SA Horse Of The Year – 3yo’s Dominate Equus Standings
The Hollywoodbets Durban July and Gold Cup Race meetings should settle a few debates.
11th June 2024
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All the news on awards and other accolades regarding the horse racing industry in South Africa.
The Hollywoodbets Durban July and Gold Cup Race meetings should settle a few debates.
The 2024 Equus Awards will take place on Thursday, 15 August at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
Classic winners Ezeliya and Rosallion share the early lead alongside Tattersalls Gold Cup victor White Birch in the points standings for the Cartier Horse of the Year
Veteran racing journalist, and a respected published author, Charl Pretorius has been announced as the very deserved winner of the 2024 LKP Writer’s Competition
This year, the Have A Heart Equine Sanctuary was the proud recipient of the 2021 Brian Davies Gold Award for outstanding work in animal welfare
The Cape Breeders Awards announcement for the 2020/21 season was broadcast on the Breeding To Win Show on Tellytrack on Sunday evening
A sad moment as Ziet’s gallant soldier is acknowledged
The Racing Association was not able to host events on the Highveld, in the Western and Eastern Cape for the 2020/2021 regional awards
The KZN Racing Awards for the 2020/21 season were presented between races at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Monday
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
