Baaeed and Alpinista Vie for Cartier HOTY Honor
Kirsten Rausing’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe heroine Alpinista (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and Shadwell Baaeed’s outstanding pony (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) topped the nominations for the 32nd Cartier Race, which will be held at the Dorchester Hotel in London on Wednesday, November 9.
Both trained at Newmarket during their careers, Alpinista and Baaeed have won 11 Group 1 races between them. They were together on the shortlist for the Cartier Horse of the Year by John Fairley’s Triple Winner Highfield Princess 1 (Fr) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) and Moyglare Stud and co. Coolmore Kyprios (Ire) (Galileo {Ire }) flagship.
Along with Kyprios, four other nominated horses were trained by Aidan O’Brien, including three of the four in the juvenile pony category: Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) and No, never 2 years old Blackbeard (Ire) and Little Bear (Ire).
Eight equine awards will be given out in the evening, along with a special non-equine presentation. The Cartier / Daily Telegraph Merit Award is presented to the person or persons who, in the opinion of Cartier’s powerful 16-man jury, have done the most for European races and/or livestock. Europe during life or within the past 12 months.
The full list of nominees for the 2022 Cartier Racing Awards is as follows:
Horse of the Year Cartier
Alpinista
Baaeed
Highfield Princess
Kyprios
Cartier Older Horse
Alpinista
Baaeed
Bay Bridge
Kinross
Three-year-old Cartier Colt
Coroebus
Desert Crown
Modern game
Vadeni
Three-year-old Cartier Filly
Emily Upjohn
Inspire
Nashwa
Tuesday
Cartier Sprinter
Highfield Princess
Kinross
Minzaal
Nature strip
Cartier Stayer
Eldar Eldarov
Kyprios
Stradivarius
Trueshan
Two-year-old Cartier Colt
Auguste Rodin
Black beard
Chaldean
Little Bear
Two-year-old Cartier Filly
Test
Lezoo
Tahiyra
Platinum Queen
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