Royalty postponed

No rain so far in the South of JHB.

Maybe the wrong call 🤔🤔

Is there racing today at Turfontein ?

Its on the Gold Circle fixtures, but no betting cards on Keith Ho or WSB.

Lefty no racing today

4Racing has taken the decision to postpone Saturday’s HSH Princess Charlene of Monaco Empress Club Stakes raceday at Turffontein to next Saturday 23 April 2022.

Patrick Davis, 4Racing’s Racing Executive, said: “We would normally not take a decision like this based on a forecast. However, the various sources we rely on are unanimous in their predictions – and given the importance of this Grade 1 raceday, as well as both the sponsor’s and 4Racing’s investment into the event, we have decided to make an early call to postpone it to next Saturday.”

Davis added that the Turffontein track still has plenty of moisture in it as a result of the heavy rain last weekend and earlier this week – and with a very high water table, the track would not handle further meaningful rain.

The postponement presents an issue with insufficient jockeys for the Kenilworth meeting scheduled for Saturday 23 April 2022, therefore by agreement with Cape Racing and Gold Circle the Kenilworth meeting (featuring the first legs of the Winter 3 year old Series) will move to Sunday 24 April 2022, alongside the Hollywoodbets Scottsville meeting.

4Racing thanked all stakeholders for their understanding under these challenging circumstances.

Media release by 4Racing on Friday 15 April 2022

Oh, ok - many thx

Must be the first time the operator is praying for massive rain .... if the reports are accurate then it is the correct call .... not a drop in the east rand yet but completely overcast

It's dark and overcast and just started raining in Pretoria.
We going to Joburg 😎

Do the operators have their own climatologists that decides on racing,

Superb call it seems

Methinks so too

I'm told that there has been drizzle light rain falling from just after midday. Are we saying it's a good call to abandon before 5mm has fallen? Some horses enjoy give in the ground. Man I have been at Turffontein when the water has been running after a thunderstorm and racing continued.

Superb call? Bet way I dont agree