It was a fifth July victory for trainer Mike de Kock, a second for jockey S'Manga Khumalo and a first for Sparkling Water owner Mary Slack.
Then Sparkling Water, who was always handy in the lead group, really opened up, rocketing away to a very impressive win. Puerto Manzano edged to the front as they rounded the final bend, with Do It Again on his heels. Sparkling Water was smartly away from her No 12 gate, along with Do It Again, Puerto Manzano, Hoedspruit and Aragosta. Astrix tracked across from a wide draw to take up the lead near the Drill Hall, but the pace, as widely predicted, was pedestrian, with the runners bunching up and seeking a platform for the final dash.
KwaZulu-Natal authorities say more than 700 jobs have been created with the return of the Hollywoodbets Durban July. Over 35 000 people attended the premier ...
You get to see the excitement and you get to see the enthusiasm of the people around the Durban Durban July, but you also get to see how people respond to your work,” he said. Now it means we’re going to have that vibe that is also playing live to the people. We’ve seen, of course, recent products such as Radisson Blue championed by Vivian Reedy, that is also food to capacity programs taking place,” he says. “The numbers themselves should be able to give you an indication our hotels are full from the tourism side. Through his design, this young designer managed to capture the theme’s essence with his model dressed in a garment sculptured like a beehive. Thousands of people flocked to Durban to attend the Hollywoodbets Durban July horse race.
Mike de Kock saddled his fifth winner of the Hollywoodbets Durban July when Sparkling Water sprinted clear of her field to take victory.
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Sparkling Water came out on top and won the main race at Saturday's Hollywoodbets Durban July at Greyville Racecourse in Durban.
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Interestingly, this is the first season in many a year that De Kock has based himself at Summerveld, and the move back to basics is certainly paying dividends. The Wilgerbosdrift& Mauritzfontein-bred winner is a fifth Durban July winner for the deceased champion Silvano (Lomitas). She is second foal of the well-performed Espumanti, who raced for De Kock and retired after pulling up lame in the July in 2014. Horseracing’s back in business!
Durban - Sparkling Water, the 2022 Hollywoodbets Durban July champion horse, secured a R5 million prize purse and with an enthusiastic 35 000-strong crowd ...
Zikalala said as a government they were also happy about the turnout and successful race coming back after two years due to Covid-19. So this year is a fantastic feeling.” She has won a few, but not as big as this one,” she said.
S'manga Khumalo is the Cristiano Ronaldo of SA racing — no doubt about that as he slotted home his mount, Sparkling Water, as the three lengths winner of ...
The highveld conditioner won the grade 2 Post Merchants with Val d'Orcia. In Friday’s Business Day bookmaker Lance Michael had the daughter of Silvano priced at 7-1. “They got first run on me,” said the jockey after the race.