Trainer Louis Goosen has a trio of runners in the 1000m R120 000 Pinnacle Plate under the lights at the Turffontein night meeting on Tuesday and described it as a quality field and a tough race to win, despite his strong hand.
The Listed Golden Loom Handicap runner-up Bad Boy Buddy Boy has let us down previously, but is given a gem of a chance to atone when he meets what looks like the right sort of opposition at the Vaal on Tuesday
The ‘Z factor’ is an integral thread in the colourful fabric of Gauteng horseracing. It is difficult to pass a raceday without a Zackey, or a Zaki, making the news. The passionate clan steps out in numbers at the Vaal today, when the aptly named course and distance specialist Bad Boy Buddy Boy takes on seven opponents in a tightly contested handicap
‘I called the owner and before I could even make the offer he excitedly told me that a certain South African bookmaker had just called 10 minutes earlier to make an offer of R5m’
