The Cartier Racing Awards are the most prestigious within European horseracing.

There are eight horse awards and one for human achievement - European horseracing's equivalent of the Oscars.

They are presented in mid-November, shortly after the end of the European turf racing season, with America's Breeders' Cup races having taken place the previous month and Australia's Melbourne Cup also decided.

Racenews has acted in a public relations role for the Cartier Racing Awards since 2001 and increased the profile of the event that attracts the cream of the European racing scene.

The role has expanded over the years and includes advice on all aspects of the media's involvement with the Cartier Racing Awards, from invitations through to encouraging television coverage.

Sponsored by Cartier, with Harry Herbert the racing consultant, the Cartier Racing Awards took place for the 14th time on the evening of November 17, 2004, at the Four Seasons Hotel, Mayfair, London.