‘Politics The Real Hurdle’ – Mike de Kock
“We have a horse here that can take on the best in the world, but we are being held back by quarantine protocols’
4th March 2019
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“We have a horse here that can take on the best in the world, but we are being held back by quarantine protocols’
The highly anticipated return clash of the PE-based Gauteng Guineas winner National Park and boom Mike de Kock colt Hawwaam failed to materialise
Marinaresco and Janoobi carry the SA flag this evening
Celebrations for Mike de Kock as he trained sire and dam of the smart winner
“There are many armchair critics of jockeys – as we’ve seen of late – and I’ve also been one in my time, but one forgets that they are sitting on a 500-plus kg animal with its own mind travelling at 60km an hour…’
The R750 000 Wilgerbosdrift Gr2 Gauteng Fillies Guineas produced the finish of the afternoon at Turffontein on Saturday
Mike de Kock has five runners at Meydan this evening while trainer Steve Asmussen is confident that Switzerland will represent his powerful stable well
Multiple past SA Champion Trainer Mike de Kock took advantage of a sub standard Cape Derby field
Mike de Kock, the most successful trainer in the history of the race, introduces new recruit Marinaresco, who will be having his first outing in a year
Racing at Meydan today may not be a Dubai World Cup Carnival card, but does feature several runners with aspirations for the international extravaganza
Former Zimbabwe and KZN trainer Bart Rice has his first ever runner at the Dubai Carnival
Beyond the pending investigations, things ended well enough for the Bass-Robinson yard when the improving Rainbow Lorikeet stamped her Paddock Stakes prospects with a gutsy victory under a top-notch ride by Aldo Domeyer
