The Cartier Champion Three-year-old Colt 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.
Records Leading trainer (8 wins): Aidan O'Brien – Galileo (2001), Rock of Gibraltar (2002), George Washington (2006), Camelot (2012), Magician (2013), St Mark's Basilica (2021), City of Troy (2024), Delacroix (2025)
Leading owner (9 wins): Michael Tabor – Montjeu (1999), Galileo (2001), Hurricane Run (2005), George Washington (2006), Camelot (2012), Magician (2013), St Mark's Basilica (2021), City of Troy (2024), Delacroix (2025)
Winners Year Horse Bred Trained Trainer Owner1991 Suave DancerUSAFR John Hammond Henri Chalhoub1992 Rodrigo de TrianoUSAGB Peter Chapple-Hyam Robert Sangster1993 Commander in ChiefGBGB Henry Cecil Khalid Abdullah1994 King's TheatreIREGB Henry Cecil Sheikh Mohammed1995 LammtarraUSAGB Saeed bin Suroor Saeed al Maktoum1996 HelissioFRFR Élie Lellouche Enrique Sarasola1997 Peintre CelebreUSAFR André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein1998 Dream WellFRFR Pascal Bary Niarchos family1999 MontjeuIREFR John Hammond Michael Tabor2000 SinndarIREIRE John Oxx Aga Khan IV2001 GalileoIREIRE Aidan O'Brien Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor2002 Rock of GibraltarIREIRE Aidan O'Brien Sue Magnier and Alex Ferguson2003 DalakhaniIREFR Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV2004 BagoFRFR Jonathan Pease Niarchos family2005 Hurricane RunIREFR André Fabre Michael Tabor2006 George WashingtonIREIRE Aidan O'Brien Magnier, Smith and Tabor2007 AuthorizedIREGB Peter Chapple-Hyam Saleh Al Homaizi and Imad Al Sagar2008 New ApproachIREIRE Jim Bolger Princess Haya of Jordan2009 Sea the StarsIREIRE John Oxx Christopher Tsui2010 WorkforceGBGB Michael Stoute Khalid Abdullah2011 FrankelGBGB Henry Cecil Khalid Abdullah2012 CamelotGBIRE Aidan O'Brien Magnier, Smith and Tabor2013 MagicianIREIRE Aidan O'Brien Magnier, Smith and Tabor2014 KingmanGBGB John Gosden Khalid Abdullah2015 Golden HornGBGB John Gosden Anthony Oppenheimer2016 AlmanzorFRFR Jean-Claude Rouget Ecurie Antonio Caro2017 CracksmanGBGB John Gosden Anthony Oppenheimer2018 Roaring LionUSAGB John Gosden Qatar Racing2019 Too Darn HotGBGB John Gosden Andrew Lloyd Webber2020 Palace Pier GBGB John Gosden Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum2021 St Mark's BasilicaFRIRE Aidan O'Brien Tabor, Smith and Magnier2022 VadeniFRFR Jean-Claude Rouget Aga Khan IV2023 Ace ImpactIREFR Jean-Claude Rouget Ecuries Serge Stempniak2024 City of TroyUSAIRE Aidan O'Brien Magnier, Tabor & Smith2025 DelacroixIREIRE Aidan O'Brien Magnier, Tabor & Smith
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