Quick On The Vaal Draw
The debate around the apparent draw bias on the Vaal turf straight track rages on. Can we really just swallow the statistics whole and as is?
13th April 2012
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The debate around the apparent draw bias on the Vaal turf straight track rages on. Can we really just swallow the statistics whole and as is?
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