The 2008/2009 Equus Awards ceremony, or often referred to as the “The Oscars” of South African Racing was held at the Emperor’s Palace Casino in Gauteng on Thursday night. It turned out to be a successful night for Klawervlei Stud as Captain Al and Rebel King were both honoured in their various categories.
Rebel King, , secured the title of Champion Sprinter after concluding his final racing season with a group 1 victory in the Cape Flying Championship and the Grade 2 Senor Santa Handicap. The newly acquired son of National Emblem now adds an honourable title to his résumé when he stands at Stud for the first time this season for a fee of R10 000.
Captain Al received the Outstanding Stallion Achievement Award for his record breaking 127 winners this past season with stakes of R9 470 865 stakes earned from his 823 starts. The future looks bright for the homebred stallion and with his exceptional crop contending the 2010 season he will have his eye firmly on the title of Champion Stallion this year.
Klawervlei sire Casey Tibbs received an honourable boost when he sired the winner of Champion 3 year old colt Big City Life. The young sensation won the Durban July Handicap and only just fell short to rival Pocket Power for title of 2009 Horse Of The Year.
Markus Jooste and his wife Ingrid, took the great honour of Owner Of The Year for their more than 100 winners in a season while trainer Charles Laird secured the title of Champion Trainer.
Stallion Achievment Award - CAPTAIN AL
Owner Of The year - Markus and Ingrid Jooste
Champion Sprinter - REBEL KING
Champion 3 year old - BIG CITY LIFE
RESULTS
Champion 2year old colt (distance immaterial)
MUSIR
Champion 2 year Filly (distance immaterial)
LAVERNA
Champion 3year old colt (distance immaterial)
BIG CITY LIFE
Champion 3 year Filly (distance immaterial)
LADY WINDERMERE
Champion older male (distance immaterial)
POCKET POWER
Champion Older filly/ mare (distance immaterial)
DANCERS DAUGHTER
Champion sprinter (1000-1200 age/gender immaterial)
REBEL KING
Champion middle distance horse (1400-2200 age/gender immaterial) POCKET POWER
Champion stayer (2400 and up/ age/gender immaterial)
MOKARO
Special Equus Outstanding Achievement Award
DOUGLAS WHYTE
Outstanding Stallion Achievement Award
CAPTAIN AL, KLAWERVLEI STUD
Broodmare Of The Year
TRADE ENQUIRY
Champion Breeder
SUMMERHILL STUD
Breeder of the Year
MAURITZFONTEIN STUD
Champion Jockey
ANDREW FORTUNE
Champion Trainer
CHARLES LAIRD
Champion Apprentice
DERECK DAVID
Work riders of the year
ANDILE NZONGO (Cape); JACKSON FENI (Gauteng)
Media Award
DAVID MOLLETT
Champion Stallion
JET MASTER
Owner/s Of The Year
INGRID AND MARKUS JOOSTE
Horse Of The Year
POCKET POWER
