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Nominations have been announced for the 32nd Cartier Racing Awards, which will be presented at the Dorchester Hotel in London on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 9.

Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe heroine Alpinista, six-time G1 winner Baaeed, brilliant sprinter Highfield Princess and outstanding stayer Kyprios are the four contenders for the main equine award, the Cartier Horse Of The Year.

In addition to the Cartier Horse Of The Year award, there are seven other equine categories – the Cartier Older Horse, the Cartier Sprinter, the Cartier Stayer, the Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt, the Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly, the Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt and the Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly.

The non-equine award presented during the ceremony is the Cartier/The Daily Telegraph Award of Merit, which goes to the person or persons who, in the opinion of the special 16-strong Cartier jury, has done the most for European racing and/or breeding either over their lifetime or within the past 12 months.

The nominees for the 2022 Cartier Racing Awards are:

Cartier Horse of the Year

Alpinista

Baaeed

Highfield Princess

Kyprios

Cartier Older Horse

Alpinista

Baaeed

Bay Bridge

Kinross

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt

Coroebus

Desert Crown

Modern Games

Vadeni

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly

Emily Upjohn

Inspiral

Nashwa

Tuesday

Cartier Sprinter

Highfield Princess

Kinross

Minzaal

Nature Strip

Cartier Stayer

Eldar Eldarov

Kyprios

Stradivarius

Trueshan

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt

Auguste Rodin

Blackbeard

Chaldean

Little Big Bear

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly

Commissioning

Lezoo

Tahiyra

The Platinum Queen

About the Cartier Racing Awards

The Cartier Racing Awards were established in 1991 to reward excellence in horseracing. There are eight equine awards – the Cartier Horse Of The Year, the Cartier Older Horse, the Cartier Sprinter, the Cartier Stayer, the Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt, the Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly, the Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt and the Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly.

European horseracing's top awards are delivered through a combination of points earned by horses in Pattern races (30%), combined at the end of the season with the opinions of a panel of racing journalists/handicappers (35%) and votes from readers of Racing Post and The Daily Telegraph (35%).

In addition to the equine awards, the Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit goes to the person or persons who, in the opinion of the 16-strong Cartier Jury, has/have done the most for European racing and/or breeding either over their lifetime or within the past 12 months. Recent recipients of the Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit have included Sir Michael Stoute, Aidan O'Brien, Pat Smullen and John Gosden.

The 32nd Cartier Racing Awards will be presented at the Dorchester Hotel in London on the evening of Wednesday, November 9.

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Velocitor, at 21-1, took the lead early and then led every step of the way in the $253,000 Coronation Futurity Sunday at Woodbine.

Prior to the race, Kevin Attard wasn't quite sure whether Velocitor would be able to get the distance in the 1 1/8-mile event for 2-year-olds foaled in Canada.

The son of Mor Spirit gave the trainer the answer he was hoping for.

Bred and owned by Al and Bill Ulwelling, Velocitor, leaving from post 11 in the 14-horse field, crossed over quickly and took to the rail with Justin Stein in the irons.

The dark bay held a half-length advantage over Battle Strike through an opening quarter reached in :24.88, with Stayhonor Goodside positioned in third followed by Gran Spirited.

Velocitor was a head in front of that same rival through a half in :50.56, as mutuel choice Philip My Dear, another Attard trainee, moved into third spot on the outside along the backstretch.

Running comfortably on the front end by a half-length through three-quarters, Velocitor soon had rivals on both sides attempting to reel him in, but the colt battled on gamely down the lane to hold on for a neck win over a hard-charging Twin City. Philp My Dear was third. J'adoro was fourth.

The final time over the Tapeta was 1.52.00.

“I was looking at his form previous to the race and I know that he had natural speed sprinting,” said Stein. “First time going two turns, I figured his best bet would be to try and get him to relax on the lead. He was very relaxed and travelling comfortably within himself. He looks to me like a router. He has that kind of physique.”

Assistant trainer Denton Ebanks was busy saddling five starters in the race from the Attard barn but was pleased to have a one-three finish.

“We knew he was going to run a good race,” Ebanks said. “He's just always happy.”

Now 3-1-1 from five starts, Velocitor arrived at the Coronation Futurity off a half-length triumph going six furlongs on the Tapeta on September 22.

The most recent horse to complete the Coronation Futurity/Queen's Plate double was Norcliffe, who won Coronation Futurity in 1975.

Velocitor, who was produced by the Successful Appeal mare Polar Plunge, paid $44.90 for the win.

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Peter Brant's Good Sam kept her perfect record intact with a 3 1/2-length score in Sunday's $150,000 Tempted, a one-turn mile for juvenile fillies over the main track at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Trained by four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown and piloted by Irad Ortiz Jr., the Good Samaritan bay entered from a gate-to-wire 4 3/4-length debut score traveling 6 1/2-furlongs over a sloppy and sealed main track on October 2 at Belmont at the Big A.

Good Sam broke alertly from post 4 and settled in third position as Foggy Night and Crypto Mama, who stumbled at the break from the inside post, dueled through an opening quarter-mile in :23.26 over the fast main track.

The Paco Lopez-piloted Foggy Night led into the turn with Good Sam cruising into contention to her outside under no urging from Ortiz to take command. Foggy Night dug in gamely for the stretch run but Good Sam continued to accelerate away from her rival, coming in slightly inside the eighth pole before straightening away to win in a final time of 1:38.69.

Foggy Night completed the exacta by 4 1/2-lengths over Rosie's Alibi with La Vita Sofia, Crypto Mama, and Binsky completing the order of finish.

Lopez claimed foul against Ortiz for the incident at the eighth pole but no change made to the order of finish.

“I feel like I never bothered the other horse. She went in when she changed leads, but I corrected her and never even hit him,” Ortiz said. “I grabbed her and got her straight, and then I hit her a couple times on the left side and she was going forward.”

Ortiz, who won a trio of Breeders' Cup races at the recently concluded World Championships at Keeneland, said he felt comfortable throughout.

“This is a nice filly. She deserves all the credit,” Ortiz said. “It was a pretty easy ride out there. She broke good and I took my time with her. Whenever I asked her, she responded.

“Last time, she was a little green in the stretch and today she was a little better,” Ortiz added. “I think she's learning.”

Pine Brook Farm's Foggy Night, trained by Butch Reid Jr., entered from an 11 1/4-length maiden score at third asking traveling one mile and 70 yards at Parx. She shipped in from her Philadelphia base on a journey extended due to the ongoing New York City Marathon.

“I really liked the race. It was a good effort after a long ship getting up here with the traffic in New York today,” Reid said. “That horse did come over and take her lane away, but I guess the stewards didn't feel it was enough to make a change, but the horse did come over on us a little bit. I'm sure the margin of victory had something to do with it.”

Reid said Foggy Night could return to the Big A for the nine-furlong $250,000 Demoiselle (G2) on December 3, offering 10-4-3-2-1 qualifying points for the 2023 Kentucky Oaks (G1) next spring at Churchill Downs.

“There's a good chance. The further the better with this filly,” Reid said.

Good Sam, a $310,000 purchase from Gainesway at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, is out of the Twirling Candy mare Twizzler, whose dam is multiple graded stakes winner Twist Afleet.

Bred in Kentucky by Maccabee Farm, Good Sam banked $82,500 in victory while improving her record to 2-for-2. She returned $3 for a $2 win ticket.

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Who's the Star, a 4-year-old son of Tonalist, lived up to his name once again in winning the $177,050 Autumn Stakes (G2) Sunday at Woodbine.

Trained by Mark Casse for owner M Racing Group LLC, Who's the Star came into the 1 1/16-mile main track race for 3-year-olds and up having notched two stakes scores in his past three races.

And while it didn't appear he would be able to pull the rabbit out of his hat this time, a little late race magic and a strong ride from Emma-Jayne Wilson added another stakes title to the bay's stat sheet.

Mighty Heart, Canada's two-time Horse of the Year (in both 2020 and 2021) was guided to the front into the first turn, followed by Treason, Harlan Estate and Money Printer, while Who's the Star sat last in the field of 10.

After taking his rivals through an opening quarter in :23.59, Mighty Heart was quickly engaged by Treason, who then struck front en route to a half reached in :46.78.

Treason and Mighty Heart continued their tete-a-tete into the turn for home with the former gaining the upper hand as the field straightened for home.

Midway down the lane, War Bomber came calling and wore down the leader, but was confronted soon after by Who's the Star, seventh at the stretch call and rolling.

At the wire, Who's the Star got up to record a half-length triumph in a time of 1:41.10 on the Tapeta. War Bomber was second, Novo Sol was third, and Treason fourth.

“Inside speed was playing, it's been playing good on the inside all week,” said Wilson, who was joined by her daughters, Avery and Grace, in the winner's circle. “But speed started to carry a lot more and I was a little bit concerned. But on paper, there was a lot of conflicting speed as well. When they cut the half in :46 and change, my guy's going to come running every time. He comes home fast, and he came home fast today.

“He's huge. He's not a small horse, so he takes a little bit to get his legs underneath him. Some horses, they can quicken really fast within two jumps, some horses quicken a little longer. He takes a little longer to get going, but when he does, that kick is vicious.”

It was Who's the Star's sixth lifetime win, accompanied by a second and two thirds from 16 starts.

Who's the Star, sent off as the 3-1 choice, paid $8.50 for the win. The gelding was bred in Kentucky by Oscar Penn and John R. Penn, who sold him to Golden Star Farm for $375,000 at the 2019 Keeneland September yearling sale. Produced by the Carson City mare Shine Forth, he has banked $331,431.

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