View the nominations for the 2017 The Sofitel. The The Sofitel will be run on Saturday 16th September at Flemington racecourse.
| Horse | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNING PASSION | |||||
| 2 | CHOCOLATE HOLIC | |||||
| 3 | COUNT DA VINCI (NZ) | |||||
| 4 | DIBAYANI (IRE) | |||||
| 5 | DODGING BULLETS | |||||
| 6 | GREAT ESTEEM | |||||
| 7 | HE OR SHE | |||||
| 8 | LAND OF PLENTY | |||||
| 9 | MAGICOOL | |||||
| 10 | MAGICUS | |||||
| 11 | MIO DIO | |||||
| 12 | MR SNEAKY | |||||
| 13 | ODEON (NZ) | |||||
| 14 | PURE PRIDE (NZ) | |||||
| 15 | RADIPOLE (IRE) | |||||
| 16 | RED ALTO | |||||
| 17 | SAINT VALOREM | |||||
| 18 | SERENELY DISCREET | |||||
| 19 | SNITZSON | |||||
| 20 | SWAMPLAND (NZ) | |||||
| 21 | THEANSWERMYFRIEND | |||||
| 22 | VIOLATE |
News:
A day after a winning start to her Melbourne spring campaign, Bonneval has been named New Zealand’s Horse of the Year.
The mare dominated the awards for last season, also claiming the Three-Year-Old category, Stayer of the Year and Filly of the Year.
Her trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman also took the trainers’ award and Bonneval’s dam Imposingly was named Broodmare of the Year.
Bonneval is the first three-year- old filly to be named Horse of the Year since Sunline, in 1999 and the fourth successive Horse of the Year winner to be trained by the stable following Dundeel (2014) and Mongolian Khan (2015 and 2016).
Bonneval is in Melbourne where she won Saturday’s Group Two Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes, her first step in her quest to emulate the 2015 Caulfield Cup success of Mongolian Khan.
She won four of her seven starts as a three-year-old including the New Zealand Oaks and the Australian Oaks.
Winners: Horse of the Year: Bonneval
Outstanding Contribution to New Zealand Racing: David Ellis
2YO: Melody Belle
3YO: Bonneval
Sprinter: Start Wondering.
Middle Distance: Kawi
Stayer: Bonneval
Jumper: Kick Back
Trainer: Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman
Jockey: Chris Johnson
Jumps Jockey: Aaron Kuru
Owner: JML Bloodstock
Breeder: Goodwood Stud
Broodmare: Imposingly
Grosvenor Award: (stallion earnings in NZ): Savabeel
Dewar Trophy: (stallion earnings in New Zealand and Australia): Savabeel
Centaine Award: (Stallion earnings worldwide): Savabeel
NZ Bloodstock Filly of the Year: Bonneval
