Andrew Harrison Owner Nick Jonsson will be optimistic that Piere Strydom will be roughing up his hair again after the Hollywoodbets Durban July in just over a month’s time. Strydom took the liberty after See It Again won the Gr1 Splashout Derby at Kenilworth and there was no holding back yesterday as Jonsson led in …
David Thiselton The R1,5-million Gr 1 Daily News 2000, a traditional pointer for 3yo’s to the Hollywoodbets Durban July, heads the 9-race programme at Hollywoodbets Greyville today. There is also the R1-million Woolavington 2000 (Gr 1) for Fillies and Mares and the R200 000 Lonsdale Stirrup Cup (Gr 3) over 2400m to look forward to. …
Graeme Hawkins The Splashout Cape Derby (Gr 1) winner See It Again is a clear favourite to win tomorrow’s R1,5-million Daily News 2000 (Gr 1) over 2000m at Hollywoodbets Greyville. Piere Strydom will again be aboard the 3yo son of Twice Over and the Michael Roberts-trained colt will have come on in leaps and bounds …
Andrew Harrison It took Michael Roberts, eleven-time South African Champion Jockey, 16 rides to win the Hollywoodbets Durban July when he partnered the David Ferraris-trained Super Quality to victory back in 1997. This year Roberts has an outstanding chance of emulating David Payne and Bert Abercrombie, the only two to have ridden and trained a …
Durban – Gold Circle on Thursday morning welcomed Ridgemont as the new sponsor of the Gr1 Garden Province Stakes run annually over 1600m at the Hollywoodbets Durban July race meeting on July 1. “The Garden Province Stakes is a high-quality race with a proud heritage, and it is fitting that a stud farm with an …
The first five behind Charles Dickens in the WSB Guineas, See It Again, Dave The King, Cousin Casey, Anfields Rocket and East Coast head the 15 nominations for the Gr1 Daily News 2000 to be run at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday, May 27. The Daily News 2000 is a key race going forward into the …
Automatic qualifiers occupy the top five places on the Hollywoodbets Durban July (HDJ) Log as issued today by Gold Circle. The number one position is occupied by Splashout Cape Derby winner, See It Again, who is also the 6/1 ante-post favourite for South Africa’s premier horse race to be run for R5-million on Saturday 1 …
Gold Circle also wishes to advise that the conditions of the Woolavington 2000 have been changed with immediate effect. Formerly restricted to three-year-old fillies, the Woolavington 2000 will now be open to all Fillies and Mares at Weight-for-Age. The change in conditions was approved by the Asian Pattern Committee (APC) and Gold Circle Racing Committee …
Gold Circle wishes to advise that The Gold Cup race meeting has been moved from Saturday 29 July to Sunday 30 July. This has been agreed to because the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot Racecourse in England has been moved to Saturday 29 July. Both of these elite race meetings are …
With 73 days to go, the cream of the country’s middle distance thoroughbreds were among the 60 horses nominated for this year’s R5 million Hollywoodbets Durban July to be run at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday, July 1, celebrating this year’s theme ‘Out Of This World’. The first round of nominations closed on Tuesday, April 18, …