The July,Comparisons.

  • davetheflower
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The July,Comparisons.

10 years 11 months ago
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How would you compareThe race to a UK race?
Regarding kudos,history and importance.Is there a race that compares?

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Re: Re: The July,Comparisons.

10 years 11 months ago
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Not in the UK....>:D<

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Re: Re: The July,Comparisons.

10 years 11 months ago
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Never experienced a similar vibe except to a degree the Grand National in the days of Red Rum...when it influenced South African sentiments...:)

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Re: Re: The July,Comparisons.

10 years 11 months ago
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The roar from the crowd when the horses turn into the straight gives you goosebumps. Especially when the commentator mentions the favourite!:D

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Re: Re: The July,Comparisons.

10 years 11 months ago
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Definately on par with the Epsom Derby

Don't think South Africa gets as excited about July as the UK does about the National or the Australians do about the Cup

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Re: Re: The July,Comparisons.

10 years 11 months ago
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I used to think the July was 'it'. Until I went to Cheltenham festival - the first day and the crowd roaring at the off of the first - now that gave me goose bumps.

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Re: Re: The July,Comparisons.

10 years 11 months ago
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When I was a kid, it seemed like everyone (in Durban) got excited about the July.
We had things like the newspaper running competitions that got us to fill in dozens of postcards predicting the quartet for some prize or other.

It doesn't seem like the hype is the same now, but maybe it was just that I was living in a racing mad household back then, and I'm a bit more out of touch nowadays.

I don't have any international experience to compare it with, so can't comment directly to the original question.

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