What I Planned vs What Happened
Last Tuesday’s abortive meeting on the revamped Vaal Classic track has caused some red faces all round
21st March 2017
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Last Tuesday’s abortive meeting on the revamped Vaal Classic track has caused some red faces all round
“The Vaal sand is not a racetrack and I can’t imagine there is a worse track anywhere else on earth,” says multiple champion jockey Piere Strydom
The Vaal sand surface came under the spotlight again with a complaint about kickback from the jockeys. At least the two feature races were run and only the final two races abandoned
With 21 wins in 26 starts Hawaii was thoroughly tested for speed, stamina, character, toughness, soundness and durability in two hemispheres and two continents
In the run for home Royal Victory, having his first run over 2000m, built up from rear of midfield as he picked them off one by one and had Son Of Raj and Safe Passage firmly in his sights at the 200m
