RA awards final nominees

2015 RA FEATURE SEASON AWARDS – FINAL NOMINEES

Champion two year old filly
Entisaar (AUS); Speedy Suzy

Champion two year old colt/gelding
Arabian Beat; Isca; Redcarpet Captain


Champion three year old filly
Alboran Sea (AUS); Majmu (AUS); Pine Princess; Sirens Call ;

Champion three year old colt/gelding
French Navy; Harry’s Son (AUS); Legal Eagle; Unparalleled

Champion older horse
Captain America; Louis The King; Wylie Hall (AUS)

Champion sprinter
Alboran Sea (AUS); Trip Tease ; Trip To Heaven

Champion Middle distance horse
Captain America; Louis The King; Wylie Hall (AUS)

Champion Stayer
Legal Eagle; Pine Princess; Kingston Mines (GB); Shimmering Gem; J’s Outsider

Champion sand specialist
Anger; Tommy Gun

Horse of the season
All nominees are contenders. The winner will be announced at the Awards

Who's your winners ?

Entisaar (AUS)
Arabian Beat
MAjmu (AUS)

Harry’s Son (AUS)
Wylie Hall (AUS)
Alboran Sea (AUS)
Kingston Mines (GB)
Anger

Entisaar (AUS)
Arabian Beat
Majmu (AUS)
Legal Eagle
Wylie Hall (AUS)
Alboran Sea (AUS)
Wylie Hall (AUS)
Legal Eagle
Tommy Gun

need more nominees for champion sand speacialists. seriously

ENTISAAR
ARABIAN BEAT
ALBORAN SEA
HARRY`S SON
WYLIE HALL
ALBORAN SEA
WYLIE HALL
LEAGLE EAGLE
TOMMY GUN

Wylie Hall Champion older horse
Arabian Beat Champion 2yo colt
Leagle Eagle Champion Stayer
Champion Sand Horse Tommy Gun
Work rider of the year Lyle Hewitson
Champion Appie Craig Zackey
Champion Breeders Highland Stud
Champion Jockey Piere Strydom
Champion trainer Sean Tarry
Champion owner Chris Van Niekerk
Race horse of the year Wylie Hall

Highlands Stud




Craig Zackey

2015 CHAMPIONS OF HIGHVELD FEATURE SEASON ANNOUNCED

The 2015 RACING Association Highveld Feature Season Awards were held
tonight at Turffontein Racecourse. This event, which is hosted by the
Racing Association in conjunction with Phumelela Gaming, not only
sees accolades given to the very best within the sport of horseracing
in South Africa, but also recognises some of the younger players and
owners as well as those who do the most for equine welfare.

The voting panel who decided on the outcome of the equine awards
consisted of Clyde Basel, Dave Mollett, Jason Dedekind, Patrick
Davis, Alistair Cohen and Vee Moodley as Chairman of the panel.

Larry Wainstein, The Chief Executive of the Racing Association
awarded trophies to the following winners in accordance with the
decision taken by the panel:

Champion two year old filly:
Entisaar (AUS)

Champion two year old colt/gelding:
Arabian Beat

Champion three year old filly:
Majmu (AUS)

Champion three year old colt/gelding:
Legal Eagle

Champion Older Horse:
Wylie Hall (AUS)

Champion Sprinter:
Alboran Sea (AUS)

Champion Middle Distance Horse:
Wylie Hall (AUS)

Champion Stayer:
Legal Eagle

Champion Sand Specialist:
Tommy Gun

Work Rider of the Season as per the Work Riders' Series:
Lyle Hewitson

The Following Categories were based on a Point System verified by the
NHRA:
Champion Apprentice of the Season:
Craig Zackey

Champion Breeder of the Season:
Highlands Stud

Champion Jockey of the Season:
Piere Strydom

Champion Trainer of the Season:
Sean Tarry

Champion Owner of the Season:
Mr C J H van Niekerk

2015 Horse of the Season (Decided by Panel)
Wylie Hall (Aus)

Certificates were awarded for life membership, long service and
recognition of support for the sport of racing.
Racing Association trophies were also presented for lifetime
achievement and service provider awards in the human category.

Racing Association Special Awards:

Penny Broodryk - 10 year service award
Ernie Anderson - 25 year achievement award
Faeeza Heuwel - Service Provider award
Derick David - Service Provider award

Best Value: Siren’s Call

Biggest winning margin on turf:
Graduation Day

Biggest winning margin on sand:
Mulberry Bay

Most seconds in the season:
Joint Winners: Henry Higgins; Lions Emblem

Life Members:
Emilio Baisero
Tony Jarvis
Marshall Finlay
Graham Jarvis
Mrs Joan Gallimore
Altus Joubert
Mr A Rivetti
Kevin Woolward
Jonathan Witts-Hewinson​​​
​
The Racing Association, which was formed in 1997, endeavours to
protect and support the interests of the sport of horseracing in
general and, in particular, the interests of the owners and to ensure
that every aspect of the sport realises its greatest potential.
CEO of the Racing Association, Larry Wainstein said: "It is vital
that the daily contribution of the various stakeholders of the sport
are acknowledged and celebrated and together with Phumelela this is a
wonderful opportunity to do so". Wainstein continued: "We were
delighted to see most of the winning recipients in attendance this
evening to collect their awards, the likes of both Mike de Kock and
Sean Tarry, Champion Owner Chris van Niekerk and Horse of the Season
connections including Owner Michael Leaf, and many of those who were
nominated, were here to enjoy the evening's celebrations".

The Racing Association is also a key player and supporter of an
initiative launched in August last year in which the major players in
South African Horseracing have joined together to launch a campaign
to market this sport and promote its core values to all South
Africans.
Racing. It’s a Rush aims to bring horseracing back to the forefront
of the lifestyle entertainment industry by bringing back the glamour,
the excitement, the thrill and the rush of horseracing in South
Africa.
With a social media presence increasing by the day, increased race
day attendance and a world-class interactive website about to launch,
Racing. It’s a Rush will continue to use these and other unique
platforms to promote horseracing in South Africa.

Well done to all the winners

Well done to Michael Leaf and the Marking team.What a great team effort and hard work will always pay dividends.To Craig Zackey you will always be a champ.

The missing link wrote: Entisaar (AUS)
Arabian Beat
Majmu (AUS)
Legal Eagle
Wylie Hall (AUS)
Alboran Sea (AUS)
Wylie Hall (AUS)
Legal Eagle
Tommy Gun