A great start with Lucky Fish

Just over a year since Mike and Mat de Kock launched their training partnership, the father-and-son team have partnered with Lucky Fish and thus join Milnerton lady trainer Lucinda Woodruff, who also operates under the banner of the dynamic maverick brand.

After 35 years of training champions, Mike de Kock ended his reign at the end of January 2025 with an estimated 3803 career winners, including 141 Grade 1’s, 158 Grade 2’s and 102 Grade 3 wins – numbers unequalled in SA racing history and stats that were set to be the gold standard for many years to come.

But it really has been business as usual, with the new generation De Kock Racing having added three more Grade 1 winners to the impressive tally.

The De Kock Racing team struck gold with an early winner under the Lucky Fish flag at Turffontein on Saturday, when World Attraction skated home an easy winner, and then followed up with Spittheeights’ impressive victory in the TAB Gr2 Gauteng Guineas.

Mat de Kock told the Sporting Post that they were excited about the new relationship with Lucky Fish.

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