The 2019 KZN Racing Awards and End-of-Champions Season Celebrations took place at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Friday night 23 August and the 330 attendees were treated to a spectacular evening of great entertainment by “Touch of Class”, excellent cuisine from the Eat Greek kitchens in an atmosphere of great comaraderie amongst the stakeholders.
The Hollywoodbets Empangeni branch was recognised on the night for the best tote turnover for a bookmaker outlet. The image above is Donovan Vere from Hollywoodbets collecting the award.
Listed hereunder are the winners in the various categories.
2019 KZN Racing Awards – WINNERS
Champion 2yo Filly – Gabor
Champion 2yo Colt/Gelding – African Warrior
Champion 3yo Filly – Temple Grafin
Champion 3yo Colt/Gelding – Marchingontogether
Champion Older Filly/Mare – Camphoratus
Champion Older Male – Head Honcho
Champion Sprinter – Wynkelder
Champion Middle Distance – Camphoratus
Champion Stayer – Roy Had Enough
Champion Apprentice – Luke Ferraris (most wins in KZN)
Champion Jockey – Anton Marcus (most wins in KZN)
Champion Trainer – Dennis Drier (most wins in KZN)
Champion Breeders – Mauritzfontein & Wilgerbosdrift Stud (most stakes won in KZN)
Champion Owner – Chris Van Niekerk (most stakes won in KZN)
KZN Racing Personality of the Year – Stacey Haswell
Ride of the Season – Keagen De Melo (African Warrior) (as voted by the public)
Anita Akal Special Award – Mary Liley
Horse of the Season – Do It Again
Groom of the Horse of the Season – Isac Mwase
