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Hollywoodbets Press - Durban
The big question before the R10 million Hollywoodbets Durban July Final Field Announcement and Draw Ceremony at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Tuesday morning was whether the fancied entry REGULATION, who had been single figures in the betting markets, would make the top 18.
Connections and supporters were left on tenterhooks until the last minute as 17 horses were on the board without his name appearing. REGULATION landed a plum draw of 2.
The race favourite is the James Crawford-trained STAR MAJOR, who is part of a fairytale story as the Querari colt will be ridden by Frenchwoman Mickaëlle Michel. She travelled out here with the hope of riding winners and enjoying the experience, but never in her wildest dreams would she have believed that she would be riding the favourite in South Africa’s greatest race just seven months after arriving.
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The race favourite is the James Crawford-trained STAR MAJOR, who is part of a fairytale story as the Querari colt will be ridden by Frenchwoman Mickaëlle Michel. She travelled out here with the hope of riding winners and enjoying the experience, but never in her wildest dreams would she have believed that she would be riding the favourite in South Africa’s greatest race just seven months after arriving.
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The big-race selection panel under the chairmanship of Race Coast’s KZN Racing Executive Raf Sheik, included National Racing Bureau Manager Aveen Sewpersad, Race Coast’s Head of Racing for the Western Cape, Kurt Felix, 4Racing’s Head of Racing Operations, Gabriel Soma, vastly experienced operator consultant Luciano Passerini, and with the guidance of NHA Chief handicapper, Lennon Maharaj.
In the spirit of transparency, we detail hereunder how the individual votes were cast.