Last year’s Durban July winner Pomodoro will not return to racing until at least next autumn due to a series of unfortunate events.

After the running of the Group 1 Daily News over 2000m at Greyville on June 2nd, and the withdrawal of three horses, there have been significant movements on the Vodacom Durban July log as at June 5th.

With the final field of 20 for the R3 million, Group 1, Vodacom Durban July determined by the July log, the trainers eagerly await each update of the log to see whether their charges are secure of a starting position or in need of another run to prove themselves.

Johannesburg's biggest horseracing event, the R2 million Grade 1 Sansui Summer Cup(2000m) takes place at Turffontein on Saturday.

Gibraltar Blue, despite not being at her peak, gave the boys a galloping lesson in the R200 000 Grade 3 Johannesburg Spring Challenge (1450m) at Turffontein in Johannesburg on Saturday.