Haute Couture is an Equus champ!

Mike and Mathew de Kock-trained, Haute Couture, was announced Champion Two-Year-Old Colt at the glitzy 2026 Equus Awards, hosted by 4Racing at The Galleria in Kramerville on Tuesday night.

The awards recognised the outstanding achievements of the 2025/26 racing season, with champions honoured across the country’s racing, breeding and media communities.

The full list of winners are below:-

Equine Awards

• Champion Two-Year-Old Filly: Palace of Arvernia

• Champion Two-Year-Old Colt/Gelding: Haute Couture

• Champion Three-Year-Old Filly: Wish List

• Champion Three-Year-Old Colt/Gelding: Star Major

• Champion Older Female: Double Grand Slam

• Champion Older Male: See It Again

• Champion Sprinter: Buffalo Storm Cody

• Champion Miler: Questioning

• Champion Middle Distance Horse: See It Again

• Champion Stayer: Holding Thumbs

Media Awards

• Print: Charl Pretorius

• Still Photography: Chase Liebenberg

• Videography: Chad Karstens

Special Achievement Awards

• Vaughan Marshall

• Raymond Rhodes

Breeder Awards

• Champion Broodmare: Palace Of Dreams

• Champion Stallion: Vercingetorix

• Champion Breeder: Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein

Racing Awards

• Champion Apprentice: Blaine Marx-Jacobson

• Champion Jockey: Craig Zackey

• Champion Trainer: Justin Snaith

• Champion Owner: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech)

• Horse of the Year: See It Again

• Groom of the Year: Sokhe Mwelase