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Article by Amanda Duckworth: Three previous winners will line up as part of a 20-runner field for the 126th edition of the Durban July. Amanda Duckworth with a special focus on the celebrated South African highlight

They say the world seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before and Kommet is a little bit of magic for racing.

Editorials This years winning Durban July horse Kommetdieding and his teams 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 th...

Horse racing democratised and no longer the sport of kings Horse racing is an ancient sport with its origins dating back to about 4500 BC among the nomadic tribesmen of Central Asia who raced horses since early domestication. Since then, horse racing has flourished as the sport of kings. The sport also has a long history in South Africa and is recorded as far back as 1795 – when British rule first came to the Cape. Horse racing was aptly dubbed ‘the sport of kings’ due to the extensive co...

Anyone’s Derby after Kommetdieding is scratched Mike Moon From the unfashionable stable of Harold Crawford and Michelle Rix and ridden by journeyman jockey Sihle Cele, Kommetdieding had already won many a fan with three wins from three starts – so started as the 22-10 favourite for this Grade 3 contest for three-year-olds. Photo: Twitter/@CapeTSales ...