The 129th running of Africa’s greatest horse race, the Hollywoodbets Durban July, took place on Saturday, 5 July at Hollywoodbets Greyville.
The Grade 1 race over 2 200m offered a prize purse of R5 million.
The race – one of the most thrilling in recent memory – was won by The Real Prince.
It was trainer Dean Kannemeyer’s fourth win in the race, and a first victory for jockey Craig Zackey.
Watch the race below (turn up the volume!)
Some of South Africa’s greatest ever horses, trainers and jockeys have won the race which dates back to 1897.
Take a look at the updated Roll of Honour, below …
| Year | Winner | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Real Prince | D Kannemeyer | C Zackey |
| 2024 | Oriental Charm | B Crawford | JP vd Merwe |
| 2023 | Winchester Mansion | B Crawford | K Matsunyane |
| 2022 | Sparkling Water | M De Kock | S Khumalo |
| 2021 | Kommetdieding | H Crawford / M Rix | G Lerena |
| 2020 | Belgarion | J Snaith | R Fourie |
| 2019 | Do It Again | J Snaith | R Fourie |
| 2018 | Do It Again | J Snaith | A Marcus |
| 2017 | Marinaresco | C Bass-Robinson | B Fayd’herbe |
| 2016 | The Conglomerate | J Ramsden | P Strydom |
| 2015 | Power King | D Kannemeyer | S Randolph |
| 2014 | Legislate | J Snaith | R Fourie |
| 2013 | Heavy Metal | S Tarry | S Khumalo |
| 2012 | Pomodoro | S Tarry | P Strydom |
| 2011 | Igugu | M De Kock | A Delpech |
| 2010 | Bold Silvano | M De Kock | A Delpech |
| 2009 | Big City Life | G Kotzen | G Cheyne |
| =2008 | Pocket Power | M W Bass | B Fayd’herbe |
| =2008 | Dancer’s Daughter | J Snaith | K Shea |
| 2007 | Hunting Tower | C S Laird | A Marcus |
| 2006 | Eyeofthetiger | D M Kannemeyer | G Schlechter |
| 2005 | Dunford | M W Bass | A Marcus |
| 2004 | Greys Inn | M De Kock | A Delpech |
| 2003 | Dynasty | D M Kannemeyer | R Fradd |
| 2002 | Ipi Tombe | M De Kock | K Shea |
| 2001 | Trademark | M W Bass | P Strydom |
| 2000 | El Picha | G Woodruff | A Marcus |
| 1999 | El Picha | G Woodruff | R Hill |
| 1998 | Classic Flag | D E Ferraris | A Delpech |
| 1997 | Super Quality | D E Ferraris | M Roberts |
| 1996 | London News | A Laird | P Strydom |
| 1995 | Teal | P B Shaw | J Geroudis |
| 1994 | Space Walk | M H Maingard | R Fradd |
| 1993 | Dancing Duel | A T Millard | A Marcus |
| 1992 | Spanish Galliard | D R Drier | R Sham |
| 1991 | Flaming Rock | R C Snaith | K Neisius |
| 1990 | Illustrador | T M Millard | F Coetzee |
| 1989 | Right Prerogative | T M Millard | M Sutherland |
| 1988 | Royal Chalice | T M Millard | D Coetzee |
| 1987 | Bush Telegraph | B Abercrombie | G Puller |
| 1986 | Occult | T M Millard | B Leisher |
| 1985 | Gondolier | M P Antelme | W Harvey |
| 1984 | Devon Air | T M Millard | D Coetzee |
| 1983 | Tecla Bluff | T M Millard | M Sutherland |
| 1982 | Jamaican Rumba | G M Thompson | P Wynne |
| 1981 | Big Charles | Dr L F Naude | J Anderson |
| 1980 | Beau Art | J Nicholson | F Macaskill |
| 1979 | Over The Air | P Kannemeyer | G Puller |
| 1978 | Politician | S Laird | B Hayden |
| 1977 | Lightning Shot | D G Rich | D Mustard |
| 1976 | Jamaican Music | R J Rixon | B Abercrombie |
| 1975 | Principal Boy | J Breval | R Thompson |
| 1974 | Riboville | G Azzie | M Schoeman |
| 1973 | Yataghan | S Laird | B Hayden |
| 1972 | In Full Flight | D Payne | R Rhodes |
| 1971 | Mazarin | S Laird | B Hayden |
| 1970 | Court Day | R T Knight | C Maree |
| 1969 | Naval Escort | F Rickaby | A Reid |
| 1968 | Chimboraa | B A Cherry | D Payne |
| =1967 | Jollify | F Rickaby | J Gorton |
| =1967 | Sea Cottage | S Laird | R Sivewright |
| 1966 | Java Head | S Laird | H Cawcutt |
| 1965 | King Willow | J Breval | I Bailey |
| 1964 | Numeral | G Azzie | R Rhodes |
| 1963 | Colorado King | S Laird | R Sivewright |
| 1962 | Diza | J H Gorton | A Roberts |
| 1961 | Kerason | S Laird | G Walker |
| 1960 | Left Wing | S Garrett | P Cayeux |
| 1959 | Tiger Fish | T Furness | B Little |
| 1958 | Excise | W Cawcutt | H Cawcutt |
| 1957 | Migraine | F J Chappell | H Passmoore |
| 1956 | Spey Bridge | H Amos | C Buckham |
| 1955 | Pretos Crown | G Azzie | H Wright |
| 1954 | C’est Si Bon | D Labistour | J Byrnes |
| 1953 | Flash On | W E Huckell | J Westwater |
| 1952 | Mowgli | G A Ellis | B Lewis |
| 1951 | Gay Jane | D Labistour | V Mcmurtry |
| 1950 | Milesia Pride | J Morrison | B Lewis |
| 1949 | Milesia Pride | J Morrison | H Wright |
| 1948 | Monasterevan | E Shaw | C Buckham |
| 1947 | Brookhill | T J H Potgieter | H Wright |
| 1946 | St Pauls | D Talbert | H Foster |
| 1945 | St Seiriol | C L Longhurst | H Butler |
| 1944 | Monteith | C B Clutterbuck | H Berry |
| 1943 | Piccadilly Jim | C E Wade | H Feldman |
| 1942 | Silver Phantom | E Shaw | H Wright |
| 1941 | Sadri Ii | S Garrett | S Amos |
| 1940 | Kipling | A E Cruickshank | A Gorton |
| 1939 | Silver Spear | L Howe | H Feldman |
| 1938 | Extinguisher | W Krog | C Barends |
| 1937 | Ballyjamesduff | J Azzie | G Masterson |
| 1936 | Petersfield | E Shaw | L Fernandez |
| 1935 | Eccentric | A Rowe | G Askew |
| 1934 | Sun Tor | J Angles | A Rugg |
| 1933 | Legacy | P C Henwood | E Lariviere |
| 1932 | Findhorn | E Ryan | S Johnson |
| 1931 | Agrippa | W Pickering | R De Valle |
| 1930 | Full Dress | S Garrett | H Amos |
| 1929 | Gifted | W Jackson | G Lariviere |
| 1928 | Glen Albyn | G S Weale | A Herschell |
| 1927 | Hussein | C E Wade | G Gorton |
| 1926 | Moosme | W Knapp | E Jacobie |
| 1925 | Bird Of Prey | W Randall | I Strydom |
| 1924 | Oriel | E Ryan | J Lieveaux |
| 1923 | Eunomea | J Russell | J Otto |
| 1922 | Collet | J Gard | F Mcgrath |
| 1921 | Longstop | G S Weale | L Fernandez |
| 1920 | Pamphlet | J Russell | S Garrett |
| 1919 | Goldwing | J Russell | S Garrett |
| 1918 | Pamphlet | J Russell | C Bowles |
| 1917 | Fanous | P R Little | W Crew |
| 1916 | Margin | A C Townsend | W Clements |
| 1915 | Winnipeg | H De Mestre | R Forsyth |
| 1914 | Rhanleigh | W Randall | R Dine |
| 1913 | Caged Bird | F Murray | W Crew |
| 1912 | Lombard | F Murray | I Strydom |
| 1911 | Nobleman | F Murray | A Laird |
| 1910 | Sir Caulin | F Murray | E Hardy |
| 1909 | King’s Favourite | H De Mestre | C Clark |
| 1908 | Corriecrian | F Wade | W Pickering |
| 1907 | Corriecrian | F Wade | C Yarnell |
| 1906 | Bonnie Dundee | W Pickering | W Pickering |
| 1905 | Chere Amie | R Wootton | J Mclaughlan |
| 1904 | Nymagee | W Meredith | W Clements |
| 1903 | Peerless | John White | J White |
| 1902 | Chaos | W Henwood | G Bowker |
| 1901 | Apollo | H C Croon | C Macdonald |
| 1900 | Verdant Green | H C Croon | C Macdonald |
| 1899 | Talma | Hw Taylor | J Boardman |
| 1898 | Campanajo | E Murray | G Skirving |
| 1897 | Campanajo | E Murray | R Scott |
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