ORIENTAL CHARM Thoroughbred
Oriental Charm is a thoroughbred horse born in South Africa in 2020. Race horse Oriental Charm is by Vercingetorix (SAF) out of Souk (SAF) , trained by James Crawford. Oriental Charm form is available here. Owned by GREG & GINA BORTZ & MR LEON ELLMAN.
Pedigree :
| Sire | VERCINGETORIX (SAF) 2009 |
| Dam | SOUK (SAF) 2010 |
| Dam Sire | GREYS INN (USA) 2000 |
About the horse :
| Foal Date | 02 Sep 2020 |
| Description | 5yo B Horse |
| Trainer | James Crawford |
| Owner | Greg & Gina Bortz & Mr Leon Ellman |
| Career | 5 Wins (33%) - 4 Placings (60%) - 15 starts |
| Wins | 1250m (1), 1400m (1), 1600m (1), 1800m (1), 2200m (1) |
| PM | South Africa : ZAR R5,170,626 |
Sale Information :
offline
2022 National Yearling Sale (185)
Cheveley Stud
Greg Bortz
ZAR R 375,000
Starts:15 |
Win Rate:33% |
Place Rate:60% |
Oriental Charm Past Races
| 11 of 18, 05 Jul 2025, R7 HOLLYWOODBETS DURBAN JULY (GRADE 1) 2200m | ZAR R 5,000,000 | 60.0kg | J: J P V MERWE | T: J CRAWFORD | OP-Only battled | 2:14.22 | Winner: THE REAL PRINCE |
| 2 of 12, 07 Jun 2025, R7 HOLLYWOODBETS GOLD CHALLENGE (GRADE 1) 1600m | ZAR R 2,000,000 | 60.0kg | J: J P V MERWE | T: J CRAWFORD | Led-Stuck on okay | 1:36.44 | Winner: DAVE THE KING |
| 2 of 16, 25 Jan 2025, R8 WORLD SPORTS BETTING CAPE TOWN MET (GRADE 1) 2000m | ZAR R 5,000,000 | 59.5kg | J: J P V MERWE | T: BJ CRAWFORD/JI CRAWFORD | Led-Tried hard | 2:03.68 | Winner: EIGHT ON EIGHTEEN |
| 7 of 13, 04 Jan 2025, R7 L'ORMARINS KING'S PLATE (WFA) (GRADE 1) 1600m | ZAR R 3,000,000 | 60.0kg | J: J P V MERWE | T: BJ CRAWFORD/JI CRAWFORD | Off-P-Folded up quickly | 1:37.63 | Winner: ONE STRIPE |
| 1 of 6, 07 Dec 2024, R6 WORLD SPORTS BETTING GREEN POINT STAKES (GRADE 2) 1600m | ZAR R 600,000 | 60.0kg | J: J P V MERWE | T: BJ CRAWFORD/JI CRAWFORD | | 1:38.78 | 2nd: ROYAL AUSSIE |
| 1 of 18, 06 Jul 2024, R7 HOLLYWOODBETS DURBAN JULY (GRADE 1) 2200m | ZAR R 5,000,000 | 53.0kg | J: J P V MERWE | T: B CRAWFORD | | 2:13.66 | 2nd: COUSIN CASEY |
| 1 of 12, 08 Jun 2024, R5 HOLLYWOODBETS DOLPHINS CUP TRIAL (GRADE 3) 1800m | ZAR R 250,000 | 60.0kg | J: J P V MERWE | T: B CRAWFORD | | 1:50.42 | 2nd: SHOEMAKER |
| 2 of 14, 11 May 2024, R7 WORLD SPORTS BETTING 1900 (GRADE 2) 1900m | ZAR R 500,000 | 56.0kg | J: J P V MERWE | T: B CRAWFORD | | 1:56.50 | Winner: FUTURE SWING |
| 3 of 9, 24 Feb 2024, R8 SPLASHOUT CAPE DERBY (GRADE 1) 2000m | ZAR R 1,500,000 | 60.0kg | J: K MATSUNYANE | T: B CRAWFORD | | 2:10.33 | Winner: GREEN WITH ENVY |
| 8 of 13, 27 Jan 2024, R3 SCHWEPPES POLITICIAN STAKES (GRADE 3) 1800m | ZAR R 350,000 | 54.0kg | J: G WRIGHT | T: B CRAWFORD | | 1:51.50 | Winner: GREEN WITH ENVY |
Horse Stat |
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Jockey
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Win
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Win%
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Place
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Place%
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Starts
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PM
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Profit
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POT
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| JUAN PAUL V'D MERWE | 3 | 38% | 3 | 38% | 8 | $404,966 | 180 | 288 | ||||
| RAYMOND DANIELSON | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $5,420 | 500 | 5000 | ||||
| GRANT VAN NIEKERK | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $6,435 | 65 | 650 | ||||
| LUYOLO MXOTHWA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| K MATSUNYANE | 0 | 0% | 1 | 33% | 3 | $11,529 | -30 | 0 | ||||
| GARETH WRIGHT | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
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Course
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Win
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Win%
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Place
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Place%
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Starts
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PM
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Profit
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POT
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| KENILWORTH | 2 | 29% | 2 | 29% | 7 | $129,498 | 75 | 179 |
| GREYVILLE | 2 | 40% | 2 | 40% | 5 | $293,432 | 140 | 340 |
| DURBANVILLE | 1 | 33% | 0 | 0% | 3 | $5,420 | 480 | 1667 |