15th August 2015
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All the news on awards and other accolades regarding the horse racing industry in South Africa.
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
The 2015 Equus Award Nominees have been announced and the winners will be announced tonight!
The 2015 Cape Racing and Breeding Awards took place at the magnificent Lanzerac Estate on Friday, 7 August.
Beach Beauty, who bowed out of competition after her win in the Garden Province Stakes, swept the boards at the 2014 KZN Breeders Awards, walking away with no less than 3 accolades, including Horse Of The Year honours.
The 2014 KZN Breeders Awards take place on 22 November 2014 and the nominees are as follows
The 2014 KZN Racing Awards will be held at the Elangeni Hotel tonight
The Racing Awards Ceremony for the East Cape 2013/2014 Racing Season will be held in the HB Christian Room at Fairview Racecourse on Saturday 6 September 2014.
The Equus Awards are the ‘Oscars’ of South African horse racing and gives us a chance to reflect on the highs of the past season and celebrate our champions.
The official report states that an investigation has been opened into the circumstances which led to Babelicious (A Fortune), which paraded and proceeded to the start in red earmuffs, racing without blinkers, as carded
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
