The Snaith Racing Team’s extraordinary dominance over the past season was underlined again at Equus Awards when the Capetonians dominated the show, much as they had done at the Cape Racing & Breeding Awards held a week earlier.
2018 Vodacom Durban July winner, Do It Again (Pic – Candiese Marnewick / Gold Circle)
Besides being crowned Cape Champion Trainer and receiving an Exceptional Achievement Award at his hometown ceremony for his glorious successes in the Sun Met with Oh Susanna, as well as in the Durban July, where he trained the first three home, Justin was also crowned the SA Champion Trainer for the second time on a memorable Tuesday evening.
That’s no mean achievement for a Cape conditioner in anybody’s book!
Snaith won seven Gr1 races during the past season. The exciting aspect is that his two biggest winners – Champion 3yo Filly and SA Horse Of The Year Oh Susanna and Champion 3yo Colt Do It Again – are 4yo’s this term.
Oh Susanna – Sun Met lead in (Pic – Chase Liebenberg Photography)
Equus Champion sire Silvano’s progeny – there are nine of them – will again be in great demand at this week’s National 2yo Sale.
The multiple award winning sire claimed his third South African sires championship at Equus on Tuesday evening and also picked up silverware at last Wednesday evening’s Cape Racing & Breeding awards ceremony.
The sire of 20 Gr1 winners, including four Vodacom Durban July winners, Silvano, who was previously Champion Sire in 2012/13 and 2016/ 17, has sired the winners of 182 races last season, with his progeny earning R19 729 770.
Justin Snaith and Bernard Fayd’herbe – team Elusive Silva (Pic – Chase Liebenberg Photography)
He was represented by 12 individual black type winners, with his top runners including the local graded stakes winners Elusive Silva, Strathdon, Simply Royal, Star Express and Bella Sonata.
Broodmare sire of Gr1 Sun Met second Last Winter, Silvano featured prominently in 2017/18 and ended the season as South Africa’s Seventh Leading Broodmare Sire by stakes earned.
Mike de Kock (for his Terrance Millard equalling 117 Gr1 winners), Anton Marcus (for his 100 Gr1 winners) and Lyle Hewitson (for his dual championship titles) were given Outstanding Achievement Awards. Mathew and Di de Kock received the award in Mike’s absence.
Gaynor Rupert and her Owner Of The Year Award (Pic – Candiese Marnewick)
Gaynor Rupert was on hand to accept the Champion Owner Award on behalf of Drakenstein Stud. She gave a fascinating speech with some interesting history and had her Mum present.
Horse of the Year
- Oh Susanna
Champion 2YO Colt
- Soqrat
Champion 2YO Filly
- Return Flight
Champion 3YO Colt
- Do It Again
Champion 3YO Filly
- Oh Susanna
Champion Older Male
- Legal Eagle
Champion Older Filly/Mare
- Nother Russia
Champion Sprinter
- Will Pays
Champion Miler
- Legal Eagle
Champion Middle Distance
- Oh Susanna
Champion Stayer
- It’s My Turn
Champion Stallion
- Silvano
Champion Broodmare
- Strawberry Lane
Champion Breeder
- Klawervlei
Outstanding Breeder
- Northfields
Champion Apprentice
- Lyle Hewitson
Champion Jockey
- Lyle Hewitson
Champion Owner
- Drakenstein Stud
Champion Trainer
- Justin Snaith
Outstanding Achievement Awards
- Lyle Hewitson
- Anton Marcus
- Mike de Kock
