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Leading owner and breeder Laurence Wernars enjoyed a red-letter day at Turffontein on Saturday, capped by the Fanie Bronkhorst trained Pure Predator, who became the first 3yo winner of the TAB Gr2 Colorado King Stakes in many a long year
Vercingetorix’ son Cymric galloped his opposition into the ground to win the Tabgold Gr3 Godolphin Barb Stakes at Hollywoodbets Scottsville
The TAB Gr2 Igugu Stakes at Turffontein provided a welcome return to the feature winner’s box for trainer Stuart Pettigrew, courtesy of Rafeef’s 3yo daughter, Beating Wings
Brett Crawford and Kabelo Matsunyane combined to put the cherry on the top of a wonderful day for the Robertson based Ridgemont team
Zac Purton has now toppled Hong Kong’s champion in three separate Group 1 races aboard Waikuku, California Spangle and the latest, Beauty Eternal
Course and distance specialist Mrs Browning gave trainer Sean Tarry his fourth winner in the first five races on The Championships Finale afternoon at Turffontein
Romantic Warrior stunned James McDonald and once again lived up to his name as he produced a titanic late surge saw to land a record-breaking third FWD QEII Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday
Trainer Johan Janse van Vuuren broke the Sean Tarry stranglehold on The Championships Finale day when he sent out the Ridgemont-bred Simply Majestic in fine fettle to register her first stakes success
Invincible Sage has emerged as the newest member of Hong Kong racing’s elite with victory in the Gr1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize on a rain-affected Sha Tin track on Sunday
Tony Rivalland’s consistent 3yo King Of The Gauls confirmed his potential as a progressive sprinting prospect
The big race power combination of Richard Fourie and Sean Tarry struck early on The Championships Finale day when the Gimmethegreenlight colt Proceed finished too strongly for his five opponents to win the TAB Gr3 Protea Stakes
As we continue our nostalgic walk down the Hollywoodbets Durban July memory lane, one thing is certain, the most recent decade lacked for nothing in drama and splendour
