Mdk stable gets four awards at Equus 2024

Mike de Kock’s stable won four awards at  the 2024 Equus Awards Banquet held at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Thursday evening, 15 August.

Global View gelding Dave The King was crowned South Africa’s Champion Horse Of The Year and was also voted Champion Older Male (any distance). Gimme A Nother was the winner of the Equus Champion Three Year Old Three-Year-Old Filly title for owner-breeders Mauritzfontein Stud and her handler Lwandiso Jevu was groom of the year,

Owned by Messrs Lindsay Ralphs, Gary Player and Larry Nestadt, Dave The King showed tremendous improvement after being gelded back in November and was the only horse through the course of the season to pick up victories in two Super Grade 1 events.

The first came in June when scoring in the Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge (Gr1-WFA) over 1600m, and then seven weeks later the son of Global View trounced a high quality field when taking out the Hong Kong Jockey Club Champions Cup (Gr1-WFA) over 1800m. Dave The King was bred at the Gary Player Stud.

Gimme A Nother, unbeaten in seven starts, will be leaving South Africa shortly en route to Europe, her aim being a campaign in the United States.

Here is the full list of awards:

• Champion Two Year Old Filly – Quid Pro Quo
• Champion Two Year Old Colt – Proceed
• Champion Three Year Old Filly – Gimme A Nother
• Champion Three Year Old Colt – Green With Envy
• Champion Sprinter – Thunderstruck
• Champion Miler – Charles Dickens
• Champion Middle Distance Horse – Royal Victory
• Champion Stayer – Master Redoute
• Champion Older Female – Princess Calla
• Champion Older Male – Dave The King
• Horse Of The Year – Dave The King
• Champion Trainer – Justin Snaith
• Champion Owner – Drakenstein Stud
• Champion Breeder – Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein
• Champion Sire – Gimmethegreenlight
• Champion Broodmare – Beach Beauty
• Outstanding Breeder – Drakenstein Stud
• Outstanding Stallion – One World
• Media Award (Broadcast) – Vicky Minott
• Media Award (Print) – Charl Pretorius
• Media Award (Photographic) – Chase Liebenberg.