Equus awards 2015

Futura IS horse of the year

Forgot to mention panel

Lips, Hawkins, Harrison,gardener, Davis, Roger Smith and Larry as chairman if a joint call

Dave Scott wrote: Forgot to mention panel

Lips, Hawkins, Harrison,gardener, Davis, Roger Smith and Larry as chairman if a joint call

Robert Garner will be delighted that he is now a gardener :lol: :lol: :lol:

Well done to all the winners

There should be an award for the outstanding work rider and for the groom as well. In most spheres of work, the people/employees at the bottom of the hierarchy don't reap the rewards or benefits....

naresh wrote: There should be an award for the outstanding work rider and for the groom as well. In most spheres of work, the people/employees at the bottom of the hierarchy don't reap the rewards or benefits....

Or the outstanding yard cat or outstanding lorry driver or the best looking vet or the luckiest punter..

This evening is to announce the very best in the industry, and imo if work riders and grooms are to be rewarded then so would assistants ( we know there is some that carry yards) assistants assistants and their assistants.

Award line up

Hi OTA hehe
That's what happens with corrective text on cell phone in dark whilst listening to the speeches.

Barry Hilton was a good turn as always

Judging by the awards for best 3yr old,best older horse (DISTANCE IRRELEVANT) and horse of the year (also distance irrelevant)...............LIPS and Roger Smith had very little say!!!!!!

naresh wrote: With a human element in chosing the winners there's always going to be contraversy in it. At a quick glance Alboran Sea beats Captain of All in two Grade ones that she met him but does not win the award. Seems a future sire with and Equus award attached to it seems more enticing!!!

Alboran Sea beat Captain of All at handicap conditions ,receiving weight .............Captain of All was still the "winner" of those contests at WFA terms!

All the panel had equall footing Rob...

rob faux wrote:

naresh wrote: With a human element in chosing the winners there's always going to be contraversy in it. At a quick glance Alboran Sea beats Captain of All in two Grade ones that she met him but does not win the award. Seems a future sire with and Equus award attached to it seems more enticing!!!

Alboran Sea beat Captain of All at handicap conditions ,receiving weight .............Captain of All was still the "winner" of those contests at WFA terms!

I'm not a handicap fundi but the race in Cape Town and the Computaform Sprint are WFA races so after the sex allowances and WFA scale thats how it received weight so how can it be termed "handicap".

So later this month in the Nunthorpe in the UK which is a sprint there is a 2yo filly Acapulco from America which is all the rage and if she wins it's because she was handicapped to win cos of her allowances or due to the wfa scale and weights. Thanks.