Dricus (2021) Horse

Foal Date

28-Aug-21
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay

Dam

Buldaan

Prize Money

28611

Trainer

Willem Nel

Owners

Mrs S Plattner

About

Dricus is a 5yo gelding trained by Willem Nel. He is by the stallion Vercingetorix out of the mare Buldaan and has recorded three wins to date. On 29 Apr 2026 at Scottsville he secured his biggest triumph, taking the $137,742.00 Class 4 prize. The horse has proved a lucrative choice for bettors, delivering a 54% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Greyville 11-Oct-26 1600m GOOD R9 C CLASS 4 (of $10,848) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.650, SP: 5-1 1st Serpentine Fire ( A Mosaheb 57 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Ancient World ( C Dicken 56 ) 1.90L 3rd Real Stunner ( S Hlengwa 56 ) 2.05L 13th Dricus ( T Godden 58 ) 22.85L See full results T Godden 58kg 22.85L 13 (13)
Greyville 22-Aug-26 1400m SYNTHETIC R2 In The Box Seat Podcast Brought To You By Gallop TV C Stakes $2,321 (of $7,250) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.650, SP: 7.00 1st Klein Karoo ( K D Melo 136 ) 2nd Dricus ( S Moodley 136 ) 3.75L 3rd Prins Jaspar ( C Habib 129 ) 0.75L See full results S Moodley 61.7kg 3.75L 2 (7)
Greyville Polytrack 22-Aug-26 1400m STANDARD R2 C C STAKES $2,322 (of $12,220) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.650, SP: 13-2 1st Klein Karoo ( K D Melo 61.5 ) 2nd Dricus ( S Moodley 61.5 ) 3.90L 3rd Prins Jaspar ( C Habib 58.5 ) 4.20L See full results S Moodley 61.5kg 3.90L 2 (7)
Scottsville 29-Apr-26 1400m SOFT R9 CL4 $7,235 (of $7,235) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.190, SP: 9.00 1st Dricus ( S Moodley 125 ) 2nd The Marquee ( K D Melo 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Phutulicious ( S Veale 128 ) 0.50L See full results S Moodley 56.7kg 1 (11)
Greyville 22-Mar-26 1400m SOFT R8 CL4 (of $6,179) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:25.430, SP: 8.00 1st Magma Magic ( T Godden 128 ) 2nd Grand Appeal ( M V'rensburg 127 ) 0.75L 3rd Next Of Kin ( J V Merwe 126 ) 0.50L 9th Dricus ( S Khumalo 125 ) 5.40L See full results S Khumalo 56.7kg 5.40L 9 (14)