The Vaal is off at 11h50
The Vaal is the local venue on the Thursday 16 January 2025 racing programme, with international options aplenty in both hemispheres.
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Sanctions of owners who failed to dispose of their horses in terms of the rules and a Workrider who was found to have misused his crop by striking his mount 19 times
The NHA confirms that trainer Lunga Gila has been charged with contraventions of Rules 73.2.2 and 73.2.3
The Curragh in Ireland is the place to be this weekend with the running of the Gr1 Pretty Polly Stakes on Saturday and the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby on Sunday
