Over the weekend, Mike De Kock used his website to promote the soundness and quality of South African bred throughbreds, while poking at South American private purchases, specifically those from Argentina.
“Lizard’s Desire and indeed Lucky Find flew the flag again for South African-breds. They are generally sounds, value buys as opposed to the horses in training from Argentina, where sellers have become unrealistic, way over the top. International buyers should be flocking to South Africa and I hope our breeders and owners stay realistic. That will keep our market lively and open.”
South African-breds have had enormous success at the Carnival, mostly due to the training exploits of De Kock and countrymate Herman Brown. Yet, some of De Kock’s biggest wins came with Argentine-bred horses, including Honour Devil and Asiatic Boy, both UAE Derby winners. Still, the disappointing Argentina-bred private purchases seem to outnumber the successful ones. Rocks Off, Blues And Rock, Boss Professor, and Jodi are some more recent De Kock Argentine imports who have failed to succeed in Dubai.
Click HERE for the full story from De Kock’s website.