Desert Miracle

July 5, 2023
Desert Miracle (Christophe Soumillon) after the G1 Majorca Stakes).

Desert Miracle goes to stud at Wilgerbosdrift

Desert Miracle will be retired to stud following her second place to Princess Calla in Saturday’s G1 Garden Province Stakes at Greyville, Mike de Kock has […]
May 22, 2023

Desert Miracle wins Highveld award

Desert Miracle (Dynasty – Welwitschia), was awarded Champion Older Filly at the Highveld Feature Season Awards. She won April’s G1 Princess Charlene Empress Club Stakes over […]
April 15, 2023
Desert Miracle, stunning win. (JC Photos).

Desert Miracle blazes to victory!

Desert Miracle posted a captivating win in Saturday’s G1 HSH Princess Charlene Empress Club Stakes – putting to bed any doubts that she was from the […]
January 28, 2023
Desert Miracle wins the Majorca. (Chase Liebenberg).

Desert Miracle’s thrilling Majorca win

Mike de Kock last won the The G1 Schweppes Majorca Stakes in 2010 with Gluwein, and he was able to chalk it up once more at […]
January 7, 2023
Iphiko.

Kings Plate Day: Runner comments

Media scribes have been running out of superlatives in their scene-setting previews of the R2-million L’Ormarins King’s Plate over 1600m that tops the bill on Kings […]
October 3, 2022
Humdinger (J van der Merwe) with David Blaai and Diane de Kock. (JC Photos).

JP wins a Humdinger of a race!

A bit of a rags to riches tale! That’s how Sporting Post described the story of Saturday’s R300 000 TopBet Gr2 Joburg Spring (F&M) Challenge winner […]
March 5, 2022
Desert Miracle.

Desert Miracle coughed, bled

Desert Miracle unfortunately pulled up coughing after Saturday’s G1 SA Fillies Classic over 1800m, found to have bled. She finished fourth to Rain in Holland, fading […]
March 5, 2022
Safe Passage (middle) and Aragosta (right).

What to expect at Turffontein

Mike de Kock has returned from his Australian sojourn and he reported on Friday that the stable’s runners are looking good for Classic Day at Turffontein, […]
February 9, 2022
Safe Passage wins the Guineas. (JC Photos).

Drakenstein’s colt in the passage to Triple Crown

Smanga Khumalo produced recent Gr2 Dingaans winner Safe Passage with a powerful run to make it five wins on the trot with victory in the R1 […]