Trainer Mike de Kock enjoyed a stellar 2023/24 season and is looking forward to more big tussles in the season ahead.
Former champion trims down his string – but not the winnings.Mike de Kock has earned the right to brag a little. On his website this week, the wizard trainer sums up the recently concluded 2023/24 racing season and points out that his stable had the highest average earnings per runner in the land over the 12 months – R31,260.
He has reduced the size of his stable to what he terms “a boutique string of about 60 horses” – the smallest brigade since he started out in 1989. Gimme A Nother – who has been exported to continue her exploits in the US – won seven races from as many starts between October 2023 and April 2024. Her wins included the Grade1 Wilgerbosdfrift SA Classic and the Grade 1 Empress Club Stakes.
“There are a few young runners that will come through the ranks in the Highveld spring and summer, but Dave The King will be the main arrow in our bow. He has developed into a high-class act, and it’s hard to imagine him getting any better, but you never know. His aim will be the 2025 King’s Plate, with the Cape Met as an option thereafter.”De Kock thanked the stable’s patrons and said: “We are humbled by the continued support from leading owners.
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