SA Champion jockey elect Richard Fourie boasts a full book of ten rides on the season finale World Pool Gold Cup day at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday 28 July.
Five of Fourie’s rides on the big day are for the championship chasing Sean Tarry yard, including a defence of the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup title with Hollywoodbets Durban July eyecatching fast-finisher Future Pearl.
Future Pearl (Richard Fourie) wins the 2023 Gold Cup – he defends his title (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
Sean Tarry is a master at prepping horses for the big days and sends out a coupling of past winners in Nebraas (2021) and Future Pearl (2023) in the premier marathon
Gavin Lerena will partner the 7yo Nebraas, who won this as a 4yo. Lerena was aboard Tarry’s first Gold Cup winner Aslan in 2011.
Richard Fourie defected to Future Swing for the Hollywoodbets Durban July, but has been aboard at all of Future Pearl’s three most recent wins, including a smart victory in the Tabgold Gr3 Derby at his penultimate start.
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Record betting pools are expected at the 2024 World Pool Gold Cup racemeeting.
A Pick 6 carryover of R2 million is set to take the exotic (starts in Race 4 off @ 13h50) pool to R15 million, while the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup (Race 7 off @ 16h10) sees a Quartet carryover of R1 million and a likely pool of R5 million.
All races at Hollywoodbets Greyville on the day will be World Pool events.
Win, Place, Exacta, Quinella, and Swinger bets will be commingled with international pools and average World Pool totals expected to be massive.
Expect Exacta pools of around R5 million, Win and Place pools of around R10 million, and pools of over R17 million or more for Swingers and Quinellas.
These international pools are commingled by the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
Place bets on all races on the day will pay out on the first three horses past the post only.
Racecards are now available!
