Justin Snaith and Richard Fourie made history in Saturday’s R10 million Hollywoodbets Durban July, becoming the first combination to win four Julys, and Snaith clinched the exacta with two horses both part-owned by Jonathan Bloch and Nancy Hossack, meaning the latter had become the second owners this millennium to land the July exacta and the third in recent memory.
Justin Snaith is now one short of equaling the legendary Syd Laird’s record of seven July wins when he saddled the first two past the post in the R10 Million Hollywoodbets Durban July at Hollywoodbets Greyville today.
There were scenes of jubilation, emotional embraces and tears of happiness as Mlungisi Ndlovu from Durban University of Technology (DUT) was named winner of this year’s Young Designer Award sponsored by Metro FM at the Hollywoodbets Durban July on Saturday.
The vibrant spirit of South African style was on full display as racegoers embraced this year’s Hollywoodbets Durban July’s Country Allure theme on Saturday in the Raceday Fashion Awards presented by Durban Fashion Fair.
Sometimes wild and whacky, occasionally bizarre, but (almost) always beautiful. That is the Hollywoodbets Durban July fashion experience with the public once again going out of their way to impress at Hollywoodbets Greyville Racecourse on Saturday for the country’s premier race day.
Race Coast and Hollywoodbets have landed a coup by bringing the renowned horseracing broadcaster Nick Luck to the Hollywoodbets Durban July.
All of the Hollywoodbets Durban July runners are subject to a mandatory veterinarian inspection as per the press release that came out last week.
The first phase of this innovation was done on Wednesday when all of the Turffontein and Randjesfontein-based July runners were inspected.
The 18 racehorses lining up for the 2026 Hollywoodbets Durban July share much in common with elite human athletes. To compete at the top of their game both must receive the best training and conditioning that ingenuity and hard work can provide.
In further Hollywoodbets Durban July breaking news, the Tony Peter-trained THE ULTIMATE KING was scratched on Wednesday morning. The SA Derby Gr 2 winner CURIOUS GIRL thus gives Mike and Mathew de Kock a second runner in the field.
The South African racing industry fraternity reverberated with shock and disappointment shortly after lunchtime on Tuesday when news filtered through that the Hollywoodbets Durban July Gr 1 favourite STAR MAJOR had been scratched due to an elevated temperature.