Cartier Champion Older Horse

The Cartier Champion Older Horse 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.{{cite news|author=Marcus Armytage |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing/9676056/Cartier-Awards-2012-Frankel-sweeps-board-and-takes-top-honour-for-second-year.html |title=Cartier Awards 2012: Frankel sweeps board and takes top honour for second year |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=13 November 2012 |accessdate=2013-02-09}}

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Goldikova – 2009, 2010
Enable - 2018, 2019

Leading trainer (5 wins):

Saeed bin Suroor – Halling (1996), Swain (1998), Daylami (1999), Fantastic Light (2001), Grandera (2002)

Leading owner (5 wins):

Godolphin – Halling (1996), Swain (1998), Daylami (1999), Fantastic Light (2001), Grandera (2002)

=Winners=

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! style="width:42px;"| Year

! style="width:120px;"| Horse

! style="width:42px;"| Age

! style="width:42px;"| Gender

! style="width:42px;"| Bred

! style="width:42px;"| Trained

! style="width:200px;"| Trainer

! style="width:210px;"| Owner

align=center|1991

| Terimon

| align=center|5

| align=center|H

| align=center|GB

| Lady Beaverbrook

| Clive Brittain

align=center|1992

| Mr Brooks

| align=center|5

| align=center|H

| align=center|GB

| Richard Hannon, Sr.

| Paul Green

align=center|1993

| Opera House

| align=center|5

| align=center|H

| align=center|GB

| Michael Stoute

| Sheikh Mohammed

align=center|1994

| Barathea

| align=center|4

| align=center|C

| align=center|IRE

| align=center|GB

| Luca Cumani

| Sheikh Mohammed

align=center|1995

| Further Flight

| align=center|9

| align=center|G

| align=center|IRE

| align=center|GB

| Barry Hills

| Simon Wingfield Digby

align=center|1996

| Halling

| align=center|5

| align=center|H

| align=center|USA

| align=center|GB

| Saeed bin Suroor

| Godolphin

align=center|1997

| Pilsudski

| align=center|5

| align=center|H

| align=center|IRE

| align=center|GB

| Michael Stoute

| Arnold Weinstock

align=center|1998

| Swain

| align=center|6

| align=center|H

| align=center|IRE

| align=center|GB

| Saeed bin Suroor

| Godolphin

align=center|1999

| Daylami

| align=center|5

| align=center|H

| align=center|IRE

| align=center|GB

| Saeed bin Suroor

| Godolphin

align=center|2000

| Kalanisi

| align=center|4

| align=center|C

| align=center|IRE

| align=center|GB

| Michael Stoute

| Aga Khan IV

align=center|2001

| Fantastic Light

| align=center|5

| align=center|H

| align=center|USA

| align=center|GB

| Saeed bin Suroor

| Godolphin

align=center|2002

| Grandera

| align=center|4

| align=center|C

| align=center|IRE

| align=center|GB

| Saeed bin Suroor

| Godolphin

align=center|2003

| Falbrav

| align=center|5

| align=center|H

| align=center|IRE

| align=center|GB

| Luca Cumani

| Scuderia Rencati & Teruya Yoshida

align=center|2004

| Soviet Song

| align=center|4

| align=center|F

| align=center|IRE

| align=center|GB

| James Fanshawe

| Elite Racing Club

align=center|2005

| Azamour

| align=center|4

| align=center|C

| align=center|IRE

| John Oxx

| Aga Khan

align=center|2006

| Ouija Board

| align=center|5

| align=center|M

| align=center|GB

| Ed Dunlop

| Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby

align=center|2007

| Dylan Thomas

| align=center|4

| align=center|C

| align=center|IRE

| Aidan O'Brien

| Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor

align=center|2008

| Duke of Marmalade

| align=center|4

| align=center|C

| align=center|IRE

| Aidan O'Brien

| Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor

align=center|2009

| Goldikova

| align=center|4

| align=center|F

| align=center|IRE

| align=center|FR

| Freddy Head

| Wertheimer et Frère

align=center|2010

| Goldikova

| align=center|5

| align=center|M

| align=center|IRE

| align=center|FR

| Freddy Head

| Wertheimer et Frère

align=center|2011

| Cirrus des Aigles

| align=center|5

| align=center|G

| align=center|FR

| Corine Barande-Barbe

| Jean-Claude-Alain Dupouy

align=center|2012

| Frankel

| align=center|4

| align=center|C

| align=center|GB

| Henry Cecil

| Khalid Abdullah

align=center|2013

| Moonlight Cloud

| align=center|5

| align=center|M

| align=center|GB

| align=center|FR

| Freddy Head

| George Strawbridge

align=center|2014

| Noble Mission

| align=center|5

| align=center|H

| align=center|GB

| Jane Cecil

| Khalid Abdullah

align=center|2015

| Solow

| align=center|5

| align=center|G

| align=center|GB

| align=center|FR

| Freddy Head

| Wertheimer et Frère

align=center|2016

| Found

| align=center|4

| align=center|F

| align=center|IRE

| Aidan O'Brien

| Magnier, Smith and Tabor

align=center|2017

| Ulysses

| align=center|4

| align=center|C

| align=center|IRE

| align=center|GB

| Michael Stoute

| Flaxman Stables

align=center|2018

| Enable

| align=center|4

| align=center|F

| align=center|GB

| John Gosden

| Khalid Abdullah

align=center|2019

| Enable{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/news/latest/enable-scoops-second-cartier-horse-of-the-year-award/408806|work=Racing Post|title=Enable scoops second Cartier Horse of the Year award|date=12 November 2019|first=Peter|last=Scargill}}

| align=center|5

| align=center|M

| align=center|GB

| John Gosden

| Khalid Abdullah

align=center|2020

| Ghaiyyath{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/news/latest/ghaiyyath-gets-cartier-coronation-after-being-crowned-horse-of-the-year/460154|work=Racing Post|title=Ghaiyyath gets Cartier coronation after being crowned Horse of the Year|date=19 November 2020|first=Matt|last=Rennie}}

| align=center|5

| align=center|H

| align=center|IRE

| align=center|GB

| Charlie Appleby

| Godolphin

align=center|2021

| Palace Pier{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/news/latest/st-marks-basilica-voted-horse-of-the-year-at-annual-ceremony-in-london/521318|title=St Mark's Basilica voted horse of the year at annual ceremony in London |first=David|last=Milnes|date=10 November 2021|website=Racing Post}}

| align=center|4

| align=center|C

| align=center|GB

| John & Thady Gosden

| Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum

align=center|2022

| Baaeed

| align=center|4

| align=center|C

| align=center|GB

| William Haggas

| Shadwell Estate{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/news/latest/baaeed-crowned-cartier-horse-of-the-year-and-top-older-horse-for-2022/587647|title=Baaeed crowned Cartier Horse of the Year and top older horse for 2022 |first=David|last=Milnes|date=9 November 2022|website=Racing Post}}

align=center|2023

| Mostahdaf

| align=center|5

| align=center|H

| align=center|IRE

| align=center|GB

| John & Thady Gosden

| Shadwell Estate{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/news/britain/arc-hero-ace-impact-crowned-2023-horse-of-the-year-at-cartier-awards-aRkyH5w3MtTl/|title=Arc hero Ace Impact crowned 2023 Horse of the Year at Cartier Awards|date=10 November 2023|first=Maddy|last=Playle|website=Racing Post}}

align=center|2024

| Charyn

| align=center|4

| align=center|C

| align=center|IRE

| align=center|GB

| Roger Varian

| Nurlan Bizakov {{cite news |last1= Keogh|first1= Frank |title=City Of Troy named horse of the year|url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/horse-racing/articles/cqj0p9zqvvwo|accessdate=November 20, 2024 |work= BBC Sport|date=November 20, 2024}}

References

Category:Horse racing awards