25. May. 2016 / by /   News / 0 comments

Abashiri scoops Highveld awards

MALAN du Toit and wife Finnie were hosted at trainer Mike Azzie’s table at last week’s Highveld Feature Season Awards in Johannesburg, during which Azzie’s SA Triple Crown winner Abashiri swept the boards. As reported elsewhere on this site, Malan has worked extensively with...
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11. May. 2016 / by /   News / 0 comments

Loading, draws and stubborn horses

THE new starting stall loading procedures require all horses to be loaded by their draw numbers, writes leading trainer LOUIS GOOSEN. So, any horse that will not stand in the stalls or suchlike is in trouble.That horse will be loaded in terms of its...
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Abashri with Malan du Toit at the start of the SA Derby.
5. May. 2016 / by /   News / 0 comments

Abashiri was nervous before the SA Derby

ABASHIRI’s breathtaking win in last Saturday’s Gr1 SA Derby, the third leg of the SA Triple Crown, has been much celebrated and discussed, strangely without much mention in the media of Malan du Toit, an integral member of the Abashiri team. We dealt with...
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