Cartier Champion Two-year-old Colt
Award in European horse racing
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The Cartier Champion Two-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.[1]
Records
Leading trainer (14 wins):
- Aidan O'Brien – Fasliyev (1999), Johannesburg (2001), Hold That Tiger (2002), One Cool Cat (2003), George Washington (2005), Mastercraftsman (2008), St Nicholas Abbey (2009), Gleneagles (2014), Air Force Blue (2015), Churchill (2016), U S Navy Flag (2017), Van Gogh (2020), Blackbeard (2022), City of Troy (2023)
Leading owner (14 wins):
- Michael Tabor – Fasliyev (1999), Johannesburg (2001), Hold That Tiger (2002), One Cool Cat (2003), George Washington (2005), Mastercraftsman (2008), St Nicholas Abbey (2009), Gleneagles (2014), Air Force Blue (2015), Churchill (2016), U S Navy Flag (2017), Van Gogh (2020), Blackbeard (2022), City of Troy (2023)
- Sue Magnier – Fasliyev (1999), Johannesburg (2001), Hold That Tiger (2002), One Cool Cat (2003), George Washington (2005), Mastercraftsman (2008), St Nicholas Abbey (2009), Gleneagles (2014), Air Force Blue (2015), Churchill (2016), U S Navy Flag (2017), Van Gogh (2020), Blackbeard (2022), City of Troy (2023)
Winners
| Year |
Horse |
Bred | Trained | Trainer |
Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Arazi | USA | FR | François Boutin | Allen Paulson |
| 1992 | Zafonic | USA | FR | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah |
| 1993 | First Trump | GB | GB | Geoff Wragg | Moller Racing |
| 1994 | Celtic Swing | GB | GB | Lady Herries | Peter Savill |
| 1995 | Alhaarth | IRE | GB | Dick Hern | Hamdan Al Maktoum |
| 1996 | Bahamian Bounty[1] | GB | GB | David Loder | Lucayan Stud |
| 1996 | Revoque[1] | IRE | GB | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Robert Sangster |
| 1997 | Xaar | GB | FR | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah |
| 1998 | Aljabr | USA | GB | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin |
| 1999 | Fasliyev | USA | IRE | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor |
| 2000 | Tobougg | IRE | GB | Mick Channon | Ahmed Al Maktoum |
| 2001 | Johannesburg | USA | IRE | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor |
| 2002 | Hold That Tiger | USA | IRE | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor |
| 2003 | One Cool Cat | USA | IRE | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor |
| 2004 | Shamardal | USA | GB | Mark Johnston | Gainsborough Stud |
| 2005 | George Washington | IRE | IRE | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier, Tabor and Smith |
| 2006 | Teofilo | IRE | IRE | Jim Bolger | Mrs J S Bolger & John Corcoran |
| 2007 | New Approach | IRE | IRE | Jim Bolger | Princess Haya of Jordan |
| 2008 | Mastercraftsman | IRE | IRE | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier, Tabor and Smith |
| 2009 | St Nicholas Abbey | IRE | IRE | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier, Tabor and Smith |
| 2010 | Frankel | GB | GB | Henry Cecil | Khalid Abdullah |
| 2011 | Dabirsim | FR | FR | Christophe Ferland | Simon Springer |
| 2012 | Dawn Approach | IRE | IRE | Jim Bolger | Godolphin |
| 2013 | Kingston Hill | GB | GB | Roger Varian | Paul Smith |
| 2014 | Gleneagles | IRE | IRE | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor, Magnier and Smith |
| 2015 | Air Force Blue | USA | IRE | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor, Smith and Magnier |
| 2016 | Churchill | IRE | IRE | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor, Smith and Magnier |
| 2017 | U S Navy Flag | USA | IRE | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor, Smith and Magnier |
| 2018 | Too Darn Hot | GB | GB | John Gosden | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| 2019 | Pinatubo[2] | IRE | GB | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin |
| 2020 | Van Gogh[3] | USA | IRE | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor, Smith and Magnier |
| 2021 | Native Trail[4] | GB | GB | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin |
| 2022 | Blackbeard[5] | IRE | IRE | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier, Tabor, Smith & Westerberg |
| 2023 | City of Troy[6] | USA | IRE | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier, Tabor & Smith |
| 2024 | Shadow of Light[7] | GB | GB | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin |
| 2025 | Gstaad[8] | GB | GB | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier, Tabor & Smith |
[1] Two awards were given in 1996. Revoque was named Champion Two-year-old; Bahamian Bounty was named Champion Two-year-old Colt.[9]