12th January 2020
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We surely can’t blame anybody for a litany of issues?
Mike de Kock’s superstar 4yo Hawwaam was put through his paces by big race rider Anton Marcus under glorious Cape summer skies on Saturday
Multiple champion trainer says it’s all systems go for the big WFA mile on 11 January
Mike de Kock’s Australia—bound Hawwaam is set to shorten dramatically in the betting for the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate and the Sun Met after a facile first victory in the Cape at Kenilworth on Saturday
Mike de Kock’s programme for Sun Met favourite Hawwaam will now likely shift to plan B after the abandonment of today’s Turffontein meeting
Mike de Kock’s power duo of Saturday’s Summer Cup runner-up Soqrat and superstar Hawaam are set to launch an attack on the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate-Sun Met double before being exported to Australia
The champion trainer’s quote of the week included a reference to the honour and privilege of having three horses rated 131 and above in his yard
It’s clear that eight incidents of crop excesses is unacceptable for a sport keen to maintain a good public image, and the time appears to have arrived for a review of the crop rules for work riders on the Highveld
Rafeef is fast establishing a fine reputation as a stallion who has the ability to sire stakes winners across the speed and stamina spectrum
