Captain to lead the way
Jack Milner A Pinnacle Stakes over 1160m heads up the card at Turffontein on Sunday when they race on the Standside track. Once again, courtesy of their sex allowance, it is the fillies who…
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Zoffee can be a plate smasher
Zoffee can take a step up on last year’s effort at Newcastle by winning the JenningsBet Northumberland Plate Handicap on Saturday. Hugo Palmer’s charge missed the cut for the main event in 2022 but…
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See It Again to earn his place in history
Jack Milner There is aways that feeling of anticipation in the air every time the Hollywoodbets Durban July comes around. There are 18 horses in the field and every person you talk to has…
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See It Again is good enough, says Strydom
Jack Milner Piere Strydom is fully aware this is probably going to be his last ride in the Hollywoodbets Durban July and to pick up a mount with the quality of See It Again…
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Roberts hopes the cards fall right
Jack Milner The horse is 90%, the rest is luck. That is how trainer Michael Roberts views Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Durban July. Roberts trains current 75-20 favourite See It Again in the R5-million race over…
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Phedra steals the show
Trevor Reid On a day when jockey Louie Mxothwa won three races and Cruise Control pipped rival Cliff Top, the highlight was the performance of four-year-old filly Phedra. By Vercingetorix, she has been good…
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Marwing reservedly confident in his Son
Danie Toerien Do not, for one second, think that the horse that crosses the finish line first, is inevitably the winner of the Hollywoodbets Durban July. That’s the reality trainer Weiho Marwing has to…
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Klaasen dreams of sweet success with ‘sour’ Second Base
Danie Toerien For trainer Robyn Klaasen, having a runner in the Hollywoodbets Durban July is a dream come true. “At the beginning of the season, a July runner was the last thing I thought…
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Hop to it at Newcastle with Nashwa
Nashwa is the undoubted star of the show at Newcastle on Friday as she drops in company to tackle the Jenningsbet In Shiremoor Hoppings Fillies’ Stakes. The four-year-old was a dual Group One winner…
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FAIRVIEW 30 JUNE: PHEDRA CAN FOLLOW UP
Henk Steenkamp Three runners – Phedra, Red Berry and Ekoria – will on Friday aim to win a Listed race for the second time this season. They will be amongst the ten runners facing…
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