KZN Breeders Awards 2018 – The Nominees!


Save The Date Awards 2018

The KZN Breeders Awards takes place this year at Fordoun on 1 December. KZN had a great year once again, producing two Gr1 winners in the season with Takingthepeace excelling to take two legs of the Triple Tiara and placing in the final leg.

She will be aimed at the Gr1 Summer Cup, taking place in Johannesburg on the same day as the Awards – a positive omen, as in the previous years Dancewiththedevil completed the double of the Summer Cup win and took home her own numerous awards of her year!

The Scribante’s young Piemonte Stud are dominant in the juvenile categories, while young KZN sire Crusade produced nominees Stakes Winners Alfeo and Covered In Snow.

Summerhill, who continue to nip at the heels of the national breeding title and won the provincial leading breeders title at Greyville a few weeks ago, had an exceptional season – producing two Gr1 winners – never an easy task for any breeder and from a variety of stallions including Kahal, Await The Dawn, Visionaire, Trippi and Admire Main.

Clifton Stud, who stand Crusade and Mambo In Seattle, are represented by Born A Bully (an Eightfold Path half-brother to Gr3 winner The Hangman) and the smart filly Covered In Snow. As an aside, Clifton welcomed a very smart full brother to Covered In Snow this past week.

Takingthepeace did KZN proud this season, taking 2 legs of the Triple Tiara.
Takingthepeace did KZN proud this season, taking 2 legs of the Triple Tiara.

KZN Breeders and international breeding heavyweights Shadwell Stud have their Just As Well son out of the impeccably-bred Modraj in the stayers catagory. The half-brother to Dubai winner Alareef descends from the immediate damline of Urban Sea, featuring Galileo and Sea The Stars amongst others.

Another is the smart Seerite, who came so close to emulating his Fastnet Rock sire Curved Ball when going down a nose in the Gr2 Dingaans for Bush Hill Stud. Scott Bros are represented by previous year winner Matador Man, whilst St John Gray is never far with nominees almost every year – this year, he has Gr2 winner Ronnie’s Candy and Dawn Assault.

Tickets to attend the function remains at the same price as previously at R350 per head – book early to avoid disappointment!

The Nominees:

Nominee Sire Dam Broodmare Sire Breeder
         
         

Champion 2YO Colt

       
         
Alfeo Crusade Singapura Cat Black Minnaloushe Piemonte Stud
Born A Bully Eightfold Path Love Leah Restructure Clifton Stud
         

Champion 2YO Filly

       
         
Ronnie’s Candy King Of Kings Bennie Andthe Jets Jet Master Graystone Stud
Carlita Oratorio Auburn Annio Point Given Piemonte Stud
Railtrip Trippi Grail Maiden Galileo Summerhill Stud

Champion 3YO Colt

       
         
Seerite Curved Ball Damascus Charmer Damascus Gate Bush Hill Stud
Hero’s Honour Await The Dawn Grail Maiden Galileo Summerhill Stud
         

Champion 3YO Filly

       
         
Covered In Snow Crusade Blue Nevada Anytime Clifton Stud
Takingthepeace Visionaire Lisa Anne Rambo Dancer Summerhill Stud
Champion Sprinter Colt
         
Champagne Haze Kahal Vin Fizz Qui Danzig Summerhill Stud
The Thinker Visionaire Radiant Lass Northern Guest Summerhill Stud
Pure Blonde Kahal Legally Blonde Qui Danzig Summerhill Stud
         

Champion Sprinter Filly

       
         
To be announced on evening        
         

Champion Middle Distance Colt

       
         
Unagi Admire Main Cariad Northern Guest Summerhill Stud
Dawn Assault Call To Combat Cayman Ridge Al Mufti Graystone Stud
Matador Man Toreador Sahara Mogok Scott Bros
Seerite Curved Ball Damascus Charmer Damascus Gate Bush Hill Stud
         

Champion Middle Distance Female

       
         
To be announced on evening        
         

Champion Stayer Male & Female

       
         
Hero’s Honour Await The Dawn Grail Maiden Galileo Summerhill Stud
Just Cruised In Just As Well Modraj Machiavellian Shadwell Stud
Witchcraft Kahal Deceptive Charm Kingmambo Summerhill Stud
         

Champion Older Male

       
         
Champagne Haze Kahal Vin Fizz Qui Danzig Summerhill Stud
The Thinker Visionaire Radiant Lass Northern Guest Summerhill Stud
Just Cruised In Just As Well Modraj Machiavellian Shadwell Stud
         

Champion Older Female

       
         
To be announced on evening        

Special Awards:

Broodmare Of The Year

Stallion Of The Year

Lifetime Achievement Award

Anita Akal Award

Breeders Achievement Award

Leading Breeder

Horse Of The Year


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