2025 East cape awards - all the winners

6 September 2025

Johannesburg, South Africa —4Racing is pleased to announce the results of 2025 East Cape Awards, held in the Bold Silvano Room at Fairview Racecourse on Saturday, 6 September.

The voting panel for this year’s awards comprised Henk Steenkamp, Nico Kritsiotis and Neil Pretorius and the categories and winners are as follows:-

CHAMPION 2 YEAR OLD FILLY
Golden Palm

CHAMPION 2 YEAR OLD COLT/GELDING
King Prawn

CHAMPION 3 YEAR OLD FILLY
Splicethemainbrace

CHAMPION 3 YEAR OLD COLT/GELDING
My Best Shot

CHAMPION OLDER FILLY/MARE
Joy And Peace

CHAMPION OLDER COLT/GELDING
FireAlley

CHAMPION SPRINTER
Cruise Control

CHAMPION STAYER
Bournemouth

CHAMPION POLYTRACK FILLY/MARE
Kabon Kapi

CHAMPION POLYTRACK COLT/GELDING
FireAlley

SPECIAL AWARD
Alan Greeff – for achieving graded race wins in all the racing jurisdictions with three different fillies

SPECIAL AWARD
Gavin Smith – for achieving 3,000 career wins and one of just three trainers nationwide to surpass 100 wins for the 2024/25 season

CHAMPION GROOM
Asithandile Gwadiso

CHAMPION WORK RIDER
Musa Ntunja

OUTSTANDING APPRENTICE
Nirvan Nastili

CHAMPION LOCAL JOCKEY
Eldin Webber

CHAMPION JOCKEY
Richard Fourie

CHAMPION TRAINER
Alan Greeff

CHAMPION OWNER
Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech)

HORSE OF THE SEASON
My Best Shot

Warm congratulations to all the winners.

ENDS.

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