Mubtaahij A Big Hit
Globetrotting Mubtaahij earned himself a nice following among horse lovers in the USA following his exploits in the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes
11th June 2015
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Globetrotting Mubtaahij earned himself a nice following among horse lovers in the USA following his exploits in the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes
On Saturday, 6 June 2015 American Pharoah, with his funny name, funny tail and gorgeous little companion pony Smokey took home the coveted American Triple Crown. It was glorious,
De Kock races horses in his native South Africa, where he is regarded as the Babe Ruth of the barn set, and also in Dubai and occasionally in the U.S. He’s saddled winners in England, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Mike De Kock’s Belmont Stakes entrant Mubtaahij continued his preparations for the big race
Mike De Kock’s champion 3yo Majmu looks all set to make it a winning penultimate start on South African soil when she takes on eleven rivals in Saturday’s R1 million Gr1 Woolavington 2000 at Greyville
The Mike de Kock-trained three-time Gr 1-winning sprinter Alboran Sea has been retired after sustaining a knee chip when running second in Saturday’s Gr 1 City Of Pietermaritzburg Sprint
With a Scottsville Mega Net Pick 6 carryover of R 800 000 expected to boost the pool to R2,8 million, there will be plenty of interest in today’s exotics
He has ridden many popular horses throughout his young career, including 2012 champion 3-year-old filly Questing, Kid Cruz, Vyjack and Birdatthewire
This is the most exciting racing assignment I’ve ever been on. It was completely unchartered territory and it was a huge privilege to be there and document this piece of history.
We met many wonderful and knowledgeable racing people and were treated like royalty, we were overwhelmed. The public interest in the Kentucky Derby and their love for horses is fascinating!
Mubtaahij will be staying on in the US to be aimed at the third leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes to be run over 2400m on 6 June at Belmont Park in New York,
The R1 million Gr1 Douglas Whyte Stakes Grade is the opening leg of the projected R15 million Pick 6 pool at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday
A Cape jockey has told of the enormous relief and the burden lifted from his shoulders on Friday after two well-known racing men took the cudgels up on his behalf some months ago to defend the father of four against an NHRA charge
A Pick 6 carryover of R2 million is set to take the exotic pool to R15 million, while the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup sees a Quartet carryover of R1 million and a likely pool of R5 million
