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Equus: Celebrating The Superstars!

Dynasty's son Futura is SA Horse Of The Year

Futura - Horse Of The Year

Futura – Horse Of The Yea

The Equus Awards banquet to celebrate the South African horseracing 2014/15 season superstar performers was held at the Emperors Palace Convention Centre in Johannesburg on Tuesday 11 August 2015.

The Justin Snaith trained multiple Gr1 winner Futura walked off with the prestigious Horse Of The Year title. Futura is the third son of Dynasty to lift the title after Legislate last year, and Irish Flame in 2009/10.

Captain Of All lead in Mercury

Gr1 Mercury Sprint winner Captain Of All

After his superb L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate and J&B Met double of last season, Futura made a cracking start to the new term with a sensational win in the rain delayed Super Saturday Gr1 Champions Cup a fortnight ago.

New Klawervlei stallion Captain Of All, who was also an obvious  contender for the premier title, was an unsurprising winner of the speed champion award.

Multiple champion jockey Piere Strydom, who rode a recordbreaking 5000th winner earlier in the season, was deservedly acknowledged with a special  achievement award for his incredible feats in the saddle.

All the winners:

CHAMPION 2YO COLT (distance immaterial)

Seventh Plain

CHAMPION 2YO FILLY (distance immaterial)

Entisaar (AUS)

CHAMPION 3YO COLT (distance immaterial)

French Navy

CHAMPION 3YO FILLY (distance immaterial)

Alboran Sea (AUS)

CHAMPION OLDER MALE (distance immaterial)

Futura

CHAMPION OLDER FILLY/MARE (distance immaterial)

Hammie’s Hooker

CHAMPION SPRINTER (1000-1200; age/gender immaterial)

Captain Of All

CHAMPION MILER (1400-1600; age/gender immaterial)

Legislate

CHAMPION MIDDLE DISTANCE HORSE (1800-2200; age/gender immaterial)

Futura

CHAMPION STAYER (2400m upwards; age/gender immaterial)

Wild One

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Piere Strydom

CHAMPION STALLION

Captain Al

CHAMPION BROODMARE

Si Senorita

CHAMPION BREEDER

Klawervlei Stud

OUTSTANDING STALLION ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Dynasty

OUTSTANDING BREEDER AWARD

Highlands Farm Stud

MEDIA AWARDS

Print – Michael Clower

Television – Kevin Harris

APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR

Craig Zackey

CHAMPION JOCKEY

Gavin Lerena

CHAMPION TRAINER

Sean Tarry

OWNER OF THE YEAR

Mrs I & Mr M J Jooste

HORSE OF THE YEAR

Futura

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