Equus Award winners

The results of the 2021 virtual Equus Awards were revealed on Tuesday evening by Equus hosts, Neil Andrews and Jessica Motaung.

2021 Equine categories:

 Champion Two-year-old Colt (Distance Immaterial)

• Ambiorix

• Cosmic Highway
• Waterberry Lane

Winner: Good Traveller

 Champion Two-year-old Filly (Distance Immaterial)

• Desert Miracle

• Sheela
• Under Your Spell

Winner: Rain in Holland

Champion Three-year-old Colt (Distance Immaterial)

• Kommetdieding
• Linebacker
• Malmoos

Winner:  Jet Dark

Champion Three-year-old Filly (Distance Immaterial)

• Captains Ransom
• Zarina

Winner: War of Athena

Champion Older Male (Distance Immaterial)

• Got the Greenlight

• Rio Querari

Winner:  Rainbow Bridge

Champion Older Filly/Mare (Distance Immaterial)

• Queen Supreme
• Run Fox Run
• Singforafa

 Winner: Summer Pudding

Champion Sprinter (1000-1200 Metres, Age/gender Immaterial)

• Battle Force

• Kasimir
• Run Fox Run

Winner: Rio Querari

Champion Miler (1400-1600 Metres, Age/gender Immaterial)

• Got the Greenlight

• Rainbow Bridge 

Winner: Jet Dark

 Champion Middle Distance 1800-2200 Metres, Age/gender Immaterial)

• Got the Greenlight

• Jet Dark
• Kommetdieding,

• Linebacker 

• War of Athena

Winner: Rainbow Bridge

Champion Stayer (2400 Metres upwards, Age/gender Immaterial)

• Atyaab
• Malmoos
• Silver Host

Winner:  Nebraas

2021 Breeder Awards:

Champion Broodmare:                   Halfway to Heaven

Champion Stallion:                Gimmethegreenlight

Champion Breeder:               Klawervlei Stud

Outstanding Breeder:          Oldlands Stud

International Achievement  Varsfontein Stud for Yulong Prince who won the Grade 1 Cantala Stakes in Australia

2021 Media Awards

Print           David Thiselton           Ashwin Reynolds chuffed to be part of South African History Broadcast         Tawanda Taruvinga A day in the life:  Justin Snaith

Still Photography  Candiese Lenferna   Springbok and Cell C Sharks Rugby Captain Siya Kolisi meeting  with the Peter Muscutt-trained BlackWhite-Dynamite and getting to know the other sport that the Sharks are invested in, namely, horseracing

2021 Human  Categories:

Champion Apprentice:                    Kyle Strydom    

Champion Jockey:                  Lyle Hewitson   

Champion Trainer:                 Justin Snaith     

Champion Owner:                 Suzette Viljoen

Special Achievement Award:       Graeme Hawkins

2021 Horse of the Year:

Winner – Rainbow Bridge

Special Award to the Groom of the Horse of the year:

Winner –  Dumasani Bonani

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