Vaal Sand Thursday

Chris van Buuren wrote:

mr hawaii wrote: I would lay Thrust

When you say "lay" you meant lay his winning sash on the mantle piece?

Hotash wrote: looks like the PA may pay more than the pick 6, lol

mr hawaii wrote:

Chris van Buuren wrote: I think it is an absolute disgrace that this sand course will close (for whatever reason).
There are many horses who only act on the sand and they can make a living. Owners who live in Jozi/PTA or surrounds don't want to travel to Kimberley to have a runner......

Seems like the easy way out to close and not to rectify the problem......

Oh well, just another blunder!

look at the winner of the third - three foals and all only perform on sand so one who family will be gone now- Kimberley is not the Vaal sand and I doubt very much if many of our sand runners will go on that surface - sad to see it close as I've had many a fine punt on this track . If you find a form horse drawn in the first 5 from 1200-1450m you can banker in the pa normally.

Deeno wrote:

Hotash wrote: looks like the PA may pay more than the pick 6, lol

only have 3/4/7 x 1/2 x 3/4/7 going forward. Running 2 times so far

rob faux wrote:

mr hawaii wrote:

Chris van Buuren wrote: I think it is an absolute disgrace that this sand course will close (for whatever reason).
There are many horses who only act on the sand and they can make a living. Owners who live in Jozi/PTA or surrounds don't want to travel to Kimberley to have a runner......

Seems like the easy way out to close and not to rectify the problem......

Oh well, just another blunder!

look at the winner of the third - three foals and all only perform on sand so one who family will be gone now- Kimberley is not the Vaal sand and I doubt very much if many of our sand runners will go on that surface - sad to see it close as I've had many a fine punt on this track . If you find a form horse drawn in the first 5 from 1200-1450m you can banker in the pa normally.

Eg: All I want's last run it ran to a 78............Captains Cup's only sand run a 61........turnaround today 15 lengths +!!!!!!!!!.....there is a long list of similar turnarounds today, which would suggest its probably the course consistency that is at fault.
Recent Vaal Sand results cannot by any stretch of the imagination, be regarded as a good advert for the industry.
I suppose ,every action pleases somebody and the closure delights me..........but I don't own horses any more so won't be needing it as a second chance for my poor ones!

(Racing did very well for many decades without sand racing so closure could just as easily be regarded as an experiment that failed- can't imagine the breeding industry ever deliberately started breeding horses with the Vaal sand in mind!)

mr hawaii wrote: I really think Guy From Dubai has a serious chance at 6-1

Hotash wrote:

mr hawaii wrote: I really think Guy From Dubai has a serious chance at 6-1

I really hope it wins Mr Hawaii, got it in both my PA and P6

mr hawaii wrote:

Hotash wrote:

mr hawaii wrote: I really think Guy From Dubai has a serious chance at 6-1

I really hope it wins Mr Hawaii, got it in both my PA and P6

going to be very interesting race with All The Bids and Mirage Drive being hares- probably set a strong pace and a horse from behind could roll them late

mr hawaii wrote: I really think Guy From Dubai has a serious chance at 6-1