorse foaled in 1998, who won the 2001 Epsom Derby, Irish Derby Stakes, and King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes. ... Sinndar, (born 1997) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse owned and bred by HH Aga Khan IV, and trained by John Oxx. ... 1999 Japan Cup Montjeu (born 1996) is a thoroughbred horse racing World Champion colt and sire of champions. ... Dream Well prior to the 1999 Epsom Coronation Cup, where he was 3rd. ... Peintre Celebre, (born 1994), is a champion thoroughbred racehorse. ... Helissio (born 1993) is a Thoroughbred racehorse sired by Fairy King and a grandson of Northern Dancer. ... Lammtarra was a racehorse who won the 1995 Epsom Derby, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes, and Prix de lArc de Triomphe. ... Commander in Chief is a British thoroughbred racehorse, foaled in 1990 by Dancing Brave out of Slightly Dangerous. ... Suave Dancer (1988-1998) is a French Thoroughbred race horse who was the 1991 Champion European Three-Year-Old. ... A typical Ouija board Ouija (pronounced wee-juh or wee-jee) refers to the belief that one can receive messages during a séance by the use of a Ouija board (also called a talking board or spirit board) and planchette. ... George Washington is a racehorse foaled on March 1, 2003 at Coolmore Stud by champion sire Danehill out of Bordighera, also the dam of the high class coltcolt Grandera. ... One Cool Cat, foaled on March 26, 2001 by Storm Cat and out of Tacha, like so many of his Ballydoyle stablemates, lost on his debut start, finishing 4th in a maiden race at the Curragh. ... Johannesburg, foaled on February 23, 1999, sired by Hennessey and out of Myth, was trained by Aidan OBrien at Ballydoyle, and now stands at stud for the giant Irish breeder Coolmore Stud. ... Zafonic (1990-2002) was a European Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Kentucky. ... Arazi (born 1989 in Kentucky) is an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse from France whose performance in the 1991 Breeders Cup Juvenile is referred to by the U.S. National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) as one that is considered by many to be the single-most spectacular performance in Breeders Cup... Six Perfections wins the 2003 Breeders Cup Six Perfections, born during 2000 in France, was a champion Thoroughbred race horse, bred by the Niarchos family. ...

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