“It’s a big setback, Vercingetorix would have been a serious runner for us on World Cup night, we had him on top of his game or this race, he was extremely well. But we have to face reality. This is what I hate about racing…”
It doesn’t get much more exciting for South African racing enthusiasts than what we are being treated to in Dubai on Super Saturday!
The master again flew the SA flag with pride when he registered his seventh win overall, and his fourth consecutive victory, in the Dubai Racing Carnival’s Gr2 Al Rashidiya
Mike de Kock has won the Dubai Racing Carnival’s Al Rashidiya over 1800m on turf at Meydan the last three times. It could be number four on Thursday!
Olivier Doleuze says “There’s no pressure on me or the horse. Nobody’s watching us. He will enjoy the little cut in the track and the distance is no problem so he might surprise a few people.”
Less than 2 hours till this year’s HK$14 million Audemars Piguet QEII Cup. The event has proved a profitable one for Mike de Kock who saddled two previous winners in Iridescence and Archipenko. He fields a strong double hander Vercingetorix and Sanshaawes. Will he lift the Cup a third time?
Injury sidelines Akeed Mofeed for the Audmars Piguet QEII Cup, the South African contingent settles in and ‘Mauritian Magician’ Karis Teetan gets a surprise call-up
Vercingrtorix and his stable mate Sanshaawes have arrived in Hong Kong, ahead of their participation in the $HK14-million Audemars Piquet QEII Cup over 2000m this Sunday, 27 April.
All the big names will line up in Hong Kong on Sunday April 27
2014 sees the 19th renewal of Dubai World Cup and the big day has finally arrived. Pat Cummings discusses the card and shares his thoughts and selections.
Mike De Kock is SA’s Saturday Superman as Silvano’s brilliant son Vercingetorix maintains his six race unbeaten record and looks set for World Cup glory in three weeks
The tongue-twistingly named sprinter was bred and is owned in South Africa, trained by a US-based Brit and will be ridden by a French-based Belgian
