Vodacom Durban July Day Boosted Odds

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The 2024 Durban July will be run at Greyville racecourse on Saturday 6th July 2024. The Durban July is Race 7 on the racecard and takes place at 16:00pm SAST. The Durban July is the most famous horse race to be run in South Africa. This Grade One was first staged at Greyville racecourse in 1897 and has been won by many of South Africa's most famous…

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 fallout from what amounted to a dreadfully sad and embarrassing ending to South Africa's greatest raceday of the year has resulted in shots across the bows from various quarters. A widely circulated note on various whatsapp platforms suggested that the racing operator had been'thrown under the bus' by the National Horseracing Authority, who had…

It's the first Saturday in July, the well-heeled and beautiful, the horse lovers and the paparazzi will be gathering in Durban to celebrate what is not only the greatest horse race in Africa, but an event which has become part of the social fabric of our country. This year's Hollywoodbets Durban July at Hollywoodbets Greyville Racecourse in the…

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…

Hollywoodbets Durban July is upon us once again, and the horses that will be competing in this year's 2023 Hollywoodbets Durban July Handicap have been revealed. With some past winners and some of the best jockeys and best trainers part of this event, the final field race is expected to be as thrilling as ever. 1 Image shows Sparkling Water at the…

Safe Passage suffered a niggle whilst prepping in the Cape in January prior to the WSB Cape Town Met and was having his first run on Saturday in the 23 weeks since beaten a half length by subsequent Gr1 Premiers Champions Challenge hero Puerto Manzano in the Betway Gr1 Summer Cup late last year. On Saturday, Safe Passage was always labouring in…

It's Durban July weekend! With just a few days to go before the 126th running of the Hollywoodbets Durban July, the country is abuzz with horseracing fever as the event returns on 2 July 2022, open to the public after a two-year hiatus. According to Devin Heffer, Hollywoodbets Brand and Communications Manager, preparations for the big day are right…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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%…

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%…

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…

As usual, 18 brilliant horses will gallop down the Greyville track in pursuit of the biggest gong in South African horse racing - but, unlike in the previous 123 years, it will be eerily quiet. The coronavirus pandemic means Saturday's July will be contested behind closed doors - and almost a month later than originally planned. for betting tips…

While it was only mentioned fleetingly by Clyde Basel on the Sun Met panel discussion, Sun Met Day will be simulcast for betting to Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Jockey Club announced on their website that they will simulcast seven races from the Met Day meeting at Kenilworth racecourse of Cape Town in South Africa on Saturday, 1 February. The first…

DURBAN - The Vodacom Durban July is set to bring in thousands of visitors and inject millions into the Durban economy. Besides the Durban economy, the attendees are also set to benefit from the horse racing event with large amounts of money up for grabs to those who bet on the right horses. With horse racing at the centre of the Vodacom Durban…

THE 122nd running of the Vodacom Durban July at Greyville Racecourse on Saturday afternoon 7 July will see the iconic event bask in the international sporting and social spotlight as a crowd of over 50000 converges to watch which thoroughbred will take the title in the R4,25 million feature race shortly after 4pm. The Justin Snaith trained African…

One of the biggest national events of the year, the 121 Vodacom Durban July will host the country's best fashion designers and horses on Saturday, July 1 at Greyville Racecourse. The theme this year is the'Colour of Magic' and will see thousands of racegoers dressed up in a variety of classical and elegant garments. Established fashion designers…

The Durban July is a major sporting event in South Africa that has been celebrated since 1897. South Africans and tourists from all over the globe look forward to attending what has been dubbed "Africa's greatest horse-racing event" at the Greyville Racecourse. Approximately 60000 individuals attend this event every July's first Saturday for the…