Multiple SA champion trainer Mike de Kock has given the Western Cape a major thumbs up and is considering opening a satellite base at Milnerton.
Mike De Kock – making plans
“In Durban, presently, the only good things about winter are good weather, the Durban July and playing golf,” he said, adding that the Cape also offered a better programme for young horses.
“We’d like to have a small string of horses based in Cape Town in winter. From previous experience I’ve found that horses campaigning in the Cape furnish and improve really well, they love it and are in great shape when they return to home base.”
