Equus awards

Let’s fill the winners without knowing candidates

CATEGORIES:
Champion two- year-old colt – distance immaterial
Champion two-year-old filly – distance immaterial
Champion three-year-old colt – distance immaterial
Champion three-year-old filly – distance immaterial
Champion older male – distance immaterial
Champion older filly or mare – distance immaterial
Champion sprinter 1000m – 1200m; age or gender immaterial)
Champion miler 1400m – 1600m age or gender immaterial)
Champion middle distance 1800m – 2200m age or gender immaterial)
Champion stayer – 2400m and up; age or gender immaterial)

BREEDER AWARDS:
Stallion of the year
Broodmare of the year
Breeder of the year
The Thoroughbred Breeders Association may include outstanding and or international achievement awards.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
Champion Apprentice
Champion Jockey
Champion Owner (based on stakes earned)
Champion Trainer (based on stakes earned)
Industry Merit Award
Horse of the Year Award.

Bob Brogan wrote: Let’s fill the winners without knowing candidates

CATEGORIES:
Champion two- year-old colt – Barahin
Champion two-year-old filly – Celtic Sea
Champion three-year-old colt – Do It Again
Champion three-year-old filly – Oh Susanna
Champion older male – Made To Conquer
Champion older filly or mare – Redberry Lane
Champion sprinter 1000m – 1200m; Bold Respect
Champion miler 1400m – 1600m Legal Eagle
Champion middle distance 1800m – 2200m Do It Again
Champion stayer – 2400m and up; It's My Turn

BREEDER AWARDS:
Stallion of the year - Silvano
Broodmare of the year - Sweet Virginia
Breeder of the year - Klawervlei Stud
The Thoroughbred Breeders Association may include outstanding and or international achievement awards.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
Champion Apprentice - Lyle Hewitson
Champion Jockey - Lyle Hewitson
Champion Owner - Drakenstein Stud
Champion Trainer - Justin Snaith
Industry Merit Award
Horse of the Year Award. - Do It Again

www.sportingpost.co.za/2018/07/south-african-champions-2018/

Gaynor Rupert’s Drakenstein Stud look set to be crowned SA Champion Owners at the end of this season – the first time in a decade that the title, long held by Markus Jooste’s Mayfair Speculators, will change hands.


The Drakenstein Stud blue currently lead the owner log with R8,9 million in stakes ahead of Super Saturday on 28 July. Mayfair Speculators are in second position on R7,2 million.

Interestingly at the end of December last year, Mayfair Speculators held a R3,3 million lead over the Rupert Family’s world-class operation. But with their representation on track having dwindled since the early December Steinhoff scandal, the situation has changed dramatically.

.....so some cruel sod has been posting outdated owners logs that showed Mayfair was way out in front.. :huh: .....that log must have been before....Oh Susanna.... you are truly a remarkable filly.....

Mayfair still have most stakes of any owner.

....R U sure.... :huh:

The Equus Awards voting panel met at Greyville on Saturday evening, 28 July to finalise the nominees and winners for this season’s awards.

JULY 31, 2018
The first round of nominations were submitted after Vodacom Durban July Day.

The voting panel comprised of Matthew Lips, Robert Garner, Roger Smith, David Thiselton and Larry Wainstein as non-voting chairperson.



The categories and finalists are:

Champion Two-year-old Colt – distance immaterial: Soqrat, van Halen

Champion Two-year-old Filly – distance immaterial: Mighty High, Return Flight

Champion Three-year-old Colt – distance immaterial: Bold Respect, Do It Again, Eyes Wide Open, Hero’s Honour, Lobo’s Legend, Surcharge, Tap O’Noth, Undercover Agent.

Champion Three-year-old Filly – distance immaterial: Oh Susanna (Aus), Snow Dance.

Champion Older Male – distance immaterial: Captain America, Coral Fever, Legal Eagle, Will Pays.

Champion Older Filly/Mare – distance immaterial: Nother Russia, Redberry Lane, Sommerlied.

Champion Sprinter – (1000 – 1200m; age/gender immaterial): Attenborough, Bold Respect, Sergeant Hardy, Will Pays.

Champion Miler – (1400 – 1600; age/gender immaterial): Legal Eagle, Snow Dance, Undercover Agent.

Champion Middle Distance – (1800 – 2200; age/gender immaterial): Captain America, Coral Fever, Do It Again, Oh Susanna (Aus).

Champion Stayer – (2400 and up; age/gender immaterial): Hero’s Honour, It’s my Turn.

Voting Criteria
The awards are based on graded races and in particular Grade 1 races. As regards the stayer category, the winning horse will be at the discretion of the voting panel. This decision was taken as the only Grade 1 race in SA is the SA Derby, which would mean that this should be the obvious winner based on a single run. This would also have excluded fillies and mares.

Breeder Awards:
Stallion of the Year
Broodmare of the Year
Breeder of the Year

The Thoroughbred Breeders Association may include outstanding and/or international achievement awards.

Individual Awards:
Champion Apprentice
Champion Jockey
Champion Owner (based on stakes earned)
Champion Trainer (based on stakes earned)
Industry Merit Awards
Horse of the Year Award

The awards are a glittering black-tie gala event that takes place at the Convention Centre at Emperor’s Palace on Tuesday, August 14. Clyde Basel will be the master of ceremonies for the evening and guests will be treated to an array of entertainment. There will also be an after party at the same venue.

If you wish to purchase tickets (R700 per person) for this event, please contact Penny Morsner at the Racing Association on (011) 683-3220 or email penny@racingassociation.co.za

The best performed 3yo Colts/G surely are Surcharge & Undercover Agent in WFA events and graded races

The categories and finalists are:

Champion Two-year-old Colt – distance immaterial: Soqrat, van Halen

Champion Two-year-old Filly – distance immaterial: Mighty High, Return Flight

Champion Three-year-old Colt – distance immaterial: Bold Respect, Do It Again, Eyes Wide Open, Hero’s Honour, Lobo’s Legend, Surcharge, Tap O’Noth, Undercover Agent.

Champion Three-year-old Filly – distance immaterial: Oh Susanna (Aus), Snow Dance.

Champion Older Male – distance immaterial: Captain America, Coral Fever, Legal Eagle, Will Pays.

Champion Older Filly/Mare – distance immaterial: Nother Russia, Redberry Lane, Sommerlied.

Champion Sprinter – (1000 – 1200m; age/gender immaterial): Attenborough, Bold Respect, Sergeant Hardy, Will Pays.

Champion Miler – (1400 – 1600; age/gender immaterial): Legal Eagle, Snow Dance, Undercover Agent.

Champion Middle Distance – (1800 – 2200; age/gender immaterial): Captain America, Coral Fever, Do It Again, Oh Susanna (Aus).

Champion Stayer – (2400 and up; age/gender immaterial): Hero’s Honour, It’s my Turn.

wee bit surprised Will Pays beat Attenborough