Calandagan, winner of the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Champion Stakes, has been named Cartier Horse of the Year. He becomes the fourth horse bred by the Aga Khan Studs to be given that honour following Daylami (1999), Dalakhani (2003) and Zarkava (2008). By Gleneagles, who was himself the Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt of 2014, Calandagan is the first Cartier winner for the operation since the passing of His Highness Aga Khan IV in February. Trained by Francis-Henri Graffard, the four-year-old has won three consecutive Group 1 contests this season, including the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, and is set to run in the Japan Cup a week on Sunday. Calandagan, who also received the Cartier Older Horse award, won the Cartier Horse of the Year award ahead of Prince Of Wales's Stakes and Juddmonte International winner Ombudsman and multiple Group 1-winning three-year-olds Delacroix and Minnie Hauk.New Coolmore stallion Delacroix was named Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt, having defeated Ombudsman in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes and captured the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes. The Coolmore partnership and trainer Aidan O'Brien were also represented by Minnie Hauk, who is the Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly for 2025 following victories in the Oaks, Irish Oaks and Yorkshire Oaks.In his category, Delacroix was given the nod over Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Daryz, Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes winner Field Of Gold and dual Derby winner Lambourn. Minnie Hauk's runners-up were the Prix de Diane and Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf heroine Gezora, Whirl and Desert Flower.In addition to taking the two three-year-old prizes, the Coolmore team and Aidan O'Brien also landed a clean sweep of the juvenile awards, as did the Coolmore stallion Starspangledbanner, the sire of Gstaad and Precise. The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Gstaad took the Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt title ahead of Gewan, Zavateri and Puerto Rico, while Moyglare Stud Stakes and Fillies' Mile winner Precise received the Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly award ahead of stable-mares True Love and Diamond Necklace, and Prix Morny winner Venetian Sun.During the ceremony at London's Dorchester Hotel Asfoora became the third Australian-bred horse to receive the Cartier Sprinter award following Black Caviar (2012) and Starspangledbanner (2010) thanks to her wins in the Nunthorpe Stakes and Prix de l'Abbaye. Trained by Henry Dwyer for her breeder Akram El-Fahkri's Noor Elaine Farm, she claimed the award over Lazzat, Arizona Blaze and Big Mojo.Godolphin's homebred Trawlerman dominated the staying scene in 2025 and the son of Golden Horn, who is trained by John and Thady Gosden, was duly awarded Cartier Stayer of 2025 over Scandinavia, Al Riffa and Sweet William.Brough Scott, the respected journalist and acclaimed author, was the recipient of the Cartier/The Daily Telegraph Award of Merit for 2025. The 82-year-old former jockey has been a well-known face on terrestrial TV for three decades as well as co-founding the Racing Post.Laurent Feniou, managing director of Cartier UK, said, “My congratulations go to all of the winners at this year's Cartier Racing Awards. It is very pleasing to see Calandagan take the Cartier Horse of the Year award after his outstanding season. We are honoured to present the Cartier/The Daily Telegraph Award of Merit to Brough Scott, someone who has tirelessly contributed across the industry for more than 60 years. Everyone at Cartier is delighted to be able to celebrate another brilliant year of racing and I would like to thank our media partners Racing Post, The Daily Telegraph and Sky Sports Racing for their continued support of the Cartier Racing Awards.” The post Calandagan Named Cartier Horse of the Year appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.