Horse of the Year – The Legislate Team
The 2014 Cape Racing and Breeding Awards were held in the Paddock Room at Kenilworth Racecourse on Thursday, 7 August 2014. Legislate swept all before him, taking awards for 3yo Colt, Middle Distance Horse and Horse of the Year in the Breeders categories as well as 3yo Male of the Year, Champion Middle Distance Horse of the Year and Horse of the Year in the Racing categories.
Not too far behind was the Carl and Amanda de Vos team who took home the Older Male of the Year Award for Yorker, Broodmare of the Year for Star of Arcole as well as the Outstanding Breeder of the Year award.
Jet Master reclaimed his Stallion of the Year title and Lateral stamped himself as a force to be followed, claiming the Outstanding New Stallion Award.
Klawervlei were crowned the Cape’s Breeders of the Year and Markus and Ingrid Jooste the season’s Owners of the Year.
Snaith Racing was crowed the Cape’s Champion Trainer for the second successive year and their stable jockey, Richard Fourie was named the Cape’s Champion Jockey.
The Award for exceptional achievement was jointly awarded to the Cape’s Outstanding International Horse of the Year, Variety Club and the Snaith Racing team.
The full list of results is available here.
Congratulations to everyone !
(All photographs by kind courtesy of Ricardo de Nobrega of Equine Edge Photography)
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- Afrikaburn – 2yo Colt of the Year Award – Joy Armitage with Ross Fuller
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- Carry On Alice – 2yo Filly of the Year Award – Joy Armitage with John & Pieter from Klawervlei
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- Legislate – 3 yo Colt of the Year Award – Janine & Vaughan Koster
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- Athina – 3 yo Filly Of The Year Award – Joy Armitage with Wynand Nel of Wilgerbosdrift
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- Yorker – Older Male of the Year Award – Joy Armitage with Carl de Vos
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- Via Africa – Champion Older Female of the Year Award – Joy Armitage with Andre Hauptfleisch
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- Via Africa – Champion Sprinter of the Year Award – Joy Armitage with Andre Hauptfleisch
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- Legislate – Middle Distance Horse of the Year Award – Joy Armitage with Janine & Vaughan Koster
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- Hot Ticket – Stayer of the Year Award – Natasha Stegeman & Joy Armitage
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- Star of Arcole – Broodmare of the Year Award – Joy Armitage with Carl & Amanda de Vos
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- Jet Master – Stallion of the Year Award
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- Lateral – Outstanding New Stallion – Joy Armitage with Margaret Louw of Maine Chance Farms
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- Klawervlei – Breeder of the Year Award – John & Lana-Anne Koster
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- Horse of the Year – The Legislate Team
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- Variety Club – International Horse of the Year Award – Dominique & Anton Shepherd
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- Carl & Amanda de Vos – Outstanding Breeder of the Year Award – Joy Armitage with Carl & Amanda de Vos
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- Legislate – 3yo Male Of The Year Award – Tom Fowler, Nancy Mitchell & Kevin Somerville
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- In The Fast Lane – 3yo Female Of the Year Award – Tom Fowler & John Freeman
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- Xavier Carstens – Cape Apprentice of the Year – Terrance Welsh & Xavier Carstens
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- Award for Exceptional Achievement: Snaith Racing – Justin, Chris, Sue and Jono Snaith
