Editorials This year s winning Durban July horse Kommetdieding and his team s story is so uniquely South African. Kommetdieding, with Gavin Lerena in the saddle, wins the Durban at Greyville Racecourse on Saturday. Picture: Darren Stewart/Gallo Images Top horse racing trainer Mike de Kock wasn’t far off in his description of the drama of Saturday’s 2021 Vodacom Durban July: “This is what movies are made of.” The winner, three-year-old colt Kommetdieding, was bought for R55 000 as a yearling – a pittance in thoroughbred terms – and trained by the small Cape Town stable of veteran Harold Crawford and his daughter Michelle Rix. Ashwin Reynolds became the first owner of colour to win Africa’s greatest race. Reynolds it was who renamed the horse after he bought it – a cheeky use of Cape Flats lingo –
Police defuse situation after man allegedly punches cop at the Vodacom Durban July
iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Cape Flats boytjie s horse wins coveted Durban July
iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.