The penultimate fully professional racemeeting on the Vaal sand track is being held on Tuesday. The racing operator then throws a R680 000 bone to owners and trainers, with an eight race workrider meeting restricted to maidens bringing the curtain down on Thursday.
There is plenty of needle in the topliner at the Vaal today when Pylon looks to avenge an unlikely defeat last time by Uncle Tommy.
Trainer Weiho Marwing has found the perfect platform for his consistent charge Uncle Tommy
Saturday’s Gr2 Emerald Cup has generated unprecedented interest and the current favourite Pylon has plenty of followers
The stage is set for a titanic battle in Africa’s richest race on the sand today!
A sneak Emerald Cup preview is promised when a quality field goes to post for Saturday’s Gr3 August Stakes
Uncle Tommy signals Emerald Cup prospects with runaway win in R200 000 RA Flamingo Park Mile
The R1 million Gr1 Douglas Whyte Stakes Grade is the opening leg of the projected R15 million Pick 6 pool at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday
A Cape jockey has told of the enormous relief and the burden lifted from his shoulders on Friday after two well-known racing men took the cudgels up on his behalf some months ago to defend the father of four against an NHRA charge
A Pick 6 carryover of R2 million is set to take the exotic pool to R15 million, while the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup sees a Quartet carryover of R1 million and a likely pool of R5 million
