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The Gold Cup is a Grade 3 thoroughbred horse race run over 3200m at Greyville Racecourse in Durban, South Africa. The first running of the race took place in 1920 however it was not run in 1942. The race is considered "Africa’s premier marathon for long-distance runners."
Hollywoodbets Greyville Racecourse is a Thoroughbred horse race track in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.The 2,800 metre pear-shaped turf track consists of several gradient features: it is run uphill from the 2,400 metre mark to the 1,800 metre mark, after which it slopes gently downward for approximately the next 800 metres then uphill again into the nearly flat 500 metre homestretch.
Felix Coetzee (born 7 March 1959 in Durban, Natal Province, Union of South Africa) is a South African three-time champion [1] jockey in thoroughbred horse racing.. Felix Coetzee is the son of a KwaZulu-Natal trainer and his grandfather was an owner-trainer.
The tournament is held every two years and is used to determine the continental champion; previously, the winner of the competition would also qualify for the now-defunct FIFA Confederations Cup. The Gold Cup was established in 1991 as the successor to the CONCACAF Championship and has been hosted primarily in the United States. Various ...
Gondolier: Ran 5 races, finally winning the race in 1985; Beau Art: Ran 5 races and placed first in 1980; Flaming Rock won his first Durban July in 1991 and then ran in the race 3 times more before retiring. Do It Again: Run 5 races, winning twice in 2018 and 2019. Has the opportunity to become the most decorated Durban July runner should he ...
After winning the 2007 Gold Cup against Mexico, the USMNT qualified for the 2009 Confederations Cup. [48] The U.S. shocked the soccer world by defeating top-ranked Spain, who were on a 35-game undefeated streak, 2–0. [49] With the win, the United States advanced to its first-ever final in a men's FIFA tournament.
Mexico won the 2009 Gold Cup by beating the United States 5–0. In the 2011 Gold Cup, Mexico defeated the USA 4–2 in the final while the USA won the 2013 Gold Cup by beating Panama 1–0. Since the formation of the Gold Cup in 1991, the CONCACAF Championship has been won nine times by Mexico, seven times by the United States, and once by Canada.
The U.S. regularly competes at the FIFA World Cup, the CONCACAF Gold Cup, and the Summer Olympics. The U.S. has also played in the FIFA Confederations Cup, Copa América by invitation, as well as several minor tournaments. The best result for the United States in a World Cup tournament came in 1930 when the team reached the semifinals.