Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #hollywoodbetsdurbanjuly

Most recents (1)

Sparkling Water, the #HollywoodbetsDurbanJuly champion horse, secured a R5 million prize purse on a weekend that was expected to generate close to R362 million in economic activity

So is it a great industry to get into? This is the business of owning race horses

THREAD ⬇️ Image
While legendary trainer Mike De Kock saddled his fifth winner of the July and jockey S’Manga Khumalo fizzed to his second victory at the annual race, the horse Sparkling Water has a much longer history behind her.

📸 Gallo Image
Sparkling Water is owned by Mary Oppenheimer-Slack, the daughter of former Anglo American chairman Harry Oppenheimer and was sired by one of the most legendary race horses in South African history, Silvano.

Sparkling Water is the latest in a long line of breeder successes Image
Read 20 tweets

Related hashtags

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!