NHA: Goosen Fined
Presented Doing It For Dan at the starting stalls for re-certification when a specimen taken disclosed, upon analysis, the presence of a prohibited substance
27th October 2016
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Presented Doing It For Dan at the starting stalls for re-certification when a specimen taken disclosed, upon analysis, the presence of a prohibited substance
There was plenty of raw emotion coupled with a satisfying sense of mission accomplished for Louis Goosen when he unsaddled the progressive Doing It For Dan after a scintillating win
Trainer Louis Goosen dominated the finish of the R150 000 Listed Hampton Handicap at the Vaal on Saturday, with the slow starting Doing It For Dan powering home late to capitalise on a frenetic pace and beat his star stablemate, Trip Tease
Trainer Louis Goosen could make it two from two in the Super Supreme Series when he teams up with jockey Piere Strydom and Doing It For Dan in today’s R250 000 Gr3 August Stakes run on the Vaal sand 1200m
The news that the Vaal sand track has just over two months left before it is replaced with turf has been greeted with a mixture of shock and relief. Given the recent troubled history, the move is an assertive decision in principle. But one can only wonder what input the owners and trainers of the proven sand performers had in the decision
