Roaring Lion Wins Cartier Award as European Horse of the Year
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Kentucky-bred Roaring Lion secured the 2018 Cartier Horse of the Year award at the 28th annual Cartier Racing Awards Nov. 13 in London.
Bred in Kentucky by Jan Van de Bos Naify’s RanJan Racing and owned by Qatar Racing, Roaring Lion won four straight group 1 races in England and Ireland this year to secure the top honor. The 3-year-old son of Kitten’s Joy is the first United States-bred horse to be named Horse of the Year in Europe since Fantastic Light in 2001.