Vaughan Marshall can play his part for the older generation in Daily News
Trainer hopes Linebacker can win and advertise his chances for the Durban July
It could become the “Year of the Veterans”. Phil Mickelson winning a golf Major at the age of 50 and trainer Vaughan Marshall possibly capturing his first Vodacom Durban July at 69. The Empangeni-born conditioner will be hoping his three-year-old Linebacker can advertise his chances for SA’s most famous race by winning the R750,000 Daily News 2000 at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday.
It is a top-notch grade 1 race which racing fans have been looking forward to for weeks, but the winner’s purse of R468,750 is evidence of the dire state of the sport’s prize money. That figure is almost exactly half of what SA golfer Christiaan Bezuidenhout earned for finishing in 30th place in last weekend’s PGA Championship in South Carolina...
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