HIGHVELD FEATURE SEASON AWARDS - NOMINATION LIST

The 2014 Highveld Feature Season Awards will be held in the Aquanaut Room, Turffontein Racecourse on Wednesday 28 May. The event is hosted by the Racing Association in conjunction with Phumelela Gaming and Leisure Limited.

The nominees for the 2014 Highveld Feature Season Awards are:

Champion two year old filly

* Carry on Alice; Majmu (Aus)

Champion two year old colt/gelding

* Banaadeer (Aus); Isphan

Champion three year old filly

* Along Came Polly; Athina; Arcetri Pink (Aus); Ash Cloud; Close the Gap

Champion three year old colt/gelding

* Only one nominee – will be announced at the Awards function

Champion older horse

* Copper Parade; Royal Zulu Warrior; Yorker

Champion sprinter

* Copper Parade; Happy Forever; Here Comes Billy; Jade Bay;

Champion Middle distance horse

* Louis the King; Yorker

Champion Stayer

* Ash Cloud; Louis the King; Magic Smoke; Seal

Champion sand specialist

* Here Comes Billy; In a Rush; Jackodore; Uncle Tommy; Tommy Gun

Winners in the following categories will be announced at the Awards function

Champion Work Rider

Champion Apprentice

Champion breeder of the season

Champion owner of the season

Champion jockey of the season

Champion trainer of the season

Horse of the season

The voting panel consisted of Clyde Basel, Alistair Cohen, Patrick Davis, Jason Dedekind, and Germaine Maharaj and while some categories were fairly predictable, others attracted heated debate. The Chairman of the voting panel Vee Moodley, Phumelela Gaming and Leisure’s Executive Director, Sports Betting, kept matters under control to ensure a fair process.

The following points structure was applied:

1st 2nd 3rd

Grade 1 12 9 7

Grade 2 9 6 4

Grade 3 6 3 1

Listed 2 - -

The Chief Executive of the Racing Association, Larry Wainstein, will be awarding certificates to a number of RA members and other deserving supporters of our industry in recognition of their contribution to our sport.

We are a bit short of "stars "

2yo' s look exceptional

LTK has a place in history and Yorker is a star

Not that bad on the Highveld

But ....

The July this year could be a bit diluted with all the possible absentees

Woodruff will need his suit dry cleaned

scotia Wrote:

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> Woodruff will need his suit dry cleaned


I recon he be exhausted at the end of the night for having to walk up and down to collect all the awards.

They worry to much about awards

Very simple and FAIR way to give out these awards and stop wasting time with panels - Identify Graded races that are the benchmark for the awards - Apportion a points system from 1st to 5th (5 point for win, 4 points 2nd etc) - Why do we use numbers to rate our horses(MR) but when it comes to awards or entry to major races we want to use panels?

mr hawaii Wrote:

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> Very simple and FAIR way to give out these awards
> and stop wasting time with panels - Identify
> Graded races that are the benchmark for the awards
> - Apportion a points system from 1st to 5th (5
> point for win, 4 points 2nd etc) - Why do we use
> numbers to rate our horses(MR) but when it comes
> to awards or entry to major races we want to use
> panels?

It appeals to people's egos...makes them feel special that their opinion matters more than others (those not on the panel/s)...()

TNaicker Wrote:

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> mr hawaii Wrote:
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> > Very simple and FAIR way to give out these
> awards
> > and stop wasting time with panels - Identify
> > Graded races that are the benchmark for the
> awards
> > - Apportion a points system from 1st to 5th (5
> > point for win, 4 points 2nd etc) - Why do we
> use
> > numbers to rate our horses(MR) but when it
> comes
> > to awards or entry to major races we want to
> use
> > panels?
>
> It appeals to people's egos...makes them feel
> special that their opinion matters more than
> others (those not on the panel/s)...()

I hate panels and Indaba's etc - There only purpose is to be an excuse to have a drink after doing very little - Economical time management is paramount in our world and this type of thing is from the days of Coats and Tails!!