In a gala evening at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday night, Captain’s Ransom and Jet Dark were jointly awarded KZN Horses Of The Season, the judges unable to split the two.
Captain’s Ransom, Equus Horse of the Year and Equus Sprint Champion, won the Gr1 SA Fillies Sprint and the Gr1 Mercury Sprint during Champions Season.
All the winners (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
Jet Dark carried top weight to a courageous second in the Hollywoodbets Durban July and rounded off his campaign with back-to-back victories in the Gr1 Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Champions Cup, reversing the WSB Cape Met result in a memorable duel with Kommetdieding.
The Roy Eckstein award for KZN Racing Personality of the Year went to Anthony Delpech while the Anita Akal Special Award went to Hollywoodbets Owen and Lesley Heffer.
Here are all the results below:
EQUINE:
- Champion Two Year Old Filly – CANADIAN SUMMER
- Champion Two Year Old Colt – COUSIN CASEY
- Champion Three Year Old Filly – SILVER DARLING
- Champion Three Year Old Gelding – WATERBERRY LANE
- Champion Sprinter – CAPTAIN’S RANSOM
- Champion Middle Distance Filly/Mare – SHE’S A KEEPER
- Champion Middle Distance Horse – JET DARK
- Champion Stayer – DECORATED
- Horse of the Season – CAPTAIN’S RANSOM / JET DARK
OTHER:
- KZN Champion Apprentice – RACHEL VENNIKER
- KZN Champion Jockey – KEAGAN DE MELO
- KZN Champion Trainer – GARETH VAN ZYL
- KZN Champion Breeder – MAURITZFONTEIN & WILGERBOSDRIFT
- KZN Champion Owner – HOLLYWOOD SYNDICATE
- KZN Champion Groom – RASTA MWELASE and ISAAC MWELASE
- Media release by Gold Circle on Friday 9 September 2022
