Minding has been named the Cartier Horse of the Year at the 26th annual Cartier Racing Awards

Minding has been named the Cartier Horse of the Year at the 26th annual Cartier Racing Awards, European horseracings equivalent of the Oscars. Authentic Kerryon Johnson 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. 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At 12-2 in the ACC, the Orange have slid out of the drivers seat in the league standings, as they are a game and a half behind Virginia for first place (14-1). Maryland sports a 15-12 overall record this season with a decisive split between its success at home (10-3) compared to on the road (2-7). The Terps snapped a two-game skid last Tuesday when they took care of business versus Wake Forest, 71-60, their third straight home win, improving to 7-7 in the ACC. Maryland leads the all-time series with Syracuse, 5-2, although the sides havent met since 2008. With the Orange trailing by two points with 11 seconds remaining, C.J. Fair was called for a charge on what appeared to be a borderline call. It caused Boeheim to lose his temper, receive two technical fouls and get ejected from the game. Duke converted 3-of-4 at the line following the technicals to effectively put the game away. The squad struggled shooting in the hostile road environment, making less than 39 percent of it field goal tries, including just 2-of-9 from 3-point range. Jerami Grant posted team highs in points (17) and rebounds (eight), Fair finished with 12 points and Tyler Ennis was dreadful from the floor (2-of-13) but still had nine points, six assists and four steals. Syrracuses offense has been far from spectacular this season, as it shoots a modest 44. Authentic Nick Bawden Jersey. 6 percent from the field for 69.2 ppg, but it has risen to elite status thanks to its excellent defense, which ranks seventh nationally in allowing only 58.6 ppg. It also lives comfortably in terms of its rebounding (+4.0) and turnover (+4.9) margins, with the latter ranking eighth-best in the country. Fair pours in a team-high 16.4 ppg and grabs 6.0 rpg. Trevor Cooney (13.0 ppg) does the majority of his damage from 3-point range, knocking down 77 long-range buckets at a 41.4 percent clip. 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