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Igugu, Igugu,
Igugu – what a great filly
The three-year-old Australian-bred daughter of Galileo defied her
weight of 55kg, the highest ever carried by a three-year-old filly
in the R3-million, Grade 1 Vodacom Durban July, to win the great
race as she liked.
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Summary report
and photos from the Vodacom Durban July
Mike de Kock trained filly Igugu provided the cherry on the top for
the capacity crowd at the 2011 Vodacom Durban July as the pre-race
favourite romped home to an emphatic victory in the R3 million
feature race to ecstatic acclaim from the big crowd basking in the
Winter sunshine.
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Vodacom Durban
July set to smash all records
Against a backdrop of perfect weather forecasts and an unprecedented
ticket buying frenzy, the 115th running of the Vodacom Durban July
at Greyville racecourse on Saturday 2 July has caught the
imagination of punters, socialites and fashionistas across the
country.
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Mystics and
psychics make their predictions for the Vodacom Durban July
As the final preparations for Africa's Greatest Horseracing Event,
the 2011 Vodacom Durban July, wrap up, all the chatter amongst hardy
and social punters alike revolves around which of the runners will
cross the line first.
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Regional
economy set to cash in on Vodacom Durban July
As punters and socialites prepare to descend on Durban for the
Vodacom Durban July at Greyville racecourse on Saturday 2 July, the
region is eagerly anticipating a welcome cash injection of around
R500 million directly related to the 114 year old raceday.
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Calling it in
the family
The
father-son duo of Craig and Sheldon Peters will once again be the
men behind the microphone at this year’s Vodacom Durban July to be
held at Greyville Racecourse on Saturday 2 July.
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Joey Ramsden
Stable - Vodacom Durban July
Joey Ramsden is very happy with his Vodacom Durban July pair, the
second-favourite Bravura and the quietly fancied outsider Lion In
Winter.
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Paul Gadsby
Stable - Vodacom Durban July
Paul Gadsby said on Wednesday from his Ashburton yard that all is on
track for his three-year-old Vodacom Durban July contender Black
Wing.
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Gary Alexander Stable - Vodacom
Durban July
Pierre Jourdan, otherwise known as the “People’s Horse”, will have
his biggest date with destiny in the Vodacom Durban July on Saturday
and the Alexander family will be hoping to go one step up from
previous places in the big race.
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Big City Life - Vodacom Durban July
Big City Life will
line up in Saturday’s Vodacom Durban July as one of three horses in
the big race that can already be described as public heroes.
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Jack Ramsay to
attend his 69the Vodacom Durban July
Jack Ramsay, a doyen of racing journalism through much of the 20th
century, will be watching his 69th Vodacom Durban July on Saturday
and fancies the favourite Igugu very strongly.
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De Kock Vodacom Durban July Raceday Runners
The Mike de Kock
yard have 20 runners on Vodacom Durban July day and commented on all
of them yesterday at Summerveld.
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Justin Snaith -
Runner in the Vodacom Durban July
Justin Snaith didn’t enjoy this year’s draw method for the Vodacom
Durban July, believing it put too much pressure on the trainers, but
he is now philosophical about his draw of 12 for Emerald Cove and 13
for the big race third-favourite Run For It.
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Mike Bass - Runners
in the Vodacom Durban July
Mike Bass has three runners in Africa’s Greatest Horseracing Event,
the Vodacom Durban July, including two three-year-olds, which is a
rarity for him.
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Muzi Yeni on
Happy Landing - Vodacom Durban July
Muzi Yeni was a mid-table jockey when having his first ride in the
Vodacom Durban July in 2009, but just two years later he is a
Springbok, lies third on the National log and will be considered one
of the jockeys best able to handle the big stage.
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Darryl Hodgson
- Runner in the Vodacom Durban July
Past Master carries top weight of 60kg in the Vodacom Durban July,
being the J&B Met winner, and will attempt to make up for the
disappointment trainer Darryl Hodgson suffered in the big race
exactly 20 years ago.
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Vodacom Durban July
gallops report
Jockey Kevin Shea, who rides Galileo’s Destiny in the Vodacom Durban
July, has put it on the line – the winner of the race will come from
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Mike de Kock -
Runners in the Vodacom Durban July
Mike de Kock is happy with all five of his Vodacom Durban July
contenders, and is expecting good runs from all of them in Africa’s
Greatest Horseracing Event.
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Gavin van Zyl -
Runners in the Vodacom Durban July
Gavin van Zyl has achieved the notable feat of having a pair of
Vodacom Durban July runners, The Apache and Bulsara, just five years
or so after taking out his training license.
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Vodacom Durban
July's Royal Gift To The Punters
Punters on this year’s Vodacom Durban July have been given added
incentive with the Totalisator set to pay six places on the big race
to be run at Greyville Racecourse on Saturday, July 2.
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Racy royal
creations delivered by invited designers
Durban - A packed Durban crowd applauded the royal fashion on parade
at the ever-so-popular Vodacom Durban July Fashion Experience giving
onlookers a sassy glimpse as to what to expect at this year's
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Countdown to the 2011 Vodacom Durban July Gallops
The Royal count down has started and it will be your last chance to
see your big race fancies in action before they step out at
Greyville Racecourse on Saturday, July 2, to contest Africa’s
Greatest Horseracing event, the R3-million, Grade 1 Vodacom Durban
July.
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Vodacom Durban
July final field selection process
The results of the Rising Sun Gold Challenge and The Cup Trial had
the selection panel who decided the field for next month’s Vodacom
Durban July scratching their heads but when the field was announced
at a function at Greyville Racecourse this afternoon, there were few
hard luck stories and the field was pretty much as expected.
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Vodacom
Durban July Final Field
In a major announcement on the day the
final field for the R3-million, Grade 1 Vodacom Durban July was
unveiled at a function at Greyville, it was also revealed that for
the first time in the history of the great race the tote would pay
six places on the 2 200m race.
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Hong Kong
champion jockey Dougie Whyte to partner Pierre
Jourdan
Hong Kong champion jockey Dougie Whyte is to fly to South Africa to
partner star Gauteng runner Pierre Jourdan in the R3-million, Grade
1 Vodacom Durban July at Greyville in Durban on July 2.
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 Royal fashion from
around the world
Designers have begun adding the final touches to their raceday
garments ahead of Durban’s fashion phenomenon, the Vodacom Durban
July, whilst incorporating royal details to fit this year’s fashion
theme “A Right Royal Affair.”
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Young Designer trio share the spotlight
Greyville Racecourse was blooming with activity after the announcement
of the three regional finalists in the popular Vodacom Durban July Young
Designer Award ending much deliberation as to which students will
represent KwaZulu-Natal in this prestigious national fashion competition
finals.
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Support races for the Vodacom Durban July
More than 150 horses have been entered for the five supporting feature
races on the Vodacom Durban July Day card promising a fantastic day of
entertainment and excitement for enthusiasts throughout the country.
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Shake-up in Vodacom Durban July log
Six runners that competed in the Daily News 2000 are in the top 20 on
the Vodacom Durban July log with Black Wing, now rated 107, and Gold
Onyx, raised back to his career high mark of 105, being new admissions.
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A closer look at the
Vodacom Durban July final supplementary entries and log
Vertical Takeoff, fluent winner of the Lonsdale Stirrup Cup over 2 400m
at Greyville on Saturday, was supplemented into the Vodacom Durban July
at the final supplementary stage on Monday and was immediately included
among the top 20 in the official July Log. |
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Vodacom Durban July - Log |
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First
entries announced for the 2011 Vodacom Durban July
Confusion reigned when
the first nominations for the 2011 Vodacom Durban July were announced at
a function in Durban on Thursday as the 43 entries for the R3-million
extravaganza did not include a single runner from the stable of champion
trainer Mike de Kock.
As the internationally acclaimed, globe-trotting conditioner had won the
country’s premier race with Ipi Tombe, Grey Inn and last year with Bold
Silvano, everyone was waiting with anticipation to see whioch of his
runners would be aimed at the big race.
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Recent
news:
A closer look at the
Vodacom Durban July final supplementary entries and log
July contenders in action
D-Day for
Fashion Challenge hopefuls looms
Fashion
forward royal affair
Majestic spectacle to reign over 2011 Vodacom
Durban July
Fashion Challenge deadline looms
Regional semi-finalists named for Vodacom Durban
July Young Designer Award
Eagerly awaited Vodacom Durban July entries
How to get
your tickets if you are not in the greater Durban area
Vodacom Durban July theme announced - "A Right Royal Affair"
First
entries announced for the 2011 Vodacom Durban July |
Past years:
2010
2009 |
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