Reflections on 6 July
In the latest issue of Taking the Reins Greg Bortz tells us about how all his racing dreams came true when Oriental Charm won the 2024 Hollywoodbets Durban July.
Enjoy the show:
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Was the last galloper to win a race on SA soil with a seriously hefty impost Buddy Maroun’s champion Golden Loom, aka ‘Goofy’, who lumbered 65 kgs under Anton Marcus to beat Fov’s Favourite 26 years ago?
In the late 80s, South African breeders were highly skeptical of sons of Mr Prospector. The main criticism was that he was ‘a dirt stallion’ and we race on turf
Alan Greeff’s recent Eastern Cape ‘Triple Crown’ star My Best Shot and the Lucky Houdalakis galloper Musical Score, a 3yo son of Oratorio, and a winner of his last two starts, are the two newbies
It is no mean feat to win at feature level from 1400m to 2400m, but My Best Shot proved equal to the task and set himself up for East Cape Horse Of The Year honours – and maybe a Hollywoodbets Durban July supplementary entry?
It was another super Saturday for Ridgemont’s boom sire Rafeef with an impressive 2yo debut winner at Turffontein and two award winning progeny at the Highveld Feature Season Awards later the same day
Whether one calls the sale Ready to Run or Breeze Up, giving buyers the opportunity of seeing their prospective purchases stride out on the track, even if for only 400m, is enormously valuable in optimising risk factors
