Vaal Sand

I thought that too Mr H but Johnny G just said he thought the surface was softer?

It looked like a dustbowl to me, especially coming around the turn.

Well done Lucky...

on its previous run Clear Ice should romp home in the 3rd at Southwell

Why don`t you start a uk thread c+c?

That was my only bet of the day and as per usual I have been shafted up the rear. Pointless wasting space for only 1 entry.

I want to ask a question.

If you compare racing in Kimberly and racing on the Vaal sand? Do you have a preference? Do you enjoy one centre more than the other?

I don't mean quality of horse, more style of racing..

I must humbly admit....I cannot STAND Vaal sand racing. The racing is boring. Horses almost never win from behind and the finishes is strung out terribly about 80% of the time.

Do you guys have other opinions on this matter?

The Kimberley track is better, would be my view.

Tommy Hotspur - Couldn't agree with you more!

When they opened this track 'they' ( whoever 'they' are ) droned on relentlessly about the detailed research they had done....yaddah yaddah yaddah.

Had they actually really done any international research instead of simply setting up a glorified training/exercise track they might just have noticed that the exciting sand/synthetic/polytrack venues tende to be relatively tight circuits with SHORT run-ins.

Instead we are inflicted with these 'last man standing' type events with a crocodile file of ever more exhausted horses seeming to plough their furrows to the finish.

It's a bore no matter what spin you try and put on it.

Garrick

you are incorrect, countless delegations have travelled abroad to promote and learn on behalf of SA racing. Also many many palms have been greased to ensure that racing as it should be IS NOT!!! Do YOU think its easy running multiple scams? Sand/Lights/Stakes/AGM's the list is endless. We should praise the okes for they juggle so many balls and spin so many stories that they actually believe what they say and they do it in the light of day in our faces and laugh all the way to the bank.

the kickback reminds me of the old kimberly track of many years ago..the track is a fucken disgrace whichever way you look at it and it should be thrown into the backburners like some of the aasholes who make decisions in this industry..did anyone notice how down the exotic pools were today..punters are starting to get fed up with this shit .. i know i am

Caught the last race 50/1, dont punt Monday or Fridays, maybe can add Tuesday? can get to just backing Wed and Sat, the good old days.