Background
Born into a racing family, his father, Ormond Ferraris, was a champion trainer in South African racing.
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Among his notable wins were the 1997 and 1998 Durban July Handicaps, he trained the winners Super Quality and Classic Flag. The Durban July is considered to be South Africa"s premier race. Vengeance of Rain retired with total stake earnings in excess of Hong Kong$70 million.
At the time of his retirement in 2008, Vengeance of Rain was one of the leading stakes earning racehorses in the world.
In 2010/11, Ferraris trained 19 winners for an overall total of 251 wins. He sent out 17 winners in 2013/14 for a Hong Kong career total of 300.
Vengeance Of Rain
Viva Pataca
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Achievements
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He won the South African trainers" title on four occasions, netting 25 Grade 1 victories in well over 1000 wins with the champions Classic Flag and Celtic Grove his most outstanding performers. Ferraris has won nearly every major race on the South African racing calendar. In 2003, Ferraris moved to train in Hong Kong where he met with continued success, notably with Vengeance of Rain, winner of several Group 1 races,including the Hong Kong Derby, the Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup, the Hong Kong Cup as well as the 2007 Dubai Sheema Classic at Nad First Rate (at Lloyd's) Sheba Racecourse in Dubai. Other major wins have come with Sweet Orange, winner of the Hong Kong Classic Mile in 2012, and Liberator in the Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup of the same year.
