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Cartier Racing Awards 2012
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None Better Than Frankel - Cecil
25/10/12
“I cannot believe in the history of racing that there has ever been a better racehorse” and many would agree with trainer Sir Henry Cecil following Frankel’s success in the QIPCO Champion Stakes at Ascot on QIPCO British Champions Day, October 20.
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The amazing four-year-old Galileo colt now retires to owner Khalid Abdulla’s Banstead Manor Stud with a perfect record of 14 wins from 14 starts under Tom Queally, 10 of which came at Group One level.
Frankel’s victory over Cirrus Des Aigles, winner of the Investec Derby winner Camelot (168), with unbeaten juvenile colt Reckless Abandon on 128.
The Cartier Awards were established in 1991 to reward excellence in horseracing. They are determined by points earned by horses in Pattern races throughout 2012, combined at the end of season with the opinions of a of racing journalists and votes from readers of the Racing Post and The Daily Telegraph.
In addition to eight equine awards, the Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit goes to the person or persons who, in the opinion of the special Cartier Jury, has/have done the most for European racing and/or breeding either over their lifetime or within the past 12 months.
European horseracing’s equivalent of the Oscars will be presented during a glittering ceremony before an invited audience at London’s Dorchester Hotel on Tuesday, November 13.
In the Cartier Older Horse category, Frankel holds an even more commanding advantage on points. He is well clear of Cirrus Des Aigles, who is up to 112 following his gallant Ascot second at the weekend.
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