| Carotene | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Great Nephew |
| Grandsire | Honeway |
| Dam | Carrot Top |
| Damsire | High Hat |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 1983 |
| Country | Canada |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Kinghaven Farms |
| Owner | Kinghaven Farms |
| Trainer | Roger Attfield |
| Record | 40: 12-8-5 |
| Earnings | $1,267,092 |
| Major wins | |
| Breeders' Stakes (1986) Toronto Cup Stakes (1986) Wonder Where Stakes (1986) Nassau Stakes (1987) Matchmaker Handicap (1987) New Hampshire Sweepstakes Handicap (1987) Yellow Ribbon Stakes (1987) Pan American Handicap (1988) | |
| Awards | |
| Canadian Champion 3-Yr-Old Filly (1986) Canadian Champion Turf Horse (1986, 1987, 1988) Canadian Champion Older Female Horse (1987, 1988) | |
| Honours | |
| Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2003) Carotene Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack | |
Carotene (foaled 1983 in Ontario) is a Canadian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse who holds the filly or mare record for winning the most Sovereign Awards. Bred by David Willmot's Kinghaven Farms, she was a daughter of the British sire Great Nephew, who also sired Epsom Derby winners Grundy and Shergar. Carotene's dam was Carrot Top, a mare David Willmot purchased in foal from the Whitney family at the 1982 dispersal sale of their bloodstock in the United Kingdom.