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Kokkinidis and Kenny partners scoop Owner of the Week

Two winners in two days for the Hristos Kokkinidis and Scott and Jean Kenny partnership earned them the Gauteng Owners of the Week.

Olympic Spring was the first, winning a FM76 Handicap over 1800 metres at Vaal Racecourse. This 6 year old mare runs in the places regularly and is a 4 time winner. She was partnered by Timothy Pretorius and started at 16/1.

The second winner of the week was six time winner Vulcan who won a MR90 Divided Handicap (Open) over 1200 metres. He was bred at Summerhill Stud (Pty) Limited, Kahal (GB) – Enroute to Heaven by Northern Guest (GB) and was ridden by Gavin Lerena.

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Khumalo a true champion

Details: Published: 01 August 2014

S'Manga Khumalo will be officially crowned Champion Jockey just after 5pm tomorrow and it will be an achievement celebrated by all in the racing fraternity and many outside of it as he is not only the first black person to do it, but has also shown the hallmarks of a true champion.
Gary Player's famous quote; "The harder I practice the luckier I get," is really all about work ethic and Khumalo's capacity for the latter is not only illustrated by his full book of rides this week, long after he had the championship sown up, but also by his frequent flyer miles.

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Young guns ready for showdown

Details: Published: 01 August 2014

Champions of the future will take centre stage in a final tribute to one of South Africa’s most iconic thoroughbred racing venues when Clairwood Racecourse in Durban hosts its final meeting on Saturday.
A large crowd is expected at the southern Durban course for the Asian Young Guns Challenge, an international competition involving leading apprentice jockeys from the 10 countries that form the Asian Racing Association of which South Africa is a member.
Gold Circle, in conjunction with the SA Jockey Academy that is the official host of the meeting, have planned an exciting and entertaining day for the thousands of people expected and, according to Gold Circle’s Racing and Marketing Executive Graeme Hawkins, there will be many “give-aways” for the public on the day.

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