Hollywoodbets Durban July 2025 – 61 First Entries

The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018

Purton Gives Ka Ying Rising A Thumbs Up For Chairman’s

Zac Purton plans to employ a familiar plan and use Ka Ying Rising’s blistering speed against his 12 rivals in Sunday’s HK$22 million Gr1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize at Sha Tin

Good News – Turffontein Goes Ahead

4Racing reports that the track has recovered well and is ready for racing

Aiming For 12 On The Trot – Great Draw Will Help!

With only three barriers left to be drawn at the official barrier draw function at Sha Tin on Thursday, Ka Ying Rising was faced with the prospect of drawing either gates four, seven or the outside barrier of 13…

An Eastern Cape Dynasty – Good Greeff, Alan!

Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!

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