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The Vaal Racecourse is a premier racing venue in South Africa, situated in the Gauteng province. Vaal hosts both turf and sand races, offering a diverse racing program. The course is relatively flat, providing a fair test for competitors. With a reputation for high-quality racing, Vaal attracts top trainers and jockeys, making it a popular choice for punters seeking thrilling racing action.

Thu 3 Sep 2026

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Meeting Results Summary

Race 1

1

Periodic Table

3

Autograph

5

The Kid

Race 2

9

Amadioo

1

Piteraq

2

Dash Eight

Race 3

13

Noble Saint

1

Steel Pier

3

Berry Lancer

Race 4

3

Northern European

7

Alittlebitoflove

9

Go For Broke

Race 5

4

Art Nouveau

6

Cartagena

1

Future Date

Race 6

1

Itsnowornever

2

Arumugam

8

Ghostbuster

Race 7

5

Peace Treaty

9

Rock My Boat

2

Gallic Victor

Race 8

9

Spy Story

8

Sunset Warrior

5

Unsolved Riddle

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8 races

101 tips

14 tipsters

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Vaal • Thu 3 Sep 2026

Race 1
12:40 PM • • 8 runners

Race starts at your time

Results:

1st

1

2nd

3

3rd

5

Crowd favorites:

1

3

6

Weekly Leader

Ballywho 91.1k points

1

Periodic Table

3

Autograph

7

Treasure State

John Glover 1.4k points

1

Periodic Table

Gabriel Mapitsa

Gabriel Mapitsa 23 points

1

Periodic Table

6

Elegant Edge

2

God's Country

Joseph 1.1k points

3

Autograph

1

Periodic Table

6

Elegant Edge

K le R

K le R 4.5k points

7

Treasure State

3

Autograph

1

Periodic Table

Flying Home 24.5k points

1

Periodic Table

6

Elegant Edge

3

Autograph

Wale Street Bets

Wale Street Bets 10.2k points

1

Periodic Table

3

Autograph

7

Treasure State

Boom Selecta

Boom Selecta 8.9k points

3

Autograph

1

Periodic Table

6

Elegant Edge

Tip Star 8.2k points

3

Autograph

7

Treasure State

1

Periodic Table

Lost Vegas

Lost Vegas 7.8k points

3

Autograph

6

Elegant Edge

1

Periodic Table

Cobus 11.9k points

1

Periodic Table

3

Autograph

6

Elegant Edge

Kyle de Wet 129 points

1

Periodic Table

3

Autograph

6

Elegant Edge

Vaal • Thu 3 Sep 2026

Race 2
1:15 PM • • 10 runners

Race starts at your time

Results:

1st

9

2nd

1

3rd

2

Crowd favorites:

5

2

9

Boom Selecta

Boom Selecta 8.9k points

9

Amadioo

2

Dash Eight

5

Midnight Special

Flying Home 24.5k points

2

Dash Eight

9

Amadioo

1

Piteraq

Wale Street Bets

Wale Street Bets 10.2k points

5

Midnight Special

9

Amadioo

1

Piteraq

Lost Vegas

Lost Vegas 7.8k points

1

Piteraq

2

Dash Eight

9

Amadioo

Tip Star 8.2k points

1

Piteraq

2

Dash Eight

5

Midnight Special

K le R

K le R 4.5k points

9

Amadioo

7

Miss Honey Bee

5

Midnight Special

Weekly Leader

Ballywho 91.1k points

5

Midnight Special

9

Amadioo

3

Mary's Captain

John Glover 1.4k points

5

Midnight Special

Joseph 1.1k points

5

Midnight Special

2

Dash Eight

1

Piteraq

Gabriel Mapitsa

Gabriel Mapitsa 23 points

5

Midnight Special

2

Dash Eight

3

Mary's Captain

Revealed 7.3k points

5

Midnight Special

2

Dash Eight

9

Amadioo

Kyle de Wet 129 points

5

Midnight Special

2

Dash Eight

9

Amadioo

Cobus 11.9k points

5

Midnight Special

2

Dash Eight

1

Piteraq

Vaal • Thu 3 Sep 2026

Race 3
1:50 PM • • 15 runners

Race starts at your time

Results:

1st

13

2nd

1

3rd

3

Crowd favorites:

15

2

1

John Glover 1.4k points

13

Noble Saint

K le R

K le R 4.5k points

14

Prince Ivar

13

Noble Saint

4

Mfulathela

Joseph 1.1k points

1

Steel Pier

13

Noble Saint

14

Prince Ivar

Weekly Leader

Ballywho 91.1k points

5

Golden Slipstream

3

Berry Lancer

13

Noble Saint

Gabriel Mapitsa

Gabriel Mapitsa 23 points

15

Platinum Shay

1

Steel Pier

2

Campo Formio

Kyle de Wet 129 points

13

Noble Saint

14

Prince Ivar

15

Platinum Shay

Cobus 11.9k points

1

Steel Pier

15

Platinum Shay

2

Campo Formio

Revealed 7.3k points

1

Steel Pier

14

Prince Ivar

15

Platinum Shay

Flying Home 24.5k points

2

Campo Formio

3

Berry Lancer

15

Platinum Shay

Wale Street Bets

Wale Street Bets 10.2k points

15

Platinum Shay

12

Mirum

2

Campo Formio

Boom Selecta

Boom Selecta 8.9k points

2

Campo Formio

15

Platinum Shay

1

Steel Pier

Tip Star 8.2k points

2

Campo Formio

15

Platinum Shay

1

Steel Pier

Lost Vegas

Lost Vegas 7.8k points

15

Platinum Shay

2

Campo Formio

12

Mirum

Vaal • Thu 3 Sep 2026

Race 4
2:25 PM • • 11 runners

Race starts at your time

Results:

1st

3

2nd

7

3rd

9

Crowd favorites:

9

2

3

Weekly Leader

Ballywho 91.1k points

9

Go For Broke

3

Northern European

2

Knockin' Boots

K le R

K le R 4.5k points

9

Go For Broke

3

Northern European

2

Knockin' Boots

Gabriel Mapitsa

Gabriel Mapitsa 23 points

9

Go For Broke

3

Northern European

1

Starlite Silk

Joseph 1.1k points

2

Knockin' Boots

9

Go For Broke

3

Northern European

John Glover 1.4k points

9

Go For Broke

Cobus 11.9k points

9

Go For Broke

3

Northern European

2

Knockin' Boots

Revealed 7.3k points

9

Go For Broke

2

Knockin' Boots

3

Northern European

Kyle de Wet 129 points

9

Go For Broke

2

Knockin' Boots

3

Northern European

Boom Selecta

Boom Selecta 8.9k points

9

Go For Broke

3

Northern European

6

La Parisienne

Flying Home 24.5k points

6

La Parisienne

9

Go For Broke

3

Northern European

Tip Star 8.2k points

9

Go For Broke

2

Knockin' Boots

3

Northern European

Wale Street Bets

Wale Street Bets 10.2k points

2

Knockin' Boots

9

Go For Broke

6

La Parisienne

Lost Vegas

Lost Vegas 7.8k points

6

La Parisienne

2

Knockin' Boots

9

Go For Broke

Vaal • Thu 3 Sep 2026

Race 5
3:00 PM • • 7 runners

Race starts at your time

Results:

1st

4

2nd

6

3rd

1

Crowd favorites:

3

4

6

Weekly Leader

Ballywho 91.1k points

4

Art Nouveau

3

Azaleas For All

6

Cartagena

John Glover 1.4k points

4

Art Nouveau

Joseph 1.1k points

7

Twelfth Of Never

4

Art Nouveau

3

Azaleas For All

Gabriel Mapitsa

Gabriel Mapitsa 23 points

3

Azaleas For All

4

Art Nouveau

5

Boom Boom

K le R

K le R 4.5k points

3

Azaleas For All

1

Future Date

6

Cartagena

Revealed 7.3k points

4

Art Nouveau

3

Azaleas For All

6

Cartagena

Kyle de Wet 129 points

4

Art Nouveau

3

Azaleas For All

6

Cartagena

Cobus 11.9k points

3

Azaleas For All

4

Art Nouveau

7

Twelfth Of Never

Flying Home 24.5k points

3

Azaleas For All

1

Future Date

6

Cartagena

Wale Street Bets

Wale Street Bets 10.2k points

2

Free In Seattle

6

Cartagena

1

Future Date

Boom Selecta

Boom Selecta 8.9k points

2

Free In Seattle

3

Azaleas For All

1

Future Date

Tip Star 8.2k points

3

Azaleas For All

2

Free In Seattle

1

Future Date

Lost Vegas

Lost Vegas 7.8k points

6

Cartagena

3

Azaleas For All

2

Free In Seattle

Vaal • Thu 3 Sep 2026

Race 6
3:35 PM • • 11 runners

Race starts at your time

Results:

1st

1

2nd

2

3rd

8

Crowd favorites:

1

3

4

Cobus 11.9k points

1

Itsnowornever

4

Steel Spring

3

Heroic Act

Revealed 7.3k points

1

Itsnowornever

3

Heroic Act

10

Hopscotch

Lost Vegas

Lost Vegas 7.8k points

1

Itsnowornever

3

Heroic Act

7

Full Go

Flying Home 24.5k points

7

Full Go

1

Itsnowornever

3

Heroic Act

Boom Selecta

Boom Selecta 8.9k points

4

Steel Spring

3

Heroic Act

1

Itsnowornever

Wale Street Bets

Wale Street Bets 10.2k points

7

Full Go

4

Steel Spring

3

Heroic Act

Tip Star 8.2k points

4

Steel Spring

3

Heroic Act

7

Full Go

Gabriel Mapitsa

Gabriel Mapitsa 23 points

1

Itsnowornever

3

Heroic Act

11

Gold De Grace

Joseph 1.1k points

3

Heroic Act

1

Itsnowornever

10

Hopscotch

Weekly Leader

Ballywho 91.1k points

9

Thambi

10

Hopscotch

4

Steel Spring

K le R

K le R 4.5k points

2

Arumugam

11

Gold De Grace

10

Hopscotch

John Glover 1.4k points

8

Ghostbuster

Vaal • Thu 3 Sep 2026

Race 7
4:15 PM • • 9 runners

Race starts at your time

Results:

1st

5

2nd

9

3rd

2

Crowd favorites:

2

6

1

Weekly Leader

Ballywho 91.1k points

3

Force Publique

9

Rock My Boat

2

Gallic Victor

K le R

K le R 4.5k points

2

Gallic Victor

9

Rock My Boat

3

Force Publique

John Glover 1.4k points

2

Gallic Victor

Joseph 1.1k points

2

Gallic Victor

6

Special Envoy

1

Top Floor

Gabriel Mapitsa

Gabriel Mapitsa 23 points

2

Gallic Victor

3

Force Publique

8

Gallic Forge

Flying Home 24.5k points

6

Special Envoy

1

Top Floor

4

Millennium Warrior

Wale Street Bets

Wale Street Bets 10.2k points

4

Millennium Warrior

1

Top Floor

6

Special Envoy

Boom Selecta

Boom Selecta 8.9k points

1

Top Floor

4

Millennium Warrior

2

Gallic Victor

Tip Star 8.2k points

6

Special Envoy

4

Millennium Warrior

2

Gallic Victor

Lost Vegas

Lost Vegas 7.8k points

4

Millennium Warrior

2

Gallic Victor

6

Special Envoy

Cobus 11.9k points

2

Gallic Victor

1

Top Floor

6

Special Envoy

Revealed 7.3k points

1

Top Floor

6

Special Envoy

2

Gallic Victor

Vaal • Thu 3 Sep 2026

Race 8
4:50 PM • • 11 runners

Race starts at your time

Results:

1st

9

2nd

8

3rd

5

Crowd favorites:

2

1

6

Weekly Leader

Ballywho 91.1k points

8

Sunset Warrior

6

Longsword

2

Sea Shanty

K le R

K le R 4.5k points

1

One Tiger

2

Sea Shanty

5

Unsolved Riddle

John Glover 1.4k points

2

Sea Shanty

Joseph 1.1k points

4

Coming In Hot

3

Pearl In Her Crown

6

Longsword

Gabriel Mapitsa

Gabriel Mapitsa 23 points

2

Sea Shanty

5

Unsolved Riddle

6

Longsword

Flying Home 24.5k points

1

One Tiger

6

Longsword

7

World Order

Wale Street Bets

Wale Street Bets 10.2k points

2

Sea Shanty

6

Longsword

7

World Order

Boom Selecta

Boom Selecta 8.9k points

6

Longsword

2

Sea Shanty

7

World Order

Tip Star 8.2k points

1

One Tiger

7

World Order

2

Sea Shanty

Lost Vegas

Lost Vegas 7.8k points

7

World Order

1

One Tiger

6

Longsword

Cobus 11.9k points

1

One Tiger

2

Sea Shanty

6

Longsword

Revealed 7.3k points

1

One Tiger

2

Sea Shanty

6

Longsword

Louis Cypher 3k points

4

Coming In Hot

2

Sea Shanty

1

One Tiger

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