Blaze Of Fire, trained by Yvette Bremner and owned by Hedley McGrath, Jan and Karen Peskens and Eddie Rudman, was a popular choice as the East Cape horse of the year this weekend.

Blaze Of Fire is trained by Yvette Bremner and owned by Hedley McGrath, Jan and Karen Peskens and Eddie Rudman.Blaze of Fire had a successful KwaZulu-Natal excursion at the end of last season, ending it with a third place in the grade 1 Champions Cup at Greyville.

WINNERS

Two-year-old filly: Yoshie

Two-year-old colt: Seattle Storm

Three-year-old filly: Sylvan Spirit

Three-year-old colt/gelding: Sedge

Older mare/filly: Stormy Coast

Older horse/gelding: Blaze Of Fire

Sprinter: Sedge

Stayer: Drill Sergeant

Horse of the year: Blaze of Fire

Owner: Markus & Ingrid Jooste

Trainer: Gavin Smith

Jockey: Muzi Yeni

Apprentice: Luyolo Mxothwa