Durban July 2024 Betting Tips, Best Bookmakers & Free Bets
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Durban July Betting Tips 2024
Known as South Africa's biggest race, the Durban July Handicap is a must-see event and Bets.co.za has all the tips, previews and predictions for the big occasions.
Complete with all the glitz and glamour, the Durban July is a true festival of racing and bettors love it.
Huge bets are made throughout the year on the Greyville feature and it captures the imagation of racing fans.
Bookmakers always offer a wide-open market due to the popularity of the Greyville race. We will have Durban July betting tips available when the field is released.
Durban July Field
We will have an updated Durban July field when bookmakers release their odds. The field is made up of some of the best stars in South Africa.
Durban July Free Bets
Bookmakers often have free bets on offer for the Durban July, which is a popular thoroughbred race and raceday at Greyville in South Africa.
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Durban July Feature Races
The Durban July is the feature race on the card but the Garden Province Stakes also runs at Grade 1 level.
- R4.25 million Vodacom Durban July 2200m Grade 1
- R1,000,000 Jonsson Workwear Garden Province Stakes 1600m Grade 1
- R600,000 Durban Golden Horseshoe 1400m Grade 2
- R600,000 TKZN Golden Slipper (2yo F) 1400m Grade 2
- R500,000 DStv Gold Vase 3000m Grade 3
- R500,000 Betting World 2200 2200m Grade 3
- R130,000 Compendum eThekwini Sprint Sprint (Polytrack 3yos) 1200m
- R1,000,000 KZN Yearling Sale Million (2yos) 1300m
Live Streaming
Bettors can live stream the Durban July at Hollywoodbets or bet365. They show most big South African races and all you need is an account and a bet on the race.
Many other horse racing authorities will stream Durban July due to its big following.
Greyville Track Info
Turf. 2800m triangular-shaped circuit. All races clockwise round turn with 450m run-in.
Low-number draws preferable, especially at 1600m.
Greyville Polytrack
Poly (wax-coated mixture of silica sand and recycled synthetic fibres and rubber/pvc). 2000m track inside the triangular-shaped turf circuit.
All races clockwise round turn with 400m run-in. Width 14.8m.
Low-number draws slightly preferred, especially over 1600m.
Durban July History
The Durban July spans three centuries, having first been run in 1897. The race was sponsored by Rothmans from 1963 until 2000 with Vodacom taking over the sponsorship in 2002.
Every year the running of the country's premier race for thoroughbreds sees Greyville bursting at the seams with celebrities, socialites and bejewelled followers of fashion.
It's a unique occasion and the greatest horseracing event on the continent. And it sparks the biggest betting spree of the year in South Africa with over R100 million being bet on the tote and even more with fixed-odds operators.
The race had humble beginnings back in 1897 when it attracted just seven runners and was contested over 1 mile (1600m) for a stake of 500 sovereigns.
Vodacom sponsored the race for the first time in 2002, when trainer Mike de Kock’s charge Ipi Tombe scored a famous victory.
She went onto greater fame in March the following year when she captured the Dubai Duty Free on Dubai World Cup night at Nad Al Sheba.
Durban July Past Winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Winchester Mansion |
| 2022 | Sparkling Water |
| 2021 | Kommetdieding |
| 2020 | Kommetdieding |
| 2020 | Belgarion |
| 2019 | Do It Again |
| 2018 | Do It Again |
| 2017 | Marinaresco |
| 2016 | The Conglomerate |
| 2015 | Power King |
| 2014 | Legsilate |
| 2013 | Heavy Metal |
| 2012 | Pomodoro |
| 2011 | Igugu |
| 2010 | Big City Life |
| 2009 | Dancer's Daughter |
| 2008 | Pocket Power |
| 2007 | Hunting Tower |
| 2006 | Eyeofthetiger |
| 2005 | Dunford |
| 2004 | Grey's Inn |
| 2003 | Dynasty |
| 2002 | Ipi Tombe |
| 2001 | Trademark |
| 2000 | El Picha |
