Vodacom Durban July at Greyville Racecourse. Photo: Vodacom Durban July
The Vodacom Durban July is on Saturday and trainer Sean Tarry says the favourite and defending champion, Pomodoro, is in good shape.
And word is that jocky Sean Cormack is finding it hard to choose between Run For it and Jet Explorer after trainer Justin Snaith gave him the choice. We also take a look at what other trainers have to say about the Durban July.
In local cycling news, former pro road cyclist, Nic White, raced to his first South African title at the South African Singlespeed Mountain Bike Championships near Hilton in KZN.
To honour Nelson Mandela, the Springboks and Bafana will play on the same day at the former World Cup showpiece stadium in Soweto.
Simon Gerrans donned the yellow jersey in stage four of the Tour de France and his South African team-mate Daryl Impey is hoping to succeed him.
Ending on a humourous note – a drunk Sri Lankan cricketer caused flight havoc by allegedly mistaking the cabin door for a toilet door on a British Airways flight. Read all about it here.
High five,
Ed
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