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Gold Circle Racing Awards

The Summerhill Stud team collecting the award for Gold Circle KZN's Breeder Of The Year. Image: Ashley De Klerk

Gold Circle held their annual KZN Racing Awards ceremony on Friday evening, an event that was very well attended at the Elangeni Hotel in Durban.

Summerhill Stud once again did KZN proud, taking home the award for Breeder Of The Year.

Summerhill have had another strong year, with the racing successes of Love Struck, Extra Zero, Mannequin, Smanjemanje, Black Wing, Checcetti and Pierre Jourdan.

Prominent racehorse owner Alesh Naidoo, (who owns KZN-bred Love Struck amongst many others) was the inaugural recipient of The Roy Eckstein Racing Personality Of The Year Award, handed over by Cecil Baitz.

Roy and Gladys Meaker, the owners and breeders of Golden Crest, took home the Anita Akal Special Award.

Congratulations must also go to the trainers - Ashburton Trainer Of The Year went to Duncan Howells, Clairwood Trainer Of The Year to Charles Laird, and Summerveld & Champion KZN Trainer to Mike De Kock.

Horse Of The Year went to Glen Kotzen's Princess Victoria, with part-owner Georgina Jaffee there to receive the prestigious award.

KZN Breeders would like to congratulate the Award winners on their success and thank you to Gold Circle for hosting a fantastic evening.

View the photo gallery of the Gold Circle Racing Awards 2012 at the following link.

Owner Alesh Naidoo collecting the inaugural Roy Eckstein KZN Racing Personality of the Year floating trophy. Image: Ashley De Klerk KWAZULU-NATAL RACING AWARDS 2011/2012

Champion Two-Year Old Colt/Gelding

Winning Horse: POTENT POWER
Trainer: Dennis Drier
Owners: BHF Syndicate (Nom: Mr D S Pitman), Messrs EW Buhr, MA Currie & M Dally

Champion Two-Year Old Filly

Winning Horse: RUMYA
Trainer: Mike de Kock
Owner: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum

Champion Three-Year Old Colt/Gelding

Winning Horse: POMODORO
Trainer: Sean Tarry
Owner: Chris van Niekerk

Paul Lafferty handing over the award for Ashburton Trainer Of The Year to Duncan Howells. Image: Ashley De Klerk Champion Three-Year Old Filly

Winning Horse: PRINCESS VICTORIA
Trainer: Glen Kotzen
Owners: Maine Chance Farms (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Dr W A & Mrs N Jacobs), Messrs PG de Beyer, MH, RC & LH Jaffe & Ms GA Jaffee

Champion Older Horse - Male

Winning Horse: IN WRITING
Trainer: Dean Kannemeyer
Owners: Fieldspring Racing

Champion Older Horse - Female

Winning Horse: BEACH BEAUTY
Trainer: Dennis Drier
Owners: Shanks Syndicate (Nom: Mr W G Kidd)

Champion Sprinter

Winning Horse: DELAGO DELUXE
Paul Lafferty handing over the trophies to Mike De Kock's assistant trainer in Summerveld, Nathan Kotzen. Image: Ashley De Klerk Trainer: Charles Laird
Owners: Mrs I Jooste & Mr MJ Jooste

Champion Stayer

Winning Horse: IN WRITING
Trainer: Dean Kannemeyer
Owners: Fieldspring Racing

Anita Akal Special Award
Roy & Gladys Meaker

The Roy Eckstein KZN Racing Personality of the Year
Alesh Naidoo

Owner Of The Year
Mrs I Jooste & Mr M J Jooste

Jockey Of The Year
Anton Marcus

Apprentice Of The Year
Robert Mauvis, Chairman of Gold Circle. Image: Ashley De Klerk

Keagan De Melo

Breeder Of The Year
Summerhill Farm

Top Training Centre Trainers:

Ashburton Trainer of the Year: Duncan Howells

Clairwood Trainer of the Year: Charles Laird

Summerveld & KZN Champion Trainer: Mike de Kock

Groom Of The Year
Amos John Magwaxaza (Princes Victoria)

Horse Of The Year

Winning Horse: PRINCESS VICTORIA
Trainer: Glen Kotzen
Owners: Maine Chance Farms (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Dr W A & Mrs N Jacobs), Messrs PG de Beyer, MH, RC & LH Jaffe & Ms GA Jaffee

Information courtesy www.goldcircle.co.za