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A Man And A Mountain

Veteran trainer Mike Bass enjoys what is probably his final serious opportunity to win a Gr1 on his swansong July day after 40 years of training racehorses

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Winter Deja Vu For Marsh & Mike

It is early days yet and Silvano’s son Marinaresco may not have the same physical presence as champion Pocket Power, but one could forgive part-owner Marsh Shirtliff a lump in the throat and a possible misty eye

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Bass’ Galloping Goldmine

Star Trippi filly Inara came out firing on all cylinders and notched an outstanding fourth career Gr1 victory with a workmanlike win in Saturday’s slow-run R1 million Laurie Jaffee Empress Club Stakes

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Bass’ Friday Feature Fun

The Mike Bass team pulled off a superb raiding feature double at Fairview on Friday with their long-time colleague and friend Justin Snaith having to play second fiddle in both races

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Drakenstein Domination!

Milnerton based Mike Bass took three runners to the Eastern Cape for the Friday meeting and after Limpopo River had been beaten into second in her maiden effort earlier on, the veteran didn’t miss with his next two producing a welcome feature double

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Ernie – Or Else

Milnerton neighbours Joey Ramsden and Mike Bass added some much needed sparkle to a lifeless Kenilworth on Saturday afternoon with a hat-trick apiece

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Rear view mirror

Big wins, brasses and boring bits

They say the unexamined life is not worth living and life’s rear view mirror occasionally shows up details that weren’t obvious at first glance, so before we launch headlong into 2016, I thought it would be fun to look back at the year that was.

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Falcon Swoops From The Blue

It is often said that jockeys are the worst judges. But that maxim came slightly unstuck at Kenilworth on Sunday when Mike Bass’ retained rider Grant van Niekerk produced the Trippi mare Lanner Falcon with a sustained late run…

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Crash, Boom, Bass

Despite enjoying some of the most beautiful coastline in Africa, life’s not always a beach for Port Elizabeth-based owners and trainers. And when Mike Bass comes to town on a cherry-picking escapade with a decent big centre stakes performer, it’s pay-pay

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