The July-Lets hear it then..

Ipi Tombi had early bet. And the finish was heart stopping.

Luck i have strong heart.

This thread is good reading thanks for the contributions.

I would say that I have never been a good punter however my best days have been on the July, if I look at the previous winners this has been a great race for me and even when I was a bookie for 2 years Space Walk was given the race...........and I bought a swimming pool and entertainment area CASH!

Look forward to next week, but first time in many years dont have a strong fancy

keep them coming!

Maybe not the July but a few blasts from the past

www.africanbettingclan.com/forum/phorum-...20,114863#msg-114863

thanks karel for bringing up my worst day in racing when surfing home lost the july on an objection ,secondly elvisking i cant recall spanish pool winning the july perhaps another feature but definitly no july

I remember now - I was a Kapil fan last year - not such a bad selection but looking back at that field compared to this year, 2009 was not the greatest of years for this prestigious race www.formgrids.co.za/subscriber/fgRaceRes...x?rn=2009-07GE930,ZA

for me has to be the diminutive TEAL in 1995 for Pat Shaw, he won the SA Guineas and Daily News 2000 on way to victory in the July, was a superb little horse with a huge heart, and was my 1st bet on the July (of legal age!!

found London News winning in 1996 on youtube -

its got to be RIVER JETEZ?

It was Spanish Galliard who won the July in 1992, which was the year of the Barcelona Olympics.-D

thanks Magic - a walking encyclopedia you are - sorry Pirates - Magic can you confirm didn't Spanish Galliard beat Olympic Duel ?

Elvis, I don't know if Olympic Duel was in the field but a big roughie trained by Terry Lowe finished second. I think his name was East-something?

Eastbrook rings a bell.

Olympic Duel won Gr1 Champion Stakes early as a 5yo on disqualification of Spanish Galliard, who'd carried her off a straight course.
She got colic subsequently and had another brush with death.
Reappeared in May '92, and regained best form in the July when third to Spanish Galliard, who set a new course record (2m 12.9s), and Eastbrook.
She was equally impressive at the weights when 4th in the Gr1 Mainstay a few weeks later (beating Flaming Rock a length at level weights).