GALLERY: RA honours great efforts of trainers and owners

WALKING away with top honours at the 2018/19 Equus Awards was Horse of the Year, Do It Again.

Claiming a handful of awards for trainer Justin Snaith, Do it Again made a clean sweep at the annual Equus Awards evening which was held on August 13 at Emperors Palace.

Do It Again took home Champion Miler, Middle Distance Horse, Older Male, and the ultimate prize of Horse of the Year.

Sean Tarry was back on the podium this year having relinquished his title to Snaith in 2018, taking home the Trainer of the Year award while Chris van Niekerk took the much-coveted award of Owner of the Year.

Snapping up the jockeys awards in front of his fellow contenders was Lyle Hewitson, who was named the Jockey of the Year. The top points scorer in this category changed hands on several occasions during the season and up until the last day of the competition the winner could be identified.

The award winners are as follows:

Champion two-year-old filly: Gabor

Champion two-year-old colt: Got The Greenlight

Champion three-year-old filly: Celtic Sea

Champion three-year-old colt: Hawwaam

Champion older filly: Oh Susanna (AUS)

Champion older male: Do It Again

Champion sprinter: (1 000 -1 200m age/gender immaterial) Kasimir

Champion miler: (1 400 -1600m age/gender immaterial) Do It Again

Champion middle distance horse :( 1 800 -2 200m, age/gender immaterial) Do It Again

Champion stayer: (2 400m upwards, age/gender immaterial: Magnificent Seven

Champion broodmare: Halfway To Heaven

Champion stallion: Silvano

Champion breeder: Wilgerbosdrift and Mauritzfontein

Apprentice of the Year: Luke Ferraris

Champion jockey: Lyle Hewitson

Champion trainer: Sean Tarry

Owner of the year: Mr Chris van Niekerk

Horse of the year: Do It Again.

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