#J J van Vuuren

After the disappointment of Desert Miracle's defeat - labelled'a debacle' by the champion trainer - in the fairer sex equivalent, Mike de Kock must fancy his chances of making it a SA Triple Crown double after the recently retired new Ridgemont Highlands stallion Malmoos' dramatic success a year earlier. "Safe Passage is a helluva horse - I still…

While they come from different worlds, there are plenty of parallels between MK's Pride's owner Koos Nkale and Ashwin Reynolds, who races the well-beaten favourite Kommetdieding. Both come from humble beginnings and have become popular ambassadors for a sport struggling to reach a wider market and to transform. On the day, it was Koos Nkale's MK's…

Some of South Africa's elite thoroughbred champions were among the 48 horses nominated to run in the R2-million Summer Cup when first entries closed on Wednesday. The Grade 1 race over 2000m is scheduled to be run on the Turffontein Standside track on Saturday 26 November. World famous trainer Mike de Kock has entered six runners, including…