First race is off at 11h05
Ultra Magnus runs in the Gr2 Post Merchants (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
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Two South African star performers in Dean Kannemeyer’s Gimme A Prince and the Vaughan Marshall champion 3yo One Stripe, who runs in Sunday’s HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap, feature in the first edition of the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2025
The tongue-twistingly named sprinter was bred and is owned in South Africa, trained by a US-based Brit and will be ridden by a French-based Belgian
Big race sponsors Hollywoodbets have set the pace in the pre-nominations ante-post betting market for the 2025 Hollywoodbets Durban July with defending champion Oriental Charm topping the opening board
Capping a good day at the office for the Sean Tarry yard on the former champion trainer’s late Dad’s birthday, the Vercingetorix filly Mia Moo registered her maiden stakes success at her first run since returning from her Cape Summer campaign
Bidding for a record-extending 13th Hong Kong trainers’ championship, John Size forged to a four-win lead in the 2024/25 standings with a treble at Sha Tin on Saturday as the master horseman targets a fourth BMW Hong Kong Derby triumph next weekend
After being on course for Apache Chief’s hat-trick of runner-up finishes at his last three starts, owner Julia Kieswetter didn’t make the trip to Turffontein on Saturday but would have enjoyed the thrill of seeing her Ridgemont-bred gelding score an overdue win
