The 4Racing Operations Team advise that further to the press release dated 4 October 2023, racing at the Vaal was moved to the Classic Track from 12 October in order to allow the maintenance team to start the Vaal Main Track mini treatment early.
The treatment has been administered and an inspection of the Vaal track was conducted on Tuesday, 17 October 2023.
The conclusion was drawn that the Vaal main track needs additional time to fully recover.
As a result, a decision was made to move the meeting for 26 October 2023 from the Vaal main track to the Vaal Classic track.
Additionally, the meeting for 2 November 2023 will be moved to the Turf inside track.
We will be back on the Vaal main track on 7 November 2023.
We continue to strive to provide the best possible racing surface for our horses and riders.
Ed – here is the 4 October 2023 press release for the record:
Vaal Track Change Alert
Johannesburg, 4 October 2023
The Vaal meeting for Thursday, 12 October 2023 is being moved from the Vaal Main to the Vaal Classic Track.
We continue to strive to provide the best possible racing surface for our horses and riders.
The Vaal Classic Track is currently in good condition and changing to the Classic Track will allow the maintenance team to start our Vaal Main Track mini treatment early.
The Vaal meetings on Thursday,14th & 28th September were run on the middle and inside parts of the track.
The meeting on Thursday, 5 October 2023 will be held on the Vaal Main Track as scheduled, but we will utilise the middle and outside portion of the track which is still fresh and clean. We will then move to the Classic Track from 12 October onwards.
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