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Minding has been named the Cartier Horse of the Year at the 26th annual Cartier Racing Awards, European horseracings equivalent of the Oscars. Felton Spencer Jersey . The three-year-old Galileo filly, owned by a Coolmore partnership, trained by Aidan OBrien and ridden by Ryan Moore, was a five-time Group One winner in 2016 with victories, at distances ranging from a mile to a mile and a half, in the QIPCO 1,000 Guineas, Investec Oaks, Sea The Stars Pretty Polly Stakes, Qatar Nassau Stakes and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored by QIPCO).Minding achieved Cartier Racing Awards glory last year too, as she was crowned Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly in 2015 when she enjoyed two Group One victories. Her rivals in the Cartier Horse Of The Year category were Almanzor, Found, Postponed and recent Breeders Cup Turf winner Highland Reel. Minding also takes the honours in the Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly category, ahead of Alice Springs, Quiet Reflection and La Cressonniere.Kevin Buckley, representing Coolmore, collected the award and said: It has been a truly magnificent season for her, a privilege to witness her career on the track and look forward to seeing her again next year and we thank Cartier for this prestigious award.This year a new record was set at the Cartier Racing Awards, with five of the eight equine awards going to horses owned by Coolmore partnerships, consisting in the main of owners Sue Magnier, Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor. All five of these award winners are trained by Aidan OBrien who gains the accolade of Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit.Even by his own exemplary standards, the Ballydoyle trainer has enjoyed a magnificent 2016, being responsible for 22 winners at Group/Grade One level. During the past quarter century, the 47-year-old has rewritten the record books, enjoying more than 250 Group/Grade One winners on the Flat worldwide.Found, who led home a remarkable 1-2-3 for OBrien and the owners in Europes richest race, last months Qatar Prix de lArc de Triomphe, was named Cartier Older Horse. The other contenders for Cartier Older Horse Award were Postponed, Limato and Highland Reel.Buckley paid tribute to the now retired Galileo filly saying: Found raced 16 times at the highest level during her career of 21 starts and won, or was placed in 13 of them, she was a Group One winner at two, as a three-year-old and as a four-year-old.I guess shell be most remembered in racing history for her emphatic won on that marvellous day at Chantilly this year in the Qatar Prix de lArc de Triomphe when she led home a marvellous 1, 2, 3, for Aidan OBrien and, not forgetting their respective sire, Galileo.I, as a representative, am deeply humbled and honoured to accept this award this evening for such a remarkable filly who has now retired to the Coolmore broodmare band where shes a most welcome addition. Theres plenty of arguments going on about her future mating plans and they are soon to be decided. But we look forward, hopefully, to seeing her progeny race in future years on both sides of the Atlantic.Order Of St George, winner of the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, was another success for Coolmore and OBrien, with the four-year-old landing the Cartier Stayer Award ahead of Quest For More, Vazirabad and Sheikzayedroad.The fifth award to go to a Coolmore/OBrien horse, in a stellar year, was Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt, won by Churchill. The Galileo colt finished a superb campaign with Group One victories in two of Europes best juvenile contests - the Goffs Vincent OBrien National Stakes and the Dubai Dewhurst Stakes. The other nominees in this category were Caravaggio, The Last Lion and Mehmas. Alamanzor tok the Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt Award. Owned by Ecurie Antonio Caro and Gerard Augustin-Normand, the son of Wootton Basset was superbly handled by Jean-Claude Rouget, who trains in South-West France, to win three Group One contests - the French Classic, the Prix du Jockey Club, the QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes and the QIPCO Champion Stakes. The other Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt nominees were Galileo Gold, Harzand and The Gurkha.Two fillies made history at the 26th Cartier Racing Awards. Firstly, Quiet Reflection became the first three-year-old filly to win the Cartier Sprinter Award. This followed her victories at the highest level in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot and the 32Red Sprint Cup at Haydock Park. Owned by Ontoawinner, Hubert Strecker and Karl and Elaine Buke, the Karl Burke-trained Showcasing filly gains the Cartier Sprinter Award in tight finish ahead of Limato, Meccas Angel and The Tin Man.Lady Aurelia was the other history-maker, as she is the first horse trained in the USA to win a Cartier Racing Award. Following a breathtaking all-the-way win in the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot and victory in the Darley Prix Morny at Deauville, she captured the Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly Award ahead of Rhododendron, Brave Anna and Roly Poly. Lady Aurelia is owned by Stonestreet Stables, George Bolton and Peter Leidel and trained by Wesley Ward.Harry Herbert, Cartiers Racing Consultant, commented: I would like to extend my congratulations to the Coolmore team on the phenomenal achievement of gaining a record five awards at the 26th annual Cartier Racing Awards.Minding and Found are brilliant fillies, while Order Of St George is a stayer out of the top drawer and Churchills performances bode well for 2017.Aidan OBriens achievements, with Minding, Found, Order of St George and Churchill plus many others in 2016 and during the last 25 years, speak for themselves and this outstanding trainer richly deserves the Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit.It is thrilling to see the Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly Award go to the American-trained Lady Aurelia, emphasising how international racing has become.The three-year-old filly Quiet Reflection is a worthy winner of the Cartier Sprint Award, while Almanzors dominance at 10 furlongs is testament to superb handling.The Cartier Racing Awards were established in 1991 to reward excellence in European horseracing. The awards are arrived at through three established strands. Points are earned by horses in Pattern races (30% of the total) and these are combined at the end of season with the opinions of a panel of racing journalists (35%) and votes from readers of Racing Post and The Daily Telegraph plus Channel 4 Racing viewers (35%). Also See: Live results service Full racecards Get Sky Sports ￡10 completely free bet! Wesley Johnson Jersey . Doug Fister allowed two runs over seven innings and Washington hit three solo homers in a 6-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. Eddie Griffin Jersey . -- Brad Gushue of St.Vancouver Canucks head coach John Tortorella will learn his fate today after Saturday nights line brawl against the Calgary Flames. Many think theres a good chance hell be fined and possibly suspended for an altercation outside of the Flames locker room, where he tried to confront the team about the line brawl that started the game. The question thats lost in all the controversy is - should anything be done about Calgarys head coach Bob Hartley? Should he receive supplemental discipline as well? Should Hartley receive the same amount of blame as Tortorella? Being the road team, Hartley submitted his starting lineup first which included fourth liners Brian McGrattan, Kevin Westgarth and Blair Jones. If Hartley had started his first or second line, as most coaches do to start games, theres a good chance the incident wouldnt have happened. Hartley said after the game that he had no intentions to start any fighting. "Those guys are playing well for us," he said. "They got a goal last game. Were not scoring many goals. We had zero intentionns there. Sam Cassell Jersey. . "As far as I know they were the home team. They had the luxury to put whoever they wanted on the ice." Tortorella felt he had no choice but to respond with his fourth line of Tom Sestito, Kellan Lain and Dale Weise. "I know the other guy across the bench," said Tortorella in defending his decision after the game. "Its easy for people to say well put the Sedins out there and its deflated. I cant put our players at risk like that. "With the lineup that he had, Im not going to put those types of players at risk and thats what ensued. Im not proud of it. Ive apologized to every one of the players involved in it. I dont feel great about it at all." Before the game was even five minutes old, 150 minutes of penalty time had been assessed and misconducts were handed out to all ten players involved in the melee, including eight who were thrown out of the game. Did Hartley poke the bear and force Tortorellas hand? And if so, should Hartley be held accountable? As always, its Your! Call. ' ' '
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Minding, the exceptional three-year-old Galileo filly, has been crowned the Cartier Horse of the Year at the prestigious 26th annual 33win Cartier Racing Awards, akin to the Oscars in European horseracing. Owned by a Coolmore partnership, trained by Aidan O'Brien, and ridden by Ryan Moore, Minding secured her title with five Group One victories in 2016, spanning distances from a mile to a mile and a half. Her remarkable achievements, including wins in the QIPCO 1,000 Guineas, Investec Oaks, and the Qatar Nassau Stakes, earned her recognition in multiple categories, solidifying her legacy in the racing world.