Mike de Kock has probably done more than any other trainer in SA history to put SA racing on the map and deserves to have the title “Hall Of Famer”.
Compared to some other racing nations, South Africa is still catching up when it comes to properly recording and celebrating its rich history. The SA horseracing industry boasts a proud and colourful history stretching back to the 1880s. But, as with many long-standing traditions, pieces of that past have slowly slipped through the cracks. Without proper preservation, we risk losing much of what’s left of it, to the natural passage of time. As a new generation of racing fans emerges, memories fade, stories are forgotten, and valuable records are left to gather dust.
The suggestion has been made recently for a South African Racing Hall Of Fame and Charl Pretorius wrote about this topic in his latest Off The Record column.
