ARO - CAPE BREEDERS AWARDS WINNERS FOR 2020-2021

Recent Meetings

VAAL - 4 Dec 2025
Races at VAAL - 4 Dec 2025
- FM 78 HANDICAP (F & M) over 1200m, RAN 62,344 WESTERN WISHES (SAF) 2019, wins by 1.25 length(s) in 71.57 secs...
- FM 97 HANDICAP (F & M) over 1200m, RAN 80,156 TUSCAN ROMANCE (SAF) 2021, wins by 1.2 length(s) in 71.19 secs...
- FM 76 HANDICAP (F & M) over 1800m, RAN 62,344 DUCHESS OF PALOMA (SAF) 2021, wins by 1.9 length(s) in 112.68 secs...
- FM 93 HANDICAP (F & M) over 1800m, RAN 80,156 BOOM BOOM (SAF) 2020, wins by 0.2 length(s) in 112.12 secs...
- MAIDEN PLATE over 1800m, RAN 71,250 REAL STUNNER (SAF) 2021, wins by 6.75 length(s) in 112.45 secs...
- MAIDEN PLATE over 1450m, RAN 71,250 FORCE PUBLIQUE (SAF) 2022, wins by 0.4 length(s) in 88.58 secs...
- MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) over 1450m, RAN 62,344 KENSAL GREEN (SAF) 2022, wins by 0.3 length(s) in 89.81 secs...
- PROGRESS PLATE over 2000m, RAN 89,062 ROYAL EDITION (SAF) 2020, wins by 0.3 length(s) in 125.98 secs...

CAPE BREEDERS AWARDS WINNERS FOR 2020-2021

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2YO Colt:Good Traveller (Lammerskraal)2YO Filly:Desert Miracle (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)3YO Colt:Jet Dark (Drakenstein)3YO Filly:Captain’s Ransom (Moutonshoek)Older Male:Rainbow Bridge (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)Older Female:Summer Pudding (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)Sprinter:Rio Querari (Normandy)Middle Distance Horse:Rainbow Bridge (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)Stayer:Malmoos (Varsfontein)
Stallion Of The Year:GimmethegreenlightBroodmare Of The Year:Halfway To Heaven (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)Freshman Sire Of The Year:Rafeef (Ridgemont)Breeder Of The Year:Klawervlei (John Koster)Horse Of The Year:Rainbow Bridge (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)Outstanding Breeder:Oldlands (Barbara Sanne)International Horse Of The Year:*Yulong Prince (Varsfontein) formerly raced as Surcharge – won the Gr1 Cantala Stakes

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