Outstanding Juddmonte International win moves Baaeed closer to Cartier Horse of the Year title.
Baaeed is one step closer to taking the title! (Pic – Megan Ridgewell)
Baaeed (176 points) tightened his grip at the head of the Cartier Horse of the Year standings with a sensational performance in the Juddmonte International on day one of York’s Ebor Festival today.
Stepping up to middle distances for the first time after nine straight wins over a mile, the Shadwell homebred elevated his form to new heights with a stunning six-and-a-half-length verdict over 2021 winner Mishriff.
The world’s highest-rated racehorse, who also holds a commanding advantage in the Cartier Older Horse category, is likely to have his swansong in either the QIPCO Champion Stakes or the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. More immediately, Baaeed could meet Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt points leader Vadeni (88) in next month’s Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes.
Admirable mare Alpinista (64) has the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe as her autumn target after a fifth consecutive G1 victory in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks, a performance that lifted Kirsten Rausing’s homebred into Cartier Older Horse contention.
Inspiral (96) has established a narrow lead in the Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly division after claiming her second top-level triumph of 2022 in the Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques le Marois at Deauville, France’s premier all-aged mile contest.
That victory also moved the Cheveley Park Stud filly into second place in the Cartier Horse of the Year standings and she looks set to bid for another G1 against male opposition in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored By QIPCO) at Ascot in October.
Highfield Princess (80), who had an official rating of just 57 two years ago, has opened up a sizeable advantage in the Cartier Sprinter standings thanks to two G1 wins in the space of 12 days.
Following victory in Deauville’s ARC Prix Maurice de Gheest, the five-year-old was a dominant winner of the Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes at York on her second start over five furlongs.
Quickthorn (44) is the emerging force in the Cartier Stayer ranks, having routed the opposition by 14 lengths in the Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup, completing a hat-trick of Group-race wins in the process.
Aidan O’Brien has a strong hand in the Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt standings, with Darley Prix Morny victor Blackbeard (64) leading and stable-mate Little Big Bear (40) third following a deeply impressive victory of the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes. Persian Force (56) lies second having filled the runner-up spot behind both Coolmore juveniles.
Another O’Brien-trained horse, Meditate (32), leads the Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly category, having extended her unbeaten record to four in the Debutante Stakes. Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes winner Mawj (20), who was second to Meditate in the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot, is next best, with a host of fillies on 16 points.
About the Cartier Racing Awards
The Cartier Racing Awards were established in 1991 to reward excellence in horseracing. There are eight equine awards – the Cartier Horse Of The Year, the Cartier Older Horse, the Cartier Sprinter, the Cartier Stayer, the Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt, the Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly, the Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt and the Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly.
European horseracing’s top awards are delivered through a combination of points earned by horses in Pattern races (30%), combined at the end of the season with the opinions of a panel of racing journalists/handicappers (35%) and votes from readers of Racing Post and The Daily Telegraph (35%).
In addition to the equine awards, the Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit goes to the person or persons who, in the opinion of the 16-strong Cartier Jury, has/have done the most for European racing and/or breeding either over their lifetime or within the past 12 months. Recent recipients of the Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit have included Sir Michael Stoute, Aidan O’Brien, Pat Smullen and John Gosden.
The 32nd Cartier Racing Awards will be presented at the Dorchester Hotel in London on the evening of Wednesday, November 9.
A full list of previous winners at the Cartier Racing Awards can be accessed here.
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Cartier Racing Awards – points earned in Pattern races up to and including Sunday, August 21, 2022
Cartier Horse Of The Year
- 176 Baaeed
- 96 Inspiral
- 92 Tuesday
- 88 Kyprios
- 88 State Of Rest
- 88 Vadeni
- 80 Coroebus
- 80 Highfield Princess
- 76 Nashwa
- 76 Native Trail
Cartier Older Horse
- 176 Baaeed
- 88 State Of Rest
- 64 Alpinista
- 64 Pyledriver
- 60 Mishriff
Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt
- 88 Vadeni
- 80 Coroebus
- 76 Native Trail
- 64 Desert Crown
- 64 Modern Games
Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly
- 96 Inspiral
- 92 Tuesday
- 76 Nashwa
- 72 Cachet
- 56 Prosperous Voyage
Cartier Sprinter
- 80 Highfield Princess
- 48 Naval Crown
- 32 Alcohol Free
- 32 Nature Strip
- 32 Perfect Power
Cartier Stayer
- 88 Kyprios
- 44 Quickthorn
- 44 Stradivarius
- 24 Loft
- 24 Mojo Star
Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt
- 64 Blackbeard
- 56 Persian Force
- 40 Little Big Bear
- 24 Shartash
- 24 The Antarctic
Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly
- 32 Meditate
- 20 Mawj
- 16 Dramatised
- 16 Lezoo
- 16 Statuette
- 16 Swingalong
- 16 The Platinum Queen
- 16 Wed
