The top Cape breeders and top Cape bred thoroughbreds of 2020-2021 were crowned on a virtual ceremony on Sunday evening.
The Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein bred Rainbow Bridge, who had been crowned South African Horse Of The Year, Equus Champion Older Male and Equus Champion Middle Distance Horse of 2020-2021, walked off with three awards -the Cape bred Horse Of The Year, Champion Middle Distance Horse and Champion Older Male.

His dam Halfway To Heaven was crowned Broodmare Of The Year, while Klawervlei Stud were named the Cape’s Breeder Of The Year, and Oldlands Stud Outstanding Breeder of 2020-2021.

2YO Colt:
Good Traveller (Lammerskraal)
2YO Filly:
Desert Miracle (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)
3YO Colt:
Jet Dark (Drakenstein)
3YO Filly:
Captain’s Ransom (Moutonshoek)
Older Male:
Rainbow Bridge (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)
Older Female:
Summer Pudding (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)
Sprinter:
Rio Querari (Normandy)
Middle Distance Horse:
Rainbow Bridge (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)
Stayer:
Malmoos (Varsfontein)
Stallion Of The Year:
Gimmethegreenlight
Broodmare Of The Year:
Halfway To Heaven (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)
Freshman Sire Of The Year:
Rafeef (Ridgemont)
Breeder Of The Year:
Klawervlei (John Koster)
Horse Of The Year:
Rainbow Bridge (Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein)
Outstanding Breeder:
Oldlands (Barbara Sanne)
International Horse Of The Year:
*Yulong Prince (Varsfontein) formerly raced as Surcharge – won the Gr1 Cantala Stakes