Variety Club: Cape’s Horse of the Year 2012

2012 Cape Breeding & Racing Awards

Horse Of The Year – VARIETY CLUB

Variety Club, a son of Var,  won Horse of the Year, Champion 3yo colt and Champion Middle Distance in both the racing and breeding catergories, at the annual dinner on Friday at Kenilworth.

Below are the winners in both the breeding and racing categories.

 

2012 CAPE BREEDING Awards

2YO Colt:

SOFT FALLING RAIN
O: Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum • B:  Highlands • T: Mike de Kock

2YO Filly:

ALL IS SECRET
O: Messrs M J Jooste & G M Miller • B: BBP Syndicate (Nom: Mr G M Miller) • T:  Vaughan Marshall

3YO Colt:

VARIETY CLUB
O: Mrs I Jooste & Mr M J Jooste • B: Beaumont Stud • T: Joey Ramsden

3YO Filly:

PRINCESS VICTORIA
O:  Mr P G de Beyer, Ms G A Jaffee & Messrs M H, R C & L H Jaffee & Maine Chance Farms (Nom: Dr W A & Mrs N Jacobs) • B: Maine Chance Farms • T: Glen Kotzen

Older Male:

WHAT A WINTER
O: Messrs M W Bass, Bryn Ressell, G N Shirtliff & N M Shirtliff • B: Daytona Stud (Nom: Mr R D Hamilton) • T: Mike Bass

Older Female:

EBONY FLYER
O: Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert), Team Valor International (Nom: Mr B Irwin), Mrs Vanashree & Mr Anant Singh • B: Mr W J Engelbrecht (Jnr) • T: Justin Snaith

Sprinter:

WHAT A WINTER
O: Messrs M W Bass, Bryn Ressell, G N Shirtliff & N M Shirtliff • B: Daytona Stud (Nom: Mr R D Hamilton) • T: Mike Bass

Middle Distance:

VARIETY CLUB
O: Mrs I Jooste & Mr M J Jooste • B: Beaumont Stud • T: Joey Ramsden

Stayer:

BLAKE
O: Messrs D L Brugman (Jnr), R W Deacon, R Kay & Mrs I M Rudden • B: Pee Bee Stud • T: Dean Kannemeyer

Broodmare of the Year

GOLDEN APPLE
Mr C J H Van Niekerk

Stallion of the Year

JET MASTER
Mr H & Mrs P J Devine

Outstanding New Stallion

TRIPPI
Drakenstein Stud

Breeder of the Year

Klawervlei Stud

Horse Of The Year

VARIETY CLUB
O: Mrs I Jooste & Mr M J Jooste • B: Beaumont Stud • T: Joey Ramsden

International Horse of the Year:

ATO
O: NEWBURY RACING STABLE • B: Maine Chance Farms • T: P SHAW

Outstanding Breeder

Beaumont Stud

Service Industry Awards

Mrs Bridgett Oppenheimer
Mr Hyman Maisel

 

2012 CAPE RACING Awards 

Juvenile Male:

KING OF PAIN
O: Mr & Mrs D Naik, Mesdames K Finch & B Kieswetter & Mr J Ramsden • B:Arc-En-Ciel Stud • T: Joey Ramsden

Juvenile Filly:

ALL IS SECRET
O: Messrs M J Jooste & G M Miller • B: BBP Syndicate (Nom: Mr G M Miller) • T: Vaughan Marshall

3YO Male:

VARIETY CLUB
O: Mrs I Jooste & Mr M J Jooste • B: Beaumont Stud • T: Joey Ramsden

3YO Filly:

PRINCESS  VICTORIA
O: Mr P G de Beyer, Ms G A Jaffee & Mrs M H, R C & L H Jaffee & Maine Chance Farms (Nom: Dr W A & Mrs N Jacobs) • B: Maine Chance Farms • T: Glen Kotzen

Older Male:

WHAT A WINTER
O: Messrs M W Bass, Bryn Ressell, G N Shirtliff & N M Shirtliff • B: Daytona Stud (Nom: Mr R D Hamilton) • T: Mike Bass

Older Female:

EBONY FLYER
O: Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert), Team Valor International (Nom: Mr B Irwin), Mrs Vanashree & Mr Anant Singh • B: Mr W J Engelbrecht (Jnr) • T: Justin Snaith

Champion Sprinter (to 1400m)

WHAT A WINTER
O: Messrs M W Bass, Bryn Ressell, G N Shirtliff & N M Shirtliff • B: Daytona Stud (Nom: Mr R D Hamilton) • T: Mike Bass

Champion Middle Distance (1500-2200m):

VARIETY CLUB
O: Mrs I Jooste & Mr M J Jooste • B: Beaumont Stud • T: Joey Ramsden

Champion Stayer (2400m & above):

BLAKE
O: Messrs D L Brugman (Jnr), R W Deacon, R Kay & Mrs I M Rudden • B: Pee Bee Stud • T: Dean Kannemeyer

IN WRITING (ARG)
O: Fieldspring Racing • B: Abolengo • T: Dean Kannemeyer

WP Grooms’ School Workrider Race Series Winner:

William Bambiso

Cape Apprentice Jockey:

Jason Smitsdorff

Cape Jockey:

Karl Nesius

Cape Trainer:

Joey Ramsden

Achievement Awards:

Alan Higgins – Billy Prestage

Vidrik Thurling

Horse of the Year:

Variety Club

Owner of the Year:

Markus & Ingrid Jooste

 

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