November 26, 2024

Cartier Awards to be announced Wednesday

Last updated: 11/16/04 6:06 PM



Cartier Awards to be announced Wednesday


Ouija
Board has been nominated for two Cartier Awards
 
(Harold Roth/Horsephotos.com)


The 2004 Cartier Awards, Europe’s equivalent to the Eclipse Awards,
will be announced Wednesday evening in London. The nominees for the
eight horse categories follow:

Horse of the Year – ATTRACTION (Efisio), BAGO (Nashwan), DIVINE
PROPORTIONS (Kingmambo), OUIJA BOARD (GB) (Cape Cross [Ire]), SOVIET
SONG (Marju).

Top Older Horse – DOYEN (Sadler’s Wells), RAKTI (Polish Precedent),
REFUSE TO BEND (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells), SOVIET SONG, WARRSAN (Caerleon)

Top Stayer – CUT QUARTZ (Johann Quatz [Fr]), MILLENARY (Rainbow
Quest), PAPINEAU (Singspiel [Ire]), VINNIE ROE (Definite Article
[GB]), WESTERNER (Danehill)

Top Sprinter – SOMNUS (Pivotal), TANTE ROSE (Barathea [GB]), THE
TATLING (Perugino), VAR (Forest Wildcat), WHIPPER (Miesque’s Son)

Three-Year-Old Colt – AZAMOUR (Night Shift), BAGO, HAAFHD (Alhaarth),
NORTH LIGHT (Danehill), RULE OF LAW (Kingmambo)

Three-Year-Old Filly – ALEXANDER GOLDRUN (Gold Away [Ire]),
ATTRACTION, GREY LILAS (Danehill), OUIJA BOARD, QUIFF (Sadler’s Wells)

Two-Year-Old Colt – AD VALOREM (Danzig), DUBAWI (Dubai Millennium),
ORATORIO (Danehill), SHAMARDAL (Giant’s Causeway), WILKO (Awesome
Again)

Two-Year-Old Filly – DAMSON (Entrepreneur), DIVINE PROPORTIONS,
MAIDS CAUSEWAY (Giant’s Causeway), PLAYFUL ACT (Sadler’s Wells), SOAR
(Danzero)

In addition to the horse awards, the Daily Telegraph Award of Merit
will go to the person who, in the opinion of the 21-person Cartier
jury, has done the most for European racing and/or breeding either
over his/her lifetime or within the past 12 months.