THE nominees for the 2012 Highveld Racing Awards have been announced. Ilha Bela (photo) has been nominated in the category for Champion Three-Year-Old Filly:

The nominations are:

Champion 2yo Filly:

Franny
Kings Temptress

Champion 2yo Colt/Gelding:

(Only one nominee)

Champion 3yo Filly:

Bambina Stripes
Go Indigo
Ilha Bela
Jackodore
Katy’s Lane

Champion 3yo Colt/Gelding:

Deliver The Power
Golden Chateau
Pomodoro
Royal Bencher
Silver Flyer
Slumdogmillionaire

Champion Older Horse  (Four year old and older)

Dancewiththedevil
Europa Point
Shea Shea

Champion Sprinter (1000m-1200m)

Antious
Deliver The Power
Shea Shea

Champion Middle Distance (1400m-2200m)

Dancewiththedevil
Europa Point
Kavanagh
Smanjemanje

Champion Stayer (2400m and further)

Atyeb
Gorongosa
Ilsanpietro

Champion Sand Specialist

Furious Dancer
Mr Tobin
The Mouseketeer

Horse Of The Year 

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Champion Breeder

Highlands Stud
Summerhill Stud
Wilgerbosdrift (Pty) Limited

Champion Owner

Mrs BD Oppenheimer
Mrs M Slack
Mr Chris Van Niekerk 

Champion Jockey

Anthony Delpech
Gavin Lerena
Piere Strydom

Champion Trainer

Mike De Kock
Sean Tarry
Gavin Van Zyl

Champion Apprentice

Hennie Greyling
Nooresh Juglall
Neo Qaule

Work Rider

The voting panel consisted of Clyde Basel; Alistaire Cohen; Patrick Davis; Germaine Maharaj; Darryl Maree with Vee Moodley as Chairman of the voting panel.