Dramas and Delight as Vardy Wins the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate

The 159th running of the R1.5 million L'Ormarins Queen's Plate WFA at Kenilworth Racecourse–a Breeders' Cup 'Win And You're In' race–was anything but ordinary. The field had barely arrived at the start when a grass fire broke out across the road from the track. With the prevailing wind sending billowing clouds of smoke across the [...]

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Do It Again In July Repeat

It took 19 years, but the Justin Snaith-trained Do It Again (SAf) (Twice Over {GB}) and Richard Fourie rewrote the record books as Do It Again became the first horse since 2000 to record back-to-back victories in the R4,250,000 G1 Vodacom Durban July. The Twice Over gelding, carrying top weight of 60kg, fought a fierce [...]

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Can Defending Champ Do It Again?

Saturday sees the running of the 123rd G1 Vodacom Durban July. Since Campanajo won the first July in 1897, South Africa's premier race has been held annually ever since, despite two world wars and a waterlogged track in 1989. This year's renewal features one of the best fields in years, with last year's winner Do [...]

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