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Jockey Championship 2024/2025 - Current Standings

Posted on Wednesday, 16 July 2025

  Jockey Wins
 1  Gavin Lerena  255 
 2  Richard Fourie  248 
 3  Craig Zackey  242 

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Racing is at Greyville on Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Posted on Wednesday, 16 July 2025

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Greyville

#TimeCrse/SurfDistType Bet
112:15Polytr/Poly1200mOpen Mdn
212:50Polytr/Poly1600mOpen Mdn
313:25Polytr/Poly1800mClass 4
414:05Polytr/Poly1800mClass 4
514:40Polytr/Poly1000mD Stakes
615:15Polytr/Poly1000mB Stakes
715:45Polytr/Poly1200mClass 4
816:25Polytr/Poly1200mClass 4

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Top News Items on Sporting Post, Today, Tuesday 15 July 2025

Posted on Tuesday, 15 July 2025

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Top News Items on Sporting Post, Today - 14 July 2025

Posted on Monday, 14 July 2025

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Hollywoodbets Greyville Race Day Recap for Sunday, 13 July 2025

Posted on Sunday, 13 July 2025

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KA-YING-RISING is Horse of the Year in Hong Kong

Posted on Sunday, 13 July 2025

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Owned by Ka Ying Syndicate and trained by David Hayes, last season’s Champion Griffin improved sharply in his sophomore season, scoring one of his biggest wins of the season in the HK$26 million Gr1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m), and completing a record-equaling season with a commanding victory in the HK$22 million Gr1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) in April to secure this season’s Champion Sprinter mantle.

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J A Janse van Vuuren showed the way at the 10 July Turffontein Meeting

Posted on Thursday, 10 July 2025

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Trainer J A Janse van Vuuren had four winners today at Turffontein. He also had three second places. Jockey Gavin Lerena rode four of his winners with Craig Zackey and Calvin Habib took two each to the winning post.

J A Janse van Vuuren
Num RunsNum Wins Win % Num PlacesPlaces %
2994515.05%7224.08%

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Hot Jockey Lerena Lands Another Five-Timer

Posted on Thursday, 10 July 2025

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Look at that: Five wins at Turffontein on 10 July 2025

In barely two weeks Gavin Lerena does another 5 wins in one meeting. In this meeting he rode the 5 winners in seven rides.

The previous meeting where Gavin Lerena won five times was on 28 June 2025 also at Turffontein. This he did in 8 rides.

In the last 100 rides he was involved in four tight finishes where he was the victor in all four.

Gavin is a true champion in every sense of the word.

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Did you miss the 2025 Hollywoodbets Durban July?

Posted on Tuesday, 08 July 2025

The whole event was lived streamed on YouTube...

You can watch it. All the races, interviews, the canter downs, the pre-race interviews, post race interviews...

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THE REAL PRINCE wins the 2025 Hollywoodbets Durban July

Posted on Saturday, 05 July 2025

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Alan Greeff Takes His Shot at Glory...

Posted on Friday, 04 July 2025

Alan Greeff takes his shot at glory with MY BEST SHOT.

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Top News Items on Sporting Post Today - 3 July

Posted on Thursday, 03 July 2025

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  • Lerena And Zackey Can Fuel Championship Chase At Vaal Today
    With reigning SA champion jockey, Richard Fourie missing out on Wednesday’s Fairview racemeeting due to being down with the flu, Gavin Lerena could enhance his lead at the top of the championship table with six rides at the Vaal today, while Craig Zackey has seven engagements and can make ground from his third position.
  • First isiZulu Hollywoodbets Durban July Panel Makes History
    History was made on Wednesday when Hollywoodbets hosted a groundbreaking isiZulu panel discussion, which included past Durban July winning jockey Smanga Khumalo, who became the first rider of colour to win the historic contest when Heavy Metal soared to victory in 2013.
  • Hollywoodbets Durban July – Record Betting Pools Anticipated
    South Africa’s new generation racing operator Race Coast anticipate record betting pools as Tote betting opened today for Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Durban July race day, the first under the new brand.

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The 2025 Hollywoodbets Durban July Full Preview of all 12 Races

Posted on Wednesday, 02 July 2025

The 2025 Hollywoodbets Durban July Full Preview of all 12 Races by Cape Racing.

Presented by Vicky Minott.

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2025 Hollywoodbets Durban July - CONFEDERATE - the value bet of the day

Posted on Wednesday, 02 July 2025

CONFEDERATE

The value bet of the day. The son of FIRE AWAY is ready to show that his Grade 1 victory in this seasons Classic was no flash in the pan. Go figure. Here is his story.

Video by Andrew Bon - Andrew Bon Equine Media Excellence

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