I get the feeling that the best horse may not win on the day, but the luckiest, and there are so many other people, horses and connections I could mention, but I wish you all well in the July and for the day itself
A definite culinary highlight for many, 8 000 delicious portions of curry and rice are lovingly cooked for the hungry guests and are made up of 2 200kg of meat, 750kg of chicken, 280kg of prawns and 300kg of crayfish
In stark contrast to the joy of the Legal Eagle punters are the hard luck stories that befell the backers of Ertijaal, Louis The King, Legislate, Siren’s Call, Inara and others
Despite all the predictions and what the owners and trainers have to say the fact of the matter is that once the gates crash open for the start of the R3,5 million Grade 1 Vodacom July Handicap the fate of the horses lies mainly in the hands of the jockeys
The survey put an estimation of the spend by out-of-province visitors attending the Vodacom Durban July at as much as R 156 million, with KwaZulu-Natal fans spending up to R70,6 million on the Vodacom Durban July
The July Day Maxi Net Pick 6 Carryover of R 1 500 000 to the first leg in the fourth race @ 13h35 could see the pool reaching R12 000 000
The horse wearing saddle cloth 6 has won this race 6 times. Gold Onyx represents this number and he is the rank outsider in the field at 100/1
With a host of exciting betting options, Vodacom Durban July day at Greyville on Saturday 4 July promises a betting and entertainment extravaganza of note for seasoned and casual punters and racing enthusiasts
“Chad comes highly recommended. They were impressed with him in the UK and he’s got a contract to ride in Hong Kong so he’s obviously got something. He seems to be a bit of a maverick and I like that in a jockey.” – Joey Ramsden
“I think Mike De Kock knows what he is doing,” says former champion jockey Garth Puller as he looks at Majmu’s chances in the Vodacom Durban July
Trainer Dean Kannemeyer has a competitive string of seven for Vodacom Durban July raceday on Saturday at Greyville, including Hot Ticket and Power King who run in the big one
Any ideas for likely riders? Have your say
