A Hat For The July?
The surprise supplementary entry of Hat Puntano has added an air of intrigue to the 2017 Vodacom Durban July
16th May 2017
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The surprise supplementary entry of Hat Puntano has added an air of intrigue to the 2017 Vodacom Durban July
The first supplementary entries for this year’s Vodacom Durban July have resulted in a single additional entry – an exciting black Argentinian colt called Hat Puntana from the Michael Azzie yard
Michael Azzie confirms that 2016 Triple Crown champion, Abashiri, has been sold
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea
People are attracted to good things. They want to be near and part of them. Also – as I ended up experiencing first-hand – good stories, good horses and good people make one feel good about being involved with racing and that positivity spreads
We take a look at the second BSA Val de Vie Yearling Sale and see how some horses change lives
Michael Azzie feels it would be remiss of him not to reply William’s comments re: Potala Palace’s tactics for the Dingaans
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
