No real standouts amongst the published comments but watch Under Starters Orders unplugged, courtesy of Andrew Bon
In the face of the ominous forecast of more rain on Saturday, it will be third time lucky for Phumelela and the Grand Heritage sponsors if the Turffontein meeting goes ahead
Mike de Kock is bullish about his first-timer Varsity Bourbon in the first. The R400 000 Cape Premier graduate has not drawn too well but the stable suggest he will have an each way chance if not too green
Saturday’s abandoned features will be run on a rescheduled meeting on the Turffontein Inside Track on Saturday 20 October
A decision will be taken later on the three feature races, which are expected to be run within the next week.
Gavin Lerena has some nice rides at Turffontein today and is hopeful of maintaining the extraordinary win strike-rate that he has achieved since his return from injury
Phumelela cannot be blamed for thinking that somebody somewhere doesn’t want the Grand Heritage of 2018 to be run
The Vaal Classic meeting originally scheduled for today will now be hosted on the Turffontein Inside track this afternoon
In the late 80s, South African breeders were highly skeptical of sons of Mr Prospector. The main criticism was that he was ‘a dirt stallion’ and we race on turf
