The categories and finalists are:

Champion Two-year-old Colt – distance immaterial:

• Eden Roc
• Got The Greenlight

Champion Two-year-old Filly – distance immaterial:

• Gabor
• Miss Florida

Champion Three-year-old Colt – distance immaterial:

• Chimichuri Run
• Hawwaam
• Soqrat (AUS)

Champion Three-year-old Filly – distance immaterial:

• Celtic Sea
• Clouds Unfold
• Front And Centre
• Return Flight
• Silvano’s Pride

Champion Older Male – distance immaterial:

• Do It Again
• Kasimir
• Pacific Trader
• Rainbow Bridge

Champion Older Filly/Mare – distance immaterial:

• Camphoratus
• Oh Susanna (AUS)

Champion Sprinter – (1000 – 1200m; age/gender immaterial):

• Celtic Sea
• Chimichuri Run
• Kasimir
• Pacific Trader

Champion Miler – (1400 – 1600; age/gender immaterial):

• Celtic Sea
• Do It Again
• Soqrat (AUS)

Champion Middle Distance – (1800 – 2200; age/gender immaterial):

• Do It Again
• Hawwaam
• Rainbow Bridge

Champion Stayer – (2400 and up; age/gender immaterial):

• Dynasty’s Blossom
• Magnificent Seven
• Return Flight
• Samurai Warrior
• Walter Smoothie

The awards are based on graded races and in particular Grade 1 races.

As regards the stayer category, the winning horse will be at the discretion of the voting panel.

This decision was taken as the only Grade 1 race in SA is the SA Derby, which would mean that this should be the obvious winner based on a single run. This would also have excluded fillies and mares.

The awards will be held at a function on Tuesday 13 August at Emperors Palace.