The 2005-06 Equus Award winners
16 August 2006

The 2005-06 Equus Award winners:

HORSE OF THE YEAR: Ilha da Vitoria AND National Colour

CHAMPION TWO YEAR OLD FILLY: Asylum Seeker

CHAMPION TWO YEAR OLD COLT/GELDING: Fearless AND Kildonan

CHAMPION THREE YEAR OLD SPRINTER: FEMALE: National Colour

CHAMPION THREE YEAR OLD SPRINTER: MALE: Let's Rock ‘n Roll

CHAMPION THREE YEAR OLD CLASSIC HORSE: FEMALE: Bad Girl Runs

CHAMPION THREE YEAR OLD CLASSIC HORSE: MALE: Eyeofthetiger

CHAMPION OLDER SPRINTER: FEMALE: Overarching

CHAMPION OLDER SPRINTER: MALE: Nhlavini

CHAMPION OLDER MIDDLE DISTANCE HORSE: FEMALE: Ilha Da Vitoria

CHAMPION OLDER MIDDLE DISTANCE HORSE: MALE: Equal Image

CHAMPION STAYER: FEMALE: Candy Critic

CHAMPION STAYER: MALE: Elusive Fort

BREEDER AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Mr H F Winterbach (Perfect Promise and Irridescence)

OUTSTANDING STALLION ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Count du Bois

OUTSTANDING BREEDER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Wilgerbosdrift

BROODMARE OF THE YEAR AWARD: Meretricious (Iridescence and Perfect Promise)

CHAMPION STALLION: Western Winter

CHAMPION BREEDER: Summerhill Stud

WORK RIDER OF THE YEAR: Jackson Feni (extra prize: saddle to be supplied by Henry Merwitz)

APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR: Gavin Lerena

CHAMPION JOCKEY: Mark Khan

CHAMPION TRAINER: Michael de Kock

CHAMPION OWNER: Mary Slack