Second G1 propels Angel Bleu to join three-way tie at top of two-year-old tree

A second Group 1 success in 20 days has propelled Angel Bleu into contention for two-year-old colt of the year at the Cartier Racing Awards next month, public voting for which remains open at www.cartierracingawards.co.uk.

Ralph Beckett sent the son of Dark Angel back to Paris at the weekend where he added Criterium International success to his win in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at Longchamp on Arc day.

Angel Bleu now forms part of a three-way tie at the head of the standings in that division alongside Perfect Power and Native Trail, both of whom also have two Group 1s to their record.

In a significant week for Europe's top two-year-olds Luxembourg also reinforced his credentials with a smooth success in the Vertem Futurity Stakes at Doncaster to cement his status as ante-post Epsom Derby favourite.

The Cedric Rossi-trained Skazino moved into second in the stayer of the year category after chasing home Scope in the Group 1 Prix Royal-Oak at Longchamp on Sunday.

The Breeders' Cup at Del Mar over November 5 and 6 provides a late chance for certain horses to press their claim.

Cartier history features several award winners who sealed their success in the US, with Goldikova and Enable the most recent winners of Horse of the Year to be successful at the Breeders' Cup, a trend started 30 years ago with Arazi.

While the points earned throughout the season account for 40 per cent of Cartier's unique electoral college, there are still 30 per cent up for grabs each from the expert jury and from the public vote, which opened last week to readers of the Racing Post and the Daily Telegraph and which will close at midday on Tuesday November 2, eight days ahead of the awards ceremony at London's Dorchester Hotel.

Vote now at www.cartierracingawards.co.uk

Who is your Horse of the Year? vote now at www.cartierracingawards.co.ukCredit: Edward Whitaker

Cartier Horse of the Year

Palace Pier 168 points
St Mark's Basilica 160
Poetic Flare 156
Hurricane Lane 152
Mother Earth 144
Snowfall 144
Mishriff 108
Torquator Tasso 96
Adayar 100
Baaeed 88

Cartier Older Horse

Palace Pier 168
Mishriff 108
Torquator Tasso 96
Broome 88
Lady Bowthorpe 84

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt

St Mark's Basilica 160
Poetic Flare 156
Hurricane Lane 152
Adayar 100
Baaeed 88
Sealiway 68

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly

Mother Earth 144
Snowfall 144
Alcohol Free 96
Saffron Beach 68
Joan Of Arc 64
Santa Barbara 64

Cartier Sprinter

Starman 64
A Case Of You 58
Dragon Symbol 56
Emaraaty Ana 52
Oxted 48
Romantic Proposal 40

Cartier Stayer

Trueshan 84
Skazino 64
Stradivarius 60
Subjectivist 60
Hurricane Lane 48

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt

Angel Bleu 80
Native Trail 80
Perfect Power 80
Luxembourg 48
Point Lonsdale 40
Ebro River 40

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly

Inspiral 48
Agartha 40
Sandrine 40
Zellie 40
Discoveries 36
Tenebrism 32

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