Emerald Casino hosted the raceday at the pleasant Vaal racetrack with the running of the Emerald Cup the richest dirt race in South Africa.

Gold Game a son of the Mr Prospector stallion Choctaw Ridge was sent up from Durban by his young trainer Dylan Cunha after some fantastic workouts in pre morning gallops and the confidence was oozing before the race over 1000 meters being the listed Sofomore Sprint.