HORSE RACING
Enable clear favourite for big Cartier award
London — Enable — arguably one of the best horses in the world at present — has moved to the top of the standings for the prestigious "Cartier Horse of the Year" award in December. Enable’s win in the Yorkshire Oaks took her past dual Guineas winner Winter and she now has a 12-point advantage over both Ulysses and Winter. The points tally accounts for 30% of the award with the remaining 70% split equally between a panel of racing journalists and a public vote cast by viewers of ITV racing and readers of the Racing Post and the Daily Telegraph. Victory in the Juddmonte International has resulted in Ulysses moving into third place in the overall standings, as well as overtaking Ribchester in the race to be crowned Champion Older Horse. Marsha’s win by the width of cigarette paper in York’s Nunthorpe Stakes has moved her into second place for the Champion Sprinter award and the filly is just eight points behind July Cup victor Harry Angel. John Gosden, who trains Enable, has yet to dec...
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