Equus Awards

Frodo Wrote:

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> Congrats to all the winners; imo special mention
> must be made of Kobus and Jack Dash, for breeding
> 2 champion race horses from rather limited
> opportunities - fantastic achievements.


I fully agree with Frodo.... well done guys!!!!!!

kobus Wrote:

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> It's nice to receive a reward for achievement....
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> The biggest reward must be to the punters who help
> keeping this game afloat.
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> I would really like to take this oppurtunity to
> thank all our punters out there.... for allowing
> us as owners and Breeders the chance to be
> involved in this game.
> Without you's we won't have this sport.... we do
> appreciate it enormously.


Well said Kobus ,without punters,where would the game be?

Well done Kobus & Jack dash...keeping the clan's name high...well deserved...

OK... My two cents... There should be an award of some kind for a groom. Perhaps for the Horse Of The Year, or on a points system of turn out of horses on raceday, or perhaps a team award of recognition for all the grooms of a specific trainer? It seems like the fat cats pat themselves on the back often enough, and the bottom rung people get forgotten... The grooms only get a glass beermug and a couple of rand for a big win... trust me, these guys can make or quite literally, break a horse. Just a thought...

Good idea Ruby (tu)

yip agree...my grooms know they get bonus if my horses win or place so they always give their best...

Thanks for the good wishes.

Truly a highlight of our lives. I consider the enormous number of things that had to go right to just nick it from all those equally worthy horses to the left and right.

I think it's a bit like an impossible hole-in-one, even though it's what you're aiming at every time - you know it's not really in your hands... and even when you get it 100% right you also know that immediately afterwards that the odds are reset to 0% once again.

We are so, so proud of Irish Flame...it makes up for everything.

All well, but what about international achievements for trainer/s and jockey/s?

The freedom of Greyville for Magiclips,for lifetime of supplying ammo for the punters