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‘I have no doubt that South African runners will be competitive here’
Expatriate South African trainer Mat de Kock, one half of the Griffiths-de Kock racing operation at Cranbourne and the son of champion trainer Mike de Kock, has implored his home country breeders to step up to the plate at the Bloodstock South Africa National Yearling Sale. Young de Kock, who has trained 218 winners, eight... Read More
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‘I think the expectations out there are a bit greater than what’s really happening at the moment’
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