Seven-Length Statement From World Attraction

World Attraction made a dream debut in a Juvenile Plate over 1000m at Turffontein on Guineas Day, coming home 7,30-lengths clear and almost breaking 57s on his first visit to the racetrack.

He did it professionally and under an easy ride from Callan Murray, and Lucky Fish ambassadors Mike and Mathew de Kock are hugely excited about his future.

Callan said: “He’s a very nice horse and we had a fair bit of confidence coming into the race, but he still had to do it, so credit to him. He behaved beautifully when the start was delayed. The De Kock first-timers all come to the track with good heads on them from the grounding they get (in the baby barn) from Diane de Kock and Vivian Nkosi – before they go into the main yard.”

Mathew de Kock commented: “World Attraction has shown us a lot at home and that’s why there was a bit of pressure and anticipation today. He’s always been a lovely horse and he has a great bunch of owners, it’s really special to have won it for this new partnership.

“He’s got a lot of speed and a good head on him, which is going to take him a long way. He was educated as a young horse by my mom and her team. They do a fantastic job, also the grooms and the work riders. Horses like this bring big pressure, and he delivered.”

Mike echoed that and said: “It’s nice when horses bring their home work to the track, a lot of them don’t. These owners have been stalwarts in the yard, some of them new, and they’ve got a nice horse here. It’s fantastic to race with friends and we’ll havea fair bit of fun with this one. It was fitting too that World Atttraction was our first winner for our new sponsor, Lucky Fish."

Arun Chadha (representing the ASSM Syndicate), owns World Attraction alongside Mike de Kock, George Ragunan, Mukund Gijadhur, Noeline Malherbe and the Wernars family, said: “I was the underbidder on the horse and when Mike got him, I said, ‘I want in!’. Congratulations to all our partners.” 

World Attraction earned a R75,000 bonus from Race Coast Sales, where he was a R1,5-million purchase at the Summer Sale in January 2025. He was bred by Etienne Braun, Neville Cooper and Wayne Mealing and is by One World out of the five-time winning, black type-mare, Major Attraction (Vercingetorix).


World Attraction as a yearling. (Race Coast).