Progeny of the top Drakenstein Stud stallion Trippi (pictured above alongside a statue of himself) i.e. Charles Dickens, Jet Dark, Trip Of Fortune and Winchester Mansion, are prominent nominees for the Cape Racing awards to be held on September 1. (Picture: via Facebook)
Cape Racing and the Cape Breeders Club will honour and acknowledge the region’s equine and human star performers of the 2022/23 season at the traditionally combined awards function held at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth Racecourse on Friday, 1 September.
In what has been a turnaround season of some proportions under the new management team, horseracing in the Cape has made giant strides in a relatively short time with substantially boosted stakes, revised programming, and the introduction of some unique business initiatives, which have collectively lit the flame of stakeholder passion and set the platform for some top-class action on the track.
A glance down the list of Cape Racing and Cape Breeders Club nominees in the various categories for the 2022/23 awards evokes wonderful memories of some of the greatest racing action we have enjoyed in many years.
The influence of Drakenstein’s End Sweep champion Trippi runs like a golden thread through the nominee list.
The handsome chestnut colt Charles Dickens is a dual Gr1 winner and undisputed public favourite.
Another product of the champion farm is Hollywoodbets Durban July hero Winchester Mansion, together with the 2023 WSB Cape Town Met winner Jet Dark who is back at his beautiful home and looking to break through as a new generation sire.
And yet another son of Trippi in Trip Of Fortune who travelled North to gain his elite level prize at Turffontein in the HF Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes.
The exciting Drakenstein Stud-bred See It Again looks to be one of the most exciting prospects for the season ahead.
His name is on the nominee list, with the Varsfontein-bred Gimme A Prince and Sandringham Summit adding further sparkle. At the same time, who will forget the silence that descended on Hollywoodbets Kenilworth when Al Muthana downed Charles Dickens’ colours in the L’Ormarins King’s Plate!
The Ridgemont-bred dual Gr1 winner Make It Snappy is there in the lights, with other Grade 1 game-changers nominated, including Klawervlei Stud’s Anfields Rocket, Steve Chetty’s SA Derby winner Son of Raj and dual Gr1 winning speed demon Isivunguvungu, who first saw the light of day at Narrow Creek Stud.
The nomination lists boast many bright stars, with the Maine Chance-bred Equus SA Horse of The Year candidate Princess Calla yet another proud product of the Cape.
Cape Racing nominees:
JUVENILE MALE OF THE YEAR
- My Golly Molly
- Outlaw King
- Underworld
JUVENILE FEMALE OF THE YEAR
- Beach Bomb
- Distant Winter
- October Morn
- Winter Cloud
- Rascova
3YO COLT OF THE YEAR
- Charles Dickens
- Cousin Casey
3YO FILLY OF THE YEAR
- Ciao Bella
- Make It Snappy
- Golden Hostess
OLDER MALE OF THE YEAR
- Al Muthana
- Gimme A Prince
- Jet Dark
- Trip Of Fortune
- Winchester Mansion
OLDER FEMALE OF THE YEAR
- Going Up
- Kwinta’s Light
- Marina
CHAMPION SPRINTER OF THE YEAR
- Bereave
- Gimme A Prince
- Rio Querari
CHAMPION MILER OF THE YEAR
- Al Muthana
- Charles Dickens
- Trip Of Fortune
CHAMPION MIDDLE DISTANCE HORSE OF THE YEAR
- Jet Dark
- Winchester Mansion
CHAMPION STAYER OF THE YEAR
- Baratheon
- Crome Yellow
- Navy Strength
- Salvatore Mundi
- Thefutureisbright
WORK RIDER OF THE YEAR
CHAMPION APPRENTICE
CHAMPION JOCKEY
CHAMPION TRAINER
OWNER OF THE YEAR
HORSE OF THE YEAR
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CAPE BREEDERS AWARDS 2022-23 NOMINEES | ||
| Award | Horse | Breeder | |
| Champion 2 Year Old Colt | |||
| Lucky Lad | Varsfontein | ||
| Outlaw King | GJ Armitage | ||
| Sandringham Summit | Varsfontein | ||
| Champion 2 Year Old Filly | |||
| Bavarian Beauty | Maine Chance Farms | ||
| Cala Muretta | Varsfontein | ||
| Distant Winter | Drakenstein Stud | ||
| Winter Cloud | Drakenstein Stud | ||
| Champion 3 Year Old Colt | |||
| Anfields Rocket | Klawervlei | ||
| Charles Dickens | Drakenstein Stud | ||
| See It Again | Drakenstein Stud | ||
| Son Of Raj | S. Chetty | ||
| Champion 3 Year Old Filly | |||
| Bless My Stars | Varsfontein | ||
| Make It Snappy | Ridgemont Highlands | ||
| None Other | Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein | ||
| Champion Older Male | |||
| Gimme A Prince | Khaya Stables | ||
| Jet Dark | Drakenstein | ||
| Trip Of Fortune | Drakenstein | ||
| Winchester Mansion | Drakenstein | ||
| Champion Older Female | |||
| Desert Miracle | Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein | ||
| Princess Calla | Maine Chance Farms | ||
| Rain In Holland | Drakenstein | ||
| Champion Sprinter | |||
| Gimme A Prince | Khaya Stables | ||
| Isivunguvungu | Narrow Creek Stud | ||
| Princess Calla | Maine Chance Farms | ||
| Stayer of the Year | |||
| Future Pearl | Drakenstein | ||
| Nebraas | Al Adiyaat | ||
| Salvator Mundi | Varsfontein | ||
| Son Of Raj | S. Chetty | ||
| Champion Middle Distance | |||
| Charles Dickens | Drakenstein | ||
| Jet Dark | Drakenstein | ||
| See It Again | Drakenstein | ||
| Winchester Mansion | Drakenstein | ||
| Broodmare of the Year | |||
| Demanding Lady | Drakenstein | ||
| Freudiana | S. Chetty | ||
| Imperial State | Varsfontein | ||
| Imvula | Drakenstein | ||
| Sea Point | Drakenstein | ||
| Townsend | Varsfontein | ||
| Outstanding Breeder | |||
| TBA | |||
| Stallion of the Year | |||
| Gimmethegreenlight | |||
| Trippi | |||
| Outstanding New Stallion | |||
| Danon Platina | |||
| Fire Away | |||
| Lancaster Bomber | |||
| Breeder Of The Year | |||
| TBA | |||
| Horse Of The Year | |||
| TBA | |||
