Marco rides us a double
Mike de Kock Racing | Champion Racehorse Trainer
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2d ago
Marco van Rensburg us riding with new confidence since his short spell in Dubai. He rode a good double for us at Turffontein Saturday aboard Winston Chow’s home-bred Volare E Mambo (Mambo In Seattle), who won surprisingly easily and could have more in the tank; and Grape Shot, who ran on steadily to win by a short head but also made the impression that she’ll win again, as she wasn’t fully wound up. Volare E Mambo. Grape Shot races for Wayne Jackson, Larry Nestadt, Noeline Malherbe and Dr John and Amanda McVeigh, in partnership with Mike de Kock. Well done to all involved ..read more
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Runner comments, Turffontein 20 April
Mike de Kock Racing | Champion Racehorse Trainer
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4d ago
Betway Ambassador Mike de Kock is represented by seven runners at the meeting scheduled for Turffontein’s inside track on Saturday. Mike is back from his Australian trip ahead of next week’s Season Finale in Gauteng, and before a number of the stable’s runners will travel to Summerveld to compete in the 2024 KZN winter season features. He filed notes on Saturday’s runners: Race 1, 1600m: “Valare E Mambo is fit and well, she should be okay over the mile. Not a good thing, there are a few fillies to beat in the race, but she has a chance from her inside draw.” Race 5, 1800m: “Holocene has a good ..read more
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How to get Aussies to buy SAF-breds!
Mike de Kock Racing | Champion Racehorse Trainer
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4d ago
Ahead of the 2024 Bloodstock SA National Yearling Sale, Cranbourne-based Mathew de Kock has called on South African breeders to promote their horses by joining together to send a number of yearlings to Australia so that they can compete on the major tracks Down Under and show their worth. Mathew, who is into his third year in a so far highly successful partnership with trainer Robbie Griffiths said: “I have no doubt that South African runners will be competitive here, and my dad shares my belief. But the local buyers I have spoken to are not sure. They’ve only seen Yulong Prince (Surcharge) in ..read more
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Anathi’s record four-timer
Mike de Kock Racing | Champion Racehorse Trainer
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1w ago
A big shout-out to our stable employee Anathi Feni, who rode four winners on Work Rider’s Day at the Vaal, Thursday, 11 April – two for Brett Webber and one apiece for us and Alson Ndzilana. James Maree, the taskmaster of the Work Riders School, said that Anathi’s four on the day was probably a record and that he could only recall a few hat-tricks by veteran rider Sam Mosia.  Anathi (23) is the son of ‘Shorty’ Feni, our long time work rider in Dubai. He also wants to travel, like dad, has Australia in his mind. Diane de Kock said: “Anathi is keen to improve his English because he wants to ..read more
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Weekend runner comments
Mike de Kock Racing | Champion Racehorse Trainer
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1w ago
Betway Ambassador Mike de Kock has offered some pointers to Saturday’s meeting at Turffontein and Sunday’s meeting at Scottsville. He has entered five runners at Turffontein: Race 2, 1160m: “Khethiwe’s Destiny is a nice filly by Buffalo Bill Cody. We haven’t pushed her hard for this first start, but I do expect her to be competitive because she is quite a speedy sort. VJ’s Angel was impressive when winning last time and looks hard to beat.” Race 5, 1600m: “East Coast ran below his best last time, but his rating is too high as it is. He is perhaps better suited to the shorter distance, we’ll se ..read more
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Marauding Horde will be the subject of debates this week
Mike de Kock Racing | Champion Racehorse Trainer
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2w ago
Marauding Horde (Vercingetorix) posted his hat-trick of wins stylishly at Turffontein on Saturday, and Mike de Kock and the three-year-old’s owners now have to decide whether to run him in the SA Derby or not. Marauding Horde’s relatively low rating puts him at risk of what Mike described as a ‘brutal’ handicapper’s penalty if he was to run a place in the Derby against the likes of Purple Pitcher. Marauding Horde, not just a pretty face! “I thought it would be a bit of a test today but he won very well,” said Mike. “It was a slow 2000m, to have quickened off that slow pace and with his weight ..read more
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Runner comments, Turffontein 16 March
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2w ago
At Turffontein, Betway Ambassador Mike de Kock has 10 runners carded, a few chances among them, and he filed comments, as below: Race 4, 1400m: “Forever Mine lost his form before a rest, but he is doing well at home. We’re going to try something different, get him to come from behind instead of letting him go to the front like he’s done many times before. Let’s see how he goes, he’ll probably need it. Humdinger is as game as they come and she’s in here with a handy weight, well handicapped and well drawn. She’s won three races over 1400m and is bound to give a good account of herself again, a ..read more
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Our runners on Champions Day
Mike de Kock Racing | Champion Racehorse Trainer
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2w ago
Betway Ambassador Mike de Kock won’t be at Turffontein’s Champions Day on Saturday as he is attending a Sale in Australia, but he is confident of a good day and has filed runner comments: Race 1: Inqgwele is quite a nice Fire Away first-timer. But I think he is going to lack experience. It’s a fairly competitive field. He will be better off for the run.” Race 4, 1400m: “I quite like Mujbar, he won all his races in the UK over 1400m. We haven’t really been too tough on him. I think he is still a run short of his best, but it would not shock me to see him flash home into ..read more
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Weekend runner comments
Mike de Kock Racing | Champion Racehorse Trainer
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2w ago
At MR116, Justin Snaith’s Grade 1 Cape Guineas winner Snow Pilot is the highest rated runner in this weekend’s main South African feature, the Grade 3 Byerley Turk to be run over 1400m at Greyville on Sunday. But Mike de Kock’s Gimmeanotherchance (MR111) is well in with a pull of 6kg and is capable on his day.  Betway Ambassador Mike is confident that Gimmeanotherchance will run a big race. He also leaned to Underworld as the biggest danger to his runner. He said: “Gimmeanotherchance likes the Greyville 1400 and to me this a nice advantage in this race. He is very well, his work has been ..read more
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Stunning Seven: Just Gimme A Nother!
Mike de Kock Racing | Champion Racehorse Trainer
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2w ago
Gimme A Nother kept her unbeaten record unblemished and made it seven wins from seven runs with her second Gr1 victory in Saturday’s Empress Club Stakes over 1600m at Turffontein. The decision to sidestep a possible SA Triple Tiara crown and rather take on mixed age opposition in the R1 million TAB Gr1 Empress Club Stakes proved a wise one for Mike de Kock and the connections of Gimme A Nother. She will now be given a short but thoroughly deserved break ahead of the major races in KZN this winter. JP van der Merwe tracked his hard-galloping stablemate Humdinger all the way around, and then unl ..read more
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