MIKE de Kock-trained Entisaar, Alboran Sea and Wild One were adjudged the winners of respective categories at Tuesday night’s Equus Awards banquet at Emperors Palace to celebrate the South African horseracing season’s star performers for 2014/15.

Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai’s Entisaar was crowned Champion Two-Year-Old Filly. A winner of three of her four starts, she lifted the Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship at Scottsville in May.

Alboran Sea, owned by the partnership of Mary Slack and Michael Javett, was announced Champion Three-Year-old Filly following her wins in the Gr1 Cape Flying Championship and the Gr1 Computaform Sprint.

Rejuvenated Wild One, the recent winner of the Gr1 e-lan Property Group Gold Cup, was awarded Champion Stayer of the Season. He is owned by Sean Philips, whose racing fortunes did an about turn when he decided to buy back Wild One at his own dispersal sale earlier this year.

Speaking from Mauritius last night, Mike de Kock said: “The winners have done us proud and I am delighted for all the winning connections whose continued investments in racing and my stable is deeply appreciated and their awards thoroughly deserved.”

Multiple Gr1 winner Futura walked off with the prestigious Horse Of The Year title. Futura is the third son of Dynasty to lift the title after Legislate last year, and Irish Flame in 2009/10.

Multiple champion jockey Piere Strydom, who rode a recordbreaking 5000th winner earlier in the season, was deservedly acknowledged with a special achievement award for his incredible feats in the saddle.

Here is the list of winners:

                                    CHAMPION 2YO COLT (distance immaterial)

Seventh Plain

CHAMPION 2YO FILLY (distance immaterial)

Entisaar (AUS)

CHAMPION 3YO COLT (distance immaterial)

French Navy

CHAMPION 3YO FILLY (distance immaterial)

Alboran Sea (AUS)

CHAMPION OLDER MALE (distance immaterial)

Futura

CHAMPION OLDER FILLY/MARE (distance immaterial)

Hammie’s Hooker

CHAMPION SPRINTER (1000-1200; age/gender immaterial)

Captain Of All

CHAMPION MILER (1400-1600; age/gender immaterial)

Legislate

CHAMPION MIDDLE DISTANCE HORSE (1800-2200; age/gender immaterial)

Futura

CHAMPION STAYER (2400m upwards; age/gender immaterial)

Wild One

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Piere Strydom

CHAMPION STALLION

Captain Al

CHAMPION BROODMARE

Si Senorita

CHAMPION BREEDER

Klawervlei Stud

OUTSTANDING STALLION ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Dynasty

OUTSTANDING BREEDER AWARD

Highlands Farm Stud

MEDIA AWARDS

Print – Michael Clower

Television – Kevin Harris

APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR

Craig Zackey

CHAMPION JOCKEY

Gavin Lerena

CHAMPION TRAINER

Sean Tarry

OWNER OF THE YEAR

Mrs I & Mr M J Jooste

HORSE OF THE YEAR

Futura

Headline photo: Mathew de Kock receives the trophy for Alboran Sea on behalf of her owners, Mary Slack and Michael Javett, awarded by Robert Mauvis of Gold Circle. (JC Photos)