Because my farther was a medical rep he was away from home often
left Monday morning came back Friday
He had a friend who also was in the same profession, he was a very well know scrumhalf for the Transvaal Rugby union as well as Springbok.
As he was in towns in the country side he was not always in a position to play his Jackpot
so one night he phones up his friend and ask him if he could play a JP for R12 for him, no problem the friend said he will play it x 2, one for himself as well.
The race meeting was a Wednesday @ The Vaal
In one of the legs was a massive outsider, the horse called Zachirias,owned by a Mr. Jos Matthyssen, who had bus company in Vereeniging, was still a maiden entered in a D division.
The horse won @50/1 plus in one of the other legs another outsider won.
That evening my Dad listen to the results on Radio Hoeveld, the ticket has won, only two winners, and paid R240 000, for 1975 it was massive.
So the next morning my farther phoned him, only to hear that he claims he never played it.
But two months latter he and a well know flyhalf for the same union and also Springbok opened up a Big sport shop in Vereeniging
only to close doors 12 months later.
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