the vaal what is going on

Frodo Wrote:
>
> This thread started off with the above query,
> which was in part answered by LG; however nothing
> further was mentioned about the 'vaal no being
> there for long and the soccer pitch will be built
> at the new race course'.
>
> As no further mention is made about the 'vaal no
> being there for long', I assume that (at least as
> far as LG knows) the Vaal is here to stay for the
> foreseeable future; now everybody is entitled to
> their own opinions in life and I don't think think
> anyone can begrudge FH his opinions of the Vaal.
>
> From what I can gather, the Vaal is a horse
> friendly place and the training tracks are great -
> however nobody can tell me that as a racecource
> venue it comes even close to being perfect. That
> does not detract from the trainers that operate
> from there - imo we have 'good' and 'bad' trainers
> at the Vaal and at Turffontein and at
> Randjiesfontein - but unfortunately the 'image' of
> the Vaal would not encourage me to send my
> 'million rand plus investment' to be trained
> there. Of course others may see it differently,
> 'variety is the spice of life'.
>
> And as mentioned anyone who has done some research
> should be aware that the odds of finding that
> 'champion' or 'dream horse' is stacked against you
> (whether this be 1% or 5% or 20% - I don't think
> anyone is able to say exactly - but it's still a
> lot better than trying to win the lotto) - the
> point is I don't believe those odds are noticeably
> increased or decreased by having the horse trained
> at the Vaal vs Turffontein or Randjies - if the
> horse is good enough and the trainer is good
> enough, you could still 'realize that dream'.
>
> We are hooked on a game that is far from perfect -
> but so is life - so if you choose to be involved,
> just enjoy the ride - or find something else - it
> really is up to you.
>
> Looking forward to some sand racing today (tu)

Yes a good post Frodo.....

but it can't be too nice living in limbo.....not knowing whether the Vaal is to be relocated or not and what the future will hold....:S

Have very little memories of when my Dad trained there because Newmarket times in earlier days were by far better.....

Too many mistakes have been made with regard to the sand track and sadly with not knowing if racing will continue into the future will see further deteriation in that surface.....

3 races 3 winners