The nominees for the 2020/21 Cape Breeders awards have been announced.
This year’s Cape Breeders Award winners will be announced at a virtual ceremony, early in September, with a set date yet to be finalized.
The 2020-2021 South African racing season saw Cape-bred thoroughbreds capture 27 Gr1 races with the Varsfontein Stud bred Yulong Prince winning Australia’s Gr1 Kennedy Cantala.
Got The Greenlight – a dual nominee (Pic – JC Photos)
Other notable races won by Cape-bred horses in the past season include the Gr1 Vodacom Durban July, Gr1 Cape Town Met, Gr1 Cape Racing Presents The Cape Guineas, and the Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas – while the Cape bred Malmoos landed the SA Triple Crown in facile fashion.
The nominees in the various categories:
Champion 2 Year Old Colt
- Ambiorix (Oldlands Stud)
- Cosmic Highway (Maine Chance Farms)
- Waterberry Lane (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)
- Good Traveller (Lammerskraal Stud)
Champion 2 Year Old Filly
- Sheela (Drakenstein))
- Desert Miracle (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)
- Rain In Holland (Drakenstein Stud)
Champion 3 Year Old Colt
- Jet Dark (Drakenstein Stud)
- Kommetdieding (Klawervlei Stud)
- Linebacker (Klawervlei Stud)
- Malmoos (Varsfontein Stud)
- Russian Rock (Klawervlei Stud)
Champion 3 Year Old Filly
- Captain’s Ransom (Moutonshoek)
- Princess Calla (Maine Chance Farms)
- Zarina (Oldlands Stud)
Champion Older Male
- Rainbow Bridge (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)
- Got The Greenlight (Nadeson Park Stud)
- Rio Querari (Normandy Stud)
- Do It Again (Northfields Stud)
Champion Older Female
- Singforafa (N Swart)
- She’s A Keeper (Missing U Syndicate)
- Summer Pudding (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)
Champion Sprinter
- Erik The Red (Varsfontein Stud)
- Kasimir (Drakenstein Stud)
- Pearl Of Asia (Riverton Stud)
- Rio Querari (Normandy Stud)
- Vernichey (Klawervlei Stud)
Stayer Of The Year
- Malmoos (Varsfontein Stud)
- Nebraas (Al Adiyaat)
- Silver Host (Drakenstein Stud)
Champion Middle Distance Horse
- Do It Again (Northfields Stud)
- Kommetdieding (Klawervlei Stud)
- Linebacker (Klawervlei Stud)
- Jet Dark (Drakenstein Stud)
- Rainbow Bridge (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)
- Got The Greenlight (Nadeson Park Stud)
- Summer Pudding (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)
Broodmare Of The Year
- Princess Tobin (Varsfontein Stud)
- Justthewayyouare (Varsfontein Stud)
- Halfway To Heaven (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)
Outstanding Breeder
- Oldlands Stud
- Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein
- Alec Foster
The Stallion Of The Year, Outstanding New Stallion, Breeder Of The Year, Horse Of The Year, and International Horse Of The Year awards will all be announced at September’s ceremony.
