Catch a monkey slowly. The patient approach often pays dividends in horseracing and a smart 3yo old steps out at the Vaal on Thursday. Golden Crest looks set to record his hat-trick of wins and continue his cautious climb up the ladder.
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?
In stark contrast to the previous day’s Scottsville meeting, exotic bet punters had a torrid time of it at the Vaal on Thursday 2 June where the Jackpot paid an extremely healthy, and what must be close to a record dividend, of R294 000.
Former SA Champion jockey Andrew Fortune’s six month quest to be relicenced to ride again reaches something of a watershed
