Drier Opens The July Bidding
Dennis Drier’s 2015 Vodacom Durban July runner-up Punta Arenas came back to his best at Greyville on Saturday when he stayed on strongly to win the consolation July
2nd July 2016
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Dennis Drier’s 2015 Vodacom Durban July runner-up Punta Arenas came back to his best at Greyville on Saturday when he stayed on strongly to win the consolation July
Is there really such a thing as a consolation July? Some may argue not – but the R500 000 Gr3 Delta Air Lines 2200m is supposed to be just that.
‘Fortune favours the bold, so kudos to Peter de Beyer for retaining Sylvie, a moderate race filly many breeders would have shunned as a broodmare’
A race steeped in history, previous winners include champion sires Jet Master and Gimmethegreenlight, as well as multiple Equus award winning champions Pocket Power, Do It Again, Jet Dark and Charles Dickens
There was a unique South African connection in the background as the Ralph Beckett-trained Bluestocking charged to victory under Rossa Ryan to win the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on Sunday
