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Charles Faull digs deep in his vaults for some of the best July stories never told and shares his thoughts on the 2016 Durban July field
28th June 2016
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Charles Faull digs deep in his vaults for some of the best July stories never told and shares his thoughts on the 2016 Durban July field
Paul Guy, has dedicated a large chunk of his professional career to convincing South African trainers, owners and fellow agents about the merits of purchasing Australian-bred racehorses
Van Zyl galloper now out of the Gold Vase and being aimed at Gr1 Champions Cup
I’ve always said one’s got to look at horses with current form in these big races. There are quite a few horses with current form and I think it’s going to be quite an open race.
The final field for the R4,25 million Vodacom Durban July was unveiled at Greyville on Tuesday with Justin Snaith enjoying mixed fortunes with his four runners pulling draws across the spectrum
Racing fans around the country will be glued to their television sets on Tuesday 21 June
While the favourite came home fluently in the Derby, punters were less fortunate in the Oaks where Sean Tarry produced a 25-1 blowout
Trainer Dean Kannemeyer can do little wrong from his Summerveld base and he was on the feature mark again at Scottsville on Sunday
The 2200m Vodacom Durban July Handicap, which is being run for the 120th time this year, is an all-aged contest that grips the nation
The Track And Ball Derby formerly run under classic conditions for three-year-olds at level weights at Clairwood, is now open to all horses at weight-for-age plus penalties and is run over 2400m on the Scottsville Inside Track today
A superb evening all round for the Alexanders, the emerging star Querari and his talented son, who shares his name with a largely forgettable movie of a few years ago – which regrettably didn’t attract the same kind of rave reviews!
Charl Pretorius writes in his Off The Record column on the 4Racing website that owners, trainers and racing fans are gravely concerned about the state of our industry
There has been a precipitous decline of betting on the Totalisator which gives cause for concern for the horseracing industry
