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Posted 2010-08-04 21:57:24  
Equus Award Nominees Announced

 SOUTH AFRICAN horseracing’s stars of the 2009-10 season, which ended on 31 July, will be honoured on Thursday 12 August when the Equus Awards will be presented at Emperors Palace.

Ten awards will be presented to the connections of the top horses in the different age and distance categories and racing will also pay homage to the greatest human achievers during the 12 months.

The Equus Award nominees are:

Two-year-old Filly: Chocolicious, Happy Archer, Mahbooba, Waywest Goddess
Two-year-old Colt: Copper Parade, Gold Onyx, Kavanagh, Link Man
Three-year-old Filly: Gibraltar Blue, Here to Win, Imperious Star
Three-year-old Colt: Ancestral Fore, Bold Silvano, Bravura, Irish Flame, Noordhoek Flyer, Orbison, Pierre Jourdan
Older Filly/Mare: Captain’s Girl, Mother Russia, Noble Heir, River Jetez
Older Male: Big City Life, JJ the Jet Plane, Pocket Power, Smart Banker
Sprinter: JJ the Jet Plane (pictured), Noble Heir
Middle-distance Horse: Big City Life, Bold Silvano, Irish Flame, Pierre Jourdan, Pocket Power
Stayer: Ancestral Fore, Irish Flame
Horse Of The Year:
Trainer: Mike de Kock
Jockey: Anton Marcus
Apprentice: Aldo Domeyer
Work rider: John Nel
Owner/s: Ingrid and Markus Jooste
Breeder: Summerhill Stud
Stallion: Jet Master
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Raymond Deacon, South Africa, (2009-02-19 15:26:00) (551 days ago)
Another BIG privilege and honour to have Big City Life nominated for an Equus. Congratulations and all the best to all other nominees.
Raymond K Smith, South Africa, (2009-02-27 14:49:52) (551 days ago)
Its a tough one and I wish the adjudicators the best of luck...for me Bold, Happy, JJ, Gibralter are picks for honours...good luck anyway
Tracy Lange, South Africa, (2009-02-18 13:02:13) (550 days ago)
On behalf of all the connections of JJ the Jet Plane it is once again a huge honour to have "JJ" nominated for 2 Awards this year! Thank you to everyone for their continued support both locally and internationally! We are looking forward to another prestigious evening in recognition to all in Racing and of course the HORSE! :-) **A HORSE GALLOPS WITH HIS LUNGS, PERSEVERES WITH HIS HEART AND WINS WITH HIS CHARACTER**
Russell, South Africa, (2009-02-18 06:35:33) (550 days ago)
JJ for horse of the year, for me that is!
Robert, South Africa, (2009-06-13 09:43:03) (550 days ago)
Broodmare of the year should go to Stromsvlei, mother of pocket power, river jetez and storm in a tea cup. Combined they won over R3.1 million in stakes in the season. Horse of the year is very tough... Pierre Jourdan, Bold Silvano, Irish Flame and JJ.. WOW now that's a difficult choice.
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