Horse Racing: Durban July Handicap

Hollywoodbets have opened the first antepost market for Africa's greatest, and you can see more here. First up after Saturday, let's look at Gimme A Nother who made it five from five with victory in the Wilgerbosdrift Gr2 Fillies Guineas. David Mollett writes that when he drove away from the city track, it's possible Mike De Kock was thinking the…

Big race sponsors Hollywoodbets have opened up the ante-post betting market for the 128th renewal of the R5 million Hollywoodbets Durban July to be run at the Theatre Of Dreams on Saturday 6 July. Michael Roberts' stable star See It Again, who disappointed many with a below par run in the World Sports Betting Cape Town Met recently but ran second…

The Wernars' defending champion PUERTO MANZANO (ARG) from the Johan Janse van Vuuren yard heads the log. Van Vuuren has also entered dual Charity Mile winner, BINGWA. In second position is 2023 Hollywoodbets Durban July winner WINCHESTER MANSION, owned by Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) and trained by Brett Crawford. WINCHESTER MANSION tops…

Charles Dickens has been installed as the early ante-post favourite for the 127th renewal of the Hollywoodbets Durban July to be run on Saturday, 1 July 2023. According to the Sporting Post website, the 2200m contest is internationally regarded as the holy grail of South African horseracing. The 2022 Hollywoodbets Durban July was won at…

Hidden in the numbers is a remarkable performance by supplementary entry Trip Of Fortune, who, after galloping 1200m put in a 60 second flat 1000m.Who knows what might have happened if he had sat a few lengths closer early on? Sectional timing data, which has been produced by the internationally acclaimed French company McLloyd, who also provide…

Launched as a poem each year, the'Out Of This World' theme for the 2023 event hints at the stargates which transports one into a mysterious world far beyond our imagination. Africa's Greatest Horseracing Event will feature a stellar line up of top equines, a star-studded cast of punters, celebrities and designers at play, coupled with entertainment…

FILE: A horse and jockey at the Hollywoodbets Durban July The cause of the power dip at the premier Hollywoodbets Durban July at the weekend remains a mystery and is being investigated. Gold Circle has issued an apology after a jockey protest led to the final three races being abandoned. Gold Circle organisers of Saturday's Hollywoodbets Durban…

The 127th running of the Hollywoodbets Durban July at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday, 1 July will host a capacity field of 20, including two reserves. According to the official Hollywoodbets Durban July website, with five runners in the 18-horse field, Justin Snaith holds a strong hand in this year's race after the field was announced at a…

It's a big weekend for international racing, but for one major racing country it's their biggest of the year. Saturday sees the staging of the Durban July Handicap, the richest race in South Africa. The 2200-meter (about 1 3/8-mile) contest at Greyville Racecourse in Durban is South Africa's equivalent of the Kentucky Derby, Grand National, Prix de…

A final field of 20, including two reserve runners, will be announced on Tuesday 20 June, and despite the local horse population under pressure, the 2023 entry of 60 is in line with the past five years which saw 69 entries in 2018, 49 in 2019, 52 in 2020, 53 in 2021 and 58 last year. South Africa's leading betting operator Hollywoodbets will…

Cape Town - The prestigious Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge will be a final golden ticket opportunity for some of South Africa's finest thoroughbreds to be part of Africa's Greatest Horseracing event on 1 July. The 52nd running of the R1.75-million Gr1 race at the Hollywoodbets Greyville Racecourse on Saturday, June 10, will see some of South Africa's…

The Durban July is one of the biggest horse races in South Africa. It's also the name of the Festival, which is headlined by the Durban July Handicap. The 2023 Durban July Handicap will take place on Saturday 1st July. The Durban July Handicap is staged at Greyville racecourse, Durban, South Africa. The Durban July Handicap is one of the most…

Cape Town - Gold Circle and Hollywoodbets, the guardians of Africa's greatest horseracing event, the Hollywoodbets Durban July, have decided that'Out Of This World' will be the theme for the 2023 event. This year's Durban July will be on Saturday, July 1, at Hollywoodbets Greyville Racecourse, and a crowd of 50000 is expected. Last year's event…

The 2200m contest is internationally regarded as the holy grail of South African horseracing. The 2022 Hollywoodbets Durban July was won at Hollywoodbets Greyville by Mike de Kock's Sparkling Water, becoming her late multiple champion sire Silvano's fifth winner of the race. The South African website - that Charles Dickens will not run, the…

The broadcast will run on Dstv channel 208 from 07h00 to 08h30, and will include the individual runner workouts, as well as a panel discussion on the impressions of the quality of the individual performances, with just ten days to go the iconic sporting and social event. The discussion will be hosted by veteran horseracing commentator Graeme…

The seasoned veteran, once known as South African horseracing's greatest ambassador with his global conquests, has not tasted Durban July glory since the halcyon double days of Bold Silvano (2010) and Igugu (2011). But the Randjesfontein master finds himself with an embarrassment of big race riches - his four-way coupling on 2 July potentially…

Having only his second run on the turf, with his 4 prior victories all on the all-weather track, Airways Law (10-1) took off from last turning into the home straight and collared Dean Kannemeyer's revitalised Mount Anderson (6-1) late to win a thriller. The winning margin was a quarter length, and the time for the 1800m a solid 110,04 secs. The top…

Durban - The much-talked-about Hollywoodbets Durban July event ticked all the perfection boxes, from the fashion, the top hospitality from all the marquees to the race itself - the event catered for everyone and everything. The glitz and glam were there and the who's who of the game all attended. The event went smoothly and there was no drama or…

Sparkling Water, a daughter of five-time Durban July winning stallion Silvano, slammed the males in a dazzling display of power galloping to follow in the golden hoofprints of champion Igugu - also trained by the maestro, Mike de Kock. She was ridden by Smanga Khumalo, who last won the big race in 2013. Gold Circle Commercial Executive Patrick…

A race with a rich and proud history of being contested by generations of champions of the turf over 125 years, and internationally acknowledged as Africa's greatest horseracing event- the Durban July- will be sponsored by South Africa's leading betting operator, Hollywoodbets, with effect from the 2022 renewal on Saturday, July 2. The announcement…

TAB betting has opened for Saturday's Betway Summer Cup and there are many options for betters to make big money. The R2.5-million race will be run over 2000m on the Turffontein Standside track. There are 10 races on the card which also includes the Grade 2 Jonsson Workwear Dingaans for three-year-olds and the Betway Ipi Tombe Stakes for fillies…

Hollywoodbets have priced up Tarry's Duke Of Marmalade filly at 3-10 in the Gr2 SA Oaks antepost market. After fluent wins in the first two legs, Richard Fourie will be looking to guide the Drakenstein flagbearer to victory as she tries the 2450m for the first time. In the World Sports Betting Gr1 SA Derby, Mike de Kock's Safe Passage has been…

Trainer Roy Magner saddles Melech in Race 2 and he is the best bet on the card. He produced a promising debut effort over this course and distance. He showed good pace, understandably raced green but the manner in which he stayed on at the finish was encouraging. The son of William Longsword would have gained from the experience and with the…

Trainer Joey Soma has announced that Durban-based jockey Serino Moodley will partner three-year-old Red Saxon in Saturday's R5 million Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Durban July. Leading apprentice Rachel Venniker was scheduled to make history as the first female rider to compete in the great race, but, as reported by The South African website, was injured…

In a media release published on Wednesday, host operator 4Racing report that some of South Africa's elite thoroughbred champions were among the 48 horses nominated to run in the R2-million Summer Cup when first entries closed on Wednesday. Mike de Kock has entered six runners, which includes Hollywoodbets Durban July champion, Sparkling Water, and…

The latest ante-post betting ahead of the Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Durban July to be contested at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday, 2 July has seen some changes. The 2200m contest, billed as Africa's greatest horseracing event, has taken on a new dimension of intrigue with the news earlier this month that the 2022 stake has been increased by 250%…

South Africa's richest graded stakes race, the R5 million Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Durban July, has attracted a high quality field of 18 runners. The 126th renewal will be run at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday, 2 July. The final field announcement and all-important barrier gate draw took place at a function hosted by Hollywoodbets on Tuesday. The…

There are less than four weeks to wait until the running of the 2022 Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Durban July on Saturday, 2 July at Hollywoodbets Greyville. First contested in 1897, this year's race will be the 126th renewal of the Durban July - and the first with new headline sponsors, Hollywoodbets. The leading South African sportsbook operators have…

The return clash of Hollywoodbets Durban July 2021 top two, Kommetdieding and Linebacker, is just one of the many exciting sub-plots in what looks to be a vintage renewal of what is the most sought-after racing prize in South African racing. Former SA champion Gavin Lerena will again be aboard Kommetdieding, while Cape Town's favourite son Grant…

The ante-post betting ahead of the Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Durban July to be contested at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday, 2 July has seen some significant changes following the scratching of two favourites. The 2200m contest, billed as Africa's greatest horseracing event, has taken on a new dimension of intrigue with the news earlier this year…

With less than four weeks to go until the running of the 2022 Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Durban July on Saturday, 2 July there has been significant movement in the ante-post betting. This year's race, to be contested over 2200m at Hollywoodbets Greyville, has seen a number of key changes off-course changes. Billed as Africa's greatest horseracing event,…

The odds have changed for South Africa's richest graded stakes race, the R5 million Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Durban July, after Thursday's official gallops which were attended by a reported 1500 spectators. The 126th renewal will be run at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday, 2 July has attracted a high quality field of 18 runners. The line up…

In this article, we will guide you through a few of the betting options, preparing you for a bet on Africa's greatest horse racing event, the Hollywoodbets Durban July. Get started by registering for a Hollywoodbets account: here. A win bet is the easiest for first-time punters to wrap their heads around. You simply pick the horse that you think…

The updated ante-post betting ahead of the Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Durban July to be contested at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday, 2 July has seen some changes. The 2200m contest, billed as Africa's greatest horseracing event, has taken on a new dimension of intrigue with the news earlier this year that the 2022 stake has been increased by 250%…

Justin Snaith's Grade 1 Jonsson Workwear Cape Derby champion Pomp And Power has firmed into 14/1 in the ante-post betting for the Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Durban July to be contested at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday, 2 July. The 2200m contest, billed as Africa's greatest horseracing event, has taken on a new dimension of intrigue with the news…