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Listen to what Mike de Kock, Sean Tarry, Geoff Woodruff and Mike Azzie, amongst others, have to say on our COVID-19 window in this excellent piece
30th March 2020
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Listen to what Mike de Kock, Sean Tarry, Geoff Woodruff and Mike Azzie, amongst others, have to say on our COVID-19 window in this excellent piece
When the rains came and forced a move of the meeting to the twilight zone on a sleepy Turffontein Sunday, the Gr3 Tommy Hotspur Handicap lived up to the expectations of a curved ball result
Father-and-son training team Mike and Adam Azzie celebrated their first Gr1 success and put a forgettable Vodacom Durban July day well behind them
Trainer Mike Azzie guided Abashiri to a glorious SA Triple Crown success in 2016
The Go Deputy gelding Abashiri, who was injured during the running of the Gr1 Vodacom Durban July on Saturday, is to be retired
‘Anybody who would even entertain the thought, let alone seriously believe, that trainers would stand by and watch their horses not get fed or watered for three days is a clown’
Mike Azzie ended Saturday’s Turffontein feature programme with a blow-out for punters when the unfancied Mrs O stormed home at any price
Veteran trainer Mike Azzie and his business partner son Adam ticked an emotional item off their career bucket list
He will be a nice horse – will do well with the experience of this run and will be better next time out.
The Argentinian – bred Charity Mile winner Hat Puntano will arrive in Cape Town by air the day before the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate
Argentinian import Hat Puntano left his connections scratching their heads after his South African debut. But a little luck a little out of the box thinking has got him back on track
The South African bred former Equus Champion Sprinter Isivunguvungu made a terrific winning debut on US soil for trainer Graham Motion and confirmed his Prevagen $1million Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint aspirations
The evergreen hero travelled to Vereeniging on Thursday for a 100% strike rate from two rides that saw him bring up his recordbreaking 5555th winner milestone
‘The Breeders Cup Distaff is definitely still on the cards and Beach Bomb will probably have one more race before then’ – Gaynor Rupert
It will be good news for South African racing fans that, despite a number of offers from abroad, Gerald and Karen Kalil’s multiple champion Quid Pro Quo will continue her 3yo season on African soil
