As the son of the legendary Ormond Ferraris, David was destined to make a name for himself as a trainer. After winning two July handicaps in successive years David relocated to Hong Kong where, with the mighty Vengeance Of Rain, he became known all over the racing world.
Nooresh Juglall is a really decent, determined young man from Mauritius. Mauritius is a keen nation of racing followers and he was caught up in the excitement at a young age. Since coming to SA to the academy he has thrown himself into becoming a top rider.
Richard Fourie is one of the most exciting young jockeys riding at the moment.
Ivan Moore has spent a lifetime involved with racehorses, first as a jockey, and now as a trainer. He is a quiet, polite gentleman, whose gentle exterior hides a fierce and determined character with a great passion for horses and horse racing.
Gavin van Zyl was a highly successful jockey who has now made the transition to training horses with conspicuous success.
After a good learning stint with Owen Sims, Stephen Moffatt took the plunge and took out his trainers licence. He brought back Polo after a year’s break and the horse put his name in lights.
With the Cape summer season about to start Winning Form will follow Paul Reeves with great interest and with the expectation that he will turn out some very nice horses.
Tara-Jane Laing is a blonde bubbly personality, with a lovely Scottish accent, and a great love for the horses she trains
Bernard Faydherbe’s name will forever be linked with that of the mighty Pocket Power. As wonderful as those wins were Bernard is a great rider in his own right.
An all-round horsewoman, breeder and racehorse owner, the Sporting Post’s ‘Louw Flyer’, Robyn Louw, has been acknowledged for her outstanding contribution to horseracing’s print media by being crowned the 2011 Equus Media Award winner.
Luck was with him as one of his first horses was Power Lord who appears to be a good sort in the making. David has a great love for his horses and has learnt a lot from both Gavin Smith and Geoff Woodruff who he worked for before taking out his licence.
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
