Some Consolation!
If the July is the race that everybody wants to win, where does the so-called ‘Consolation July’, the R500 000 Gr3 tabGold 2200, fit in?
3rd July 2015
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If the July is the race that everybody wants to win, where does the so-called ‘Consolation July’, the R500 000 Gr3 tabGold 2200, fit in?
Trainer Geoff Woodruff’s disappointment at the brush off of his smart Jet Master gelding Master Sabina by the Vodacom Durban July panel was given plenty of momentum when Master Sabina won the consolation race in style
Suggesting there is any consolation to the once-in-a-lifetime prospect of winning the July is something of a misnomer. To add to it, the R500 000 Gr3 tabGOLD 2200 (aka The Durban July Consolation) has undergone more sponsor-related renaming processes over the years than the average racing enthusiast could hope to remember
Snaith star runs in a a capacity nationally representative field for the 129th renewal of the R5 million Hollywoodbets Gr1 Durban July!
Patience rewarded for the blue and white powerhouse while Team Valor’s Quid Pro Quo is on her way to Jerome Reynier in France
In perfect weather conditions, an enthusiastic record crowd – probably larger than that seen at many local racemeetings – turned out to enjoy coffee and pastries and watch their big race fancies going through their paces
SplashOut-sponsored Apprentice Savanna Valjalo broke the ice at Hollywoodbets Greyville at her 11th ride under rules on Wednesday
