City Of Troy and Porta Fortuna landed blows for this season’s three-year-old crop in two of the significant early clashes of the generations, performances that have propelled the duo to the head of the points in the race to be crowned Cartier Horse of the Year.
City Of Troy heads both the Cartier Horse Of The Year and Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt divisions (Pic – Racing TV)
Last season’s Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt City Of Troy followed up his Gr1 Betfred Derby success with a gritty performance on soft ground in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown Park on July 6, seeing off his older rival Al Riffa by a length.
Trained by Aidan O’Brien for a Coolmore partnership, City Of Troy heads both the Cartier Horse Of The Year and Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt divisions with 96 points. The Justify colt will be hoping to confirm his superiority over the coming weeks, with the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes, Juddmonte International and Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes his potential targets.
Porta Fortuna (88) dominated one of the first major skirmishes between the three-year-old fillies and older opposition when taking the Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes by nearly four lengths at Newmarket’s July Festival last week.
The Donnacha O’Brien-trained filly is now top of the Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly category and shares second in the Cartier Horse of the Year standings alongside Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James’s Palace Stakes victor Rosallion (88).
Mill Stream (60) triumphed for the older generation when edging out Swingalong (32) in the My Pension Expert July Cup, with Commonwealth Cup scorer Inisherin (48) only able to finish fifth. Trained by Jane Chapple-Hyam and owned by Peter Harris, Mill Stream has opened up a clear lead at the top of the Cartier Sprinter division.
Queen Anne Stakes winner Charyn (80) continues to lead the Cartier Older Horse points, although his position could come under serious threat in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes later this month, with Auguste Rodin (64) and Rebel’s Romance (54) being considered for the Ascot showpiece.
Kyprios (56) and Trawlerman (27) remain first and second in the Cartier Stayer division following their Gold Cup exploits. Last season’s Prix Royal-Oak scorer Double Major (22) is a significant mover after posting his first win of 2024 in Saturday’s Prix Maurice de Nieuil at Longchamp.
Cartier Racing Awards – points earned in Pattern races up to and including Sunday, July 14, 2024:
Cartier Horse of the Year
- 96 – City Of Troy
- 88 – Porta Fortuna
- 88 – Rosallion
- 80 – Charyn
- 64 – Auguste Rodin
- 60 – Mill Stream
- 56 – Ezeliya
- 56 – Kyprios
- 56 – White Birch
- 54 – Rebel’s Romance
Cartier Older Horse
- 80 – Charyn
- 64 – Auguste Rodin
- 56 – White Birch
- 54 – Rebel’s Romance
- 48 – Bluestocking
- 48 – Haya Zark
- 48 – Measured Time
Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt
- 96 – City Of Troy
- 88 – Rosallion
- 52 – Los Angeles
- 48 – Inisherin
- 48 – Notable Speech
Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly
- 88 – Porta Fortuna
- 56 – Ezeliya
- 50 – Elmalka
- 48 – Sparkling Plenty
- 39 – Star Of Mystery
Cartier Sprinter
- 60 – Mill Stream
- 48 – Inisherin
- 39 – Star Of Mystery
- 32 – Asfoora
- 32 – Khaadem
- 32 – Swingalong
Cartier Stayer
- 56 – Kyprios
- 27 – Trawlerman
- 24 – Sevenna’s Knight
- 22 – Sweet William
- 22 – Double Major
