THE winners of the 2011/12 KZN Racing Awards were announced at a banquet in Durban last Friday. Mike de Kock was awarded Trainer Of The Season while the stable’s star filly Rumya was awarded two-year-old filly of the season.

Here is the list of winners:

Champion Two-Year Old Colt/Gelding
Winning Horse:    POTENT POWER
Trainer:   Dennis Drier
Owners:  BHF Syndicate (Nom: Mr D S Pitman), Messrs EW Buhr, MA Currie & M Dally

Champion Two-Year Old Filly
Winning Horse:  RUMYA
Trainer:  Mike de Kock
Owner:   Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum

Champion Three-Year Old Colt/Gelding
Winning Horse:  POMODORO
Trainer: Sean Tarry
Owner: Chris van Niekerk

Champion Three-Year Old Filly
Winning Horse:  PRINCESS VICTORIA
Trainer: Glen Kotzen
Owners: Maine Chance Farms (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Dr W A & Mrs N Jacobs),  Messrs PG de Beyer, MH, RC & LH Jaffe & Ms GA Jaffee

Champion Older Horse – Male
Winning Horse: IN WRITING
Trainer: Dean Kannemeyer
Owner: Fieldspring Racing

Champion Older Horse – Female
Winning Horse:  BEACH BEAUTY
Trainer: Dennis Drier
Owners:  Shanks Syndicate (Nom: Mr W G Kidd)

Champion Sprinter
Winning Horse:  DELAGO DELUXE
Trainer: Charles Laird
Owners: Owners:  Mrs I Jooste & Mr MJ Jooste

Champion Stayer
Winning Horse: IN WRITING
Trainer: Dean Kannemeyer
Owner: Fieldspring Racing

Horse Of The Year
Winner: PRINCESS VICTORIA
Trainer: Glen Kotzen
Owners: Maine Chance Farms (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Dr W A & Mrs N Jacobs),  Messrs PG de Beyer, MH, RC & LH Jaffe & Ms GA Jaffee

 Groom Of The Year
Amos John Magwaxaza (Princes Victoria)

Owner Of The Year
Mrs I Jooste & Mr M J Jooste

Jockey Of The Year
Anton Marcus

Apprentice Of The Year
Keagan De Melo

Breeder Of The Year
Summerhill Stud

Top Training Centre Trainers:
Ashburton Trainer of the Year:   Duncan Howells
Clairwood Trainer of the year: Charles Laird
Summerveld Trainer of the year and KZN Champion Trainer: Mike de Kock

Anita Akal Special Award�
Roy & Gladys Meaker

The Roy Eckstein KZN Racing Personality of the Year
Alesh Naidoo