MIKE de Kock’s stable received three awards at the 2018 Equus Awards Banquet held at Emperors Palace on Tuesday.
Soqrat was a popular choice in the category of Champion Two-Year-Old Colt. Nother Russia scooped the trophy for Champion Older Filly/Mare and Mike himself was awarded a Special Achievement for equalling Terrance Millard’s record of 117 Gr1 winners.
“We’d like to go past that figure now,” said Mathew de Kock, who accepted the trophy on Mike’s behalf.
The full list of nominees and winners reads as follows:
CHAMPION TWO YEAR FILLY (DISTANCE IMMATERIAL)
Mighty High; Return Flight
WINNER: RETURN FLIGHT
CHAMPION TWO YEAR OLD COLT (DISTANCE IMMATERIAL)
Soqrat ; Van Halen
WINNER: SOQRAT
CHAMPION THREE YEAR OLD FILLY (DISTANCE IMMATERIAL)
Oh Susanna (AUS); Snowdance
WINNER: OH SUSANNA
CHAMPION THREE YEAR OLD COLT (DISTANCE IMMATERIAL)
Bold Respect; Do It Again; Eyes Wide Open; Hero’s Honour;
Lobo’s Legend; Surcharge; Tap O’Noth; Undercover Agent
WINNER: DO IT AGAIN
CHAMPION OLDER FILLY/MARE (DISTANCE IMMATERIAL)
Nother Russia; Redberry Lane; Sommerlied
WINNER: NOTHER RUSSIA
CHAMPION OLDER MALE (DISTANCE IMMATERIAL)
Captain America; Coral Fever; Legal Eagle; Will Pays
WINNER: LEGAL EAGLE
CHAMPION SPRINTER (1000-1200 METRES ; AGE/GENDER IMMATERIAL)
Attenborough; Bold Respect; Sergeant Hardy; Will Pays
WINNER: WILL PAYS
CHAMPION MILER (1400-1600METRES; AGE/GENDER IMMATERIAL)
Legal Eagle; Undercover Agent; Snowdance
WINNER: LEGAL EAGLE
CHAMPION MIDDLE DISTANCE HORSE (1800-2200 METRES;AGE/GENDER IMMATERIAL)
Captain America; Coral Fever; Do It Again; Oh Susanna (AUS)
WINNER: OH SUSANNA
CHAMPION STAYER (2400 METRES UPWARDS; AGE/GENDER IMMATERIAL)
Hero’s Honour; It’s My Turn
WINNER: IT’S MY TURN
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Lyle Hewitson, Anton Marcus, Mike De Kock
CHAMPION BROODMARE
Strawberry Lane
CHAMPION STALLION
Silvano
CHAMPION BREEDER
Klawervlei Stud
OUTSTANDING BREEDER
Northfields Stud
APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR
Lyle Hewitson
CHAMPION JOCKEY
Lyle Hewitson
CHAMPION TRAINER
Justin Snaith
OWNER OF THE YEAR
Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs GA Rupert)
HORSE OF THE YEAR
Oh Susanna (AUS)