Expected to be honored for a second straight season as Europe's Horse of the Year, Frankel is one of five nominees in the Cartier Awards in that category.
Nominations for the Horse of the Year and seven other divisions were released Nov. 9 for the awards, which will be presented during a Nov. 13 ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel in London.
In the Horse of the Year category, undefeated Frankel is joined by fellow older horse nominees Cirrus des Aigles and Nathaniel. Frankel defeated those two rivals in the QIPCO Champion Stakes (Eng-I) Oct. 20 at Ascot where Cirrus des Aigles was second and Nathaniel third.
The other two finalists in the horse of the year category are top 3-year-old Camelot and top miler Excelebration.
The nominations, in alphabetical order, for the 2012 Cartier Racing Awards are as follows:
2-year-old filly
Certify
Flotilla
Rosdhu Queen
Silasol
Sky Lantern
2-year-old colt
Dawn Approach
George Vancouver
Kingsbarns
Olympic Glory
Reckless Abandon
3-year-old filly
Beauty Parlour
Elusive Kate
Shirocco Star
The Fugue
Was
3-year-old colt
Bayrir
Camelot
Encke
Most Improved
Saonois
Sprinter
Black Caviar
Mayson
Moonlight Cloud
Ortensia
Wizz Kid
Stayer
Colour Vision
Opinion Poll
Rite of Passage
Saddler's Rock
Time's Up
Older Horse
Cirrus des Aigles
Excelebration
Frankel
Moonlight Cloud
Nathaniel
Horse of the year
Camelot
Cirrus des Aigles
Excelebration
Frankel
Nathaniel
Frankel
Courtesy of Banstead Manor