| Mike de Kock | |
| Occupation: | Trainer |
| Birth Place: | Alberton, South Africa |
| Birth Date: | 14 February 1964 |
| Career Wins: | 3,400+ (ongoing) |
| Race: | South Africa Feature Race wins: Durban July (2002, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2022) Sun Met (1999, 2000, 2012) Summer Cup (2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010) South African Triple Crown Race wins: South African Triple Tiara Race wins: International Stakes wins: |
Mike de Kock (born February 14, 1964) is a South African racehorse trainer. He currently holds the South African record for most Grade 1 wins by a trainer with 139. He has trained over 3,600 winners who have won in South Africa, UAE, Hong Kong, Singapore, United Kingdom[1] and the USA.[2]
De Kock has been champion trainer 8 times.[3] In his career he has trained 133 Grade 1 winners, 148 Grade 2 winners, and 98 Grade 3 winners.
Mike de Dock has been awarded Champion Trainer of South Africa at the annual Equus Awards on seven occasions.[4] [5]
A list of all the Grade 1 winners trained by Mike de Kock.
De Kock holds the record for the most Grade 1 Summer Cup victories with nine wins (three of them when the race was known as the Champion Stakes).[6]
| No | Year | Race | Country | Horse | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1989 | Administrator's Champion Stakes | Evening Mist | Tobie van Booma | |
| 2 | 1995 | Gold Challenge | Record Edge | Karl Neisius | |
| 3 | 1997 | Gosforth Park Classic | Patchouli Dancer | Jeff Lloyd | |
| 4 | 1997 | First National Bank 1600 | Record Edge | Karl Neisius | |
| 5 | 1997 | Skeaping Champion Stakes | Record Edge | Karl Neisius | |
| 6 | 1997 | KZN Guineas | Golden Hoard | Karl Neisius | |
| 7 | 1997 | Premier's Champion Stakes | Rarotonga Treaty | Piere Strydom | |
| 8 | 1998 | Skeaping Champion Stakes | Golden Hoard | Weichong Marwing | |
| 9 | 1998 | Gold Challenge | Golden Hoard | Weichong Marwing | |
| 10 | 1998 | Garden Province Stakes | Spook Express | Weichong Marwing | |
| 11 | 1998 | Champion Stakes | Golden Hoard | Weichong Marwing | |
| 12 | 1998 | November Handicap | Smart Money | Weichong Marwing | |
| 13 | 1999 | Paddock Stakes | Dog Wood | Weichong Marwing | |
| 14 | 1999 | Cape Guineas | Weichong Marwing | ||
| 15 | 1999 | Weichong Marwing | |||
| 16 | 1999 | Cape Derby | Dog Wood | Weichong Marwing | |
| 17 | 1999 | Gosforth Park Classic | Weichong Marwing | ||
| 18 | 1999 | First National Bank 1600 | Smart Money | Weichong Marwing | |
| 19 | 1999 | Skeaping Champion Stakes | Fort Defiance | Weichong Marwing | |
| 20 | 1999 | Weichong Marwing | |||
| 21 | 2000 | Badger's Coast | Guillermo Figueroa | ||
| 22 | 2000 | Daily News 2000 | Badger's Coast | Piere Strydom | |
| 23 | 2000 | Ipi Tombe Challenge* | Kimberley Mine | Paul Devlin | |
| 24 | 2000 | Summer Cup | Delta Form | Guillermo Figueroa | |
| 25 | 2001 | Garden Province Stakes | Velvet Green | Weichong Marwing | |
| 26 | 2001 | Champions Cup | Ingleside | Kevin Shea | |
| 27 | 2001 | Summer Cup | Ingleside | Kevin Shea | |
| 28 | 2002 | Paddock Stakes | Escoleta Fitz | Kevin Shea | |
| 29 | 2002 | Cape Guineas | Flight Alert | Kevin Shea | |
| 30 | 2002 | Gold Bowl | Kelly | Weichong Marwing | |
| 31 | 2002 | Woolavington Cup | Kevin Shea | ||
| 32 | 2002 | Kevin Shea | |||
| 33 | 2002 | Garden Province Stakes | Escoleta Fitz | Kevin Shea | |
| 34 | 2003 | Cape Guineas | Domino Man | Kevin Shea | |
| 35 | 2003 |  | Kevin Shea | ||
| 36 | 2003 | Summer Cup | Wolf Whistle | Kevin Shea | |
| 37 | 2003 | Cape Fillies Guineas | Emerald Beauty | Kevin Shea | |
| 38 | 2004 | Paddock Stakes | Angelina | Jannie Bekker | |
| 39 | 2004 | | Right Approach (Dead-Heat) | Weichong Marwing | |
| 40 | 2004 | SA Classic | Greys Inn | Kevin Shea | |
| 41 | 2004 | Horse Chestnut 1600 | Domino Man | Weichong Marwing | |
| 42 | 2004 | Greys Inn | Weichong Marwing | ||
| 43 | 2004 | Greys Inn | Anthony Delpech | ||
| 44 | 2005 | SA Fillies Classic | Iridescence | Weichong Marwing | |
| 45 | 2005 | Gold Medallion | Carnadore | Weichong Marwing | |
| 46 | 2005 | Woolavington Cup | Iridescence | Weichong Marwing | |
| 47 | 2005 | Summer Cup | Ilha Da Vitoria | Weichong Marwing | |
| 48 | 2006 | Empress Club Stakes | Fair Maiden | Weichong Marwing | |
| 49 | 2006 | Horse Chestnut 1600 | Ilha Da Vitoria | Kevin Shea | |
| 50 | 2006 |  | Iridescence | Weichong Marwing | |
| 51 | 2006 | Premiers Champion Stakes | Kildonan | Weichong Marwing | |
| 52 | 2006 | Champions Cup | Equal Image | Weichong Marwing | |
| 53 | 2007 | Empress Club Stakes | Little Miss Magic | Weichong Marwing | |
| 54 | 2007 | Allan Robertson Fillies Championship | Rat Burana | Weichong Marwing | |
| 55 | 2007 | Golden Horse Sprint | Kildonan | Weichong Marwing | |
| 56 | 2007 | Golden Slipper | Gilded Minaret | Weichong Marwing | |
| 57 | 2007 | Garden Province Stakes | Bold Ellinore | Weichong Marwing | |
| 58 | 2007 | Canon Gold Cup | Thundering Star | Johnny Geroudis | |
| 59 | 2008 | | Sun Classique | Kevin Shea | |
| 60 | 2008 | | Archipenko | Kevin Shea | |
| 61 | 2008 | SA Fillies Sprint | Rat Burana | Anthony Delpech | |
| 62 | 2008 | Golden Horseshoe | Forest Path | Anthony Delpech | |
| 63 | 2008 | Premiers Champion Stakes | Rocks Off | Kevin Shea | |
| 64 | 2008 | Summer Cup | Rudra | Kevin Shea | |
| 65 | 2008 | Hong Kong Cup | | Eagle Mountain | Kevin Shea |
| 66 | 2009 | SA Classic | Forest Path | Raymond Danielson | |
| 67 | 2009 | Bouquet Garni | Anthony Delpech | ||
| 68 | 2009 | Woolavington Stakes | Zirconeum | Kevin Shea | |
| 69 | 2009 | Golden Horseshoe | Musir | Anthony Delpech | |
| 70 | 2009 | Thekwini Stakes | Laverna | Anthony Delpech | |
| 71 | 2009 | Paddock Stakes | Mother Russia | Anton Marcus | |
| 72 | 2010 | Majorca Stakes | Gluwein | Anthony Delpech | |
| 73 | 2010 | Empress Club Stakes | Mother Russia | Anton Marcus | |
| 74 | 2010 | SA Fillies Classic | Here To Win (BRZ) | Anthony Delpech | |
| 75 | 2010 | Irish Flame | Kevin Shea | ||
| 76 | 2010 | Singapore Cup |  | Lizard's Desire | Kevin Shea |
| 77 | 2010 | Daily News | Irish Flame | Kevin Shea | |
| 78 | 2010 | Golden Slipper | Mahbooba | Kevin Shea | |
| 79 | 2010 | Bold Silvano | Anthony Delpech | ||
| 80 | 2010 | Garden Province Stakes | Here To Win (BRZ) | Anthony Delpech | |
| 81 | 2010 | Canon Gold Cup | Ancestral Fore | Kevin Shea | |
| 82 | 2010 | Sansui Summer Cup | Flirtation | Randall Simons | |
| 83 | 2011 | Queen's Plate | Mother Russia | Anton Marcus | |
| 84 | 2011 | SA Fillies Classic | Igugu | Anthony Delpech | |
| 85 | 2011 | Woolavington Stakes | Igugu | Anthony Delpech | |
| 86 | 2011 | Igugu | Anthony Delpech | ||
| 87 | 2011 | Thekwini Stakes | Amanee | Kevin Shea | |
| 88 | 2012 | Igugu | Anthony Delpech | ||
| 89 | 2012 | Jebel Hatta | | Masterofhounds (USA) | Kevin Shea |
| 90 | 2012 | Empress Club Stakes | Europa Point | Anton Marcus | |
| 91 | 2012 | SA Nursery | Soft Falling Rain | Anton Marcus | |
| 92 | 2012 | President's Champion Challenge | Europa Point | Anthony Delpech | |
| 93 | 2012 | Woolavington Stakes | Viva Maria | Anthony Delpech | |
| 94 | 2012 | Durban Golden Slipper | Rumya | Anthony Delpech | |
| 95 | 2012 | Cape Fillies Guineas | Rumya | Anthony Delpech | |
| 96 | 2013 | Al Quoz Sprint | | Shea Shea | Christophe Soumillon |
| 97 | 2013 | Daily News 2000 | Vercingetorix | Anthony Delpech | |
| 98 | 2014 | Jebel Hatta | | Vercingetorix | Christophe Soumillon |
| 99 | 2014 | Hong Kong Champions Mile | | Variety Club | Anton Marcus |
| 100 | 2014 | Allan Robertson Fillies Championship | Alboran Sea | Muzi Yeni | |
| 101 | 2014 | Cape Fillies Guineas | Majmu | Anthony Delpech | |
| 102 | 2015 | Cape Flying Championship | Alboran Sea | Weichong Marwing | |
| 103 | 2015 | Cape Derby | Ertijaal | Gavin Lerena | |
| 104 | 2015 | Empress Club Stakes | Majmu | Anthony Delpech | |
| 105 | 2015 | Computaform Sprint | Alboran Sea | Anthony Delpech | |
| 106 | 2015 | SA Oaks | Pine Princess | Anthony Delpech | |
| 107 | 2015 | Allan Robertson Championship | Entisaar | Johnny Geroudis | |
| 108 | 2015 | Gold Cup | Wild One | Anthony Delpech | |
| 109 | 2015 | Cape Guineas | Noah From Goa | Anthony Delpech | |
| 110 | 2017 | SA Fillies Classic | Orchid Island | Anthony Delpech | |
| 111 | 2017 | Empress Club Stakes | Nother Russia | Craig Zackey | |
| 112 | 2017 | SA Classic | Heavenly Blue | Callan Murray | |
| 113 | 2017 | SA Nursery | Mustaaqueem | Callan Murray | |
| 114 | 2017 | Computaform Sprint | Rafeef | Callan Murray | |
| 115 | 2018 | Empress Club Stakes | Nother Russia | Craig Zackey | |
| 116 | 2018 | SA Fillies Classic | Takingthepeace | Callan Murray | |
| 117 | 2018 | Premier's Champion Stakes | Soqrat | Randall Simons | |
| 118 | 2018 | Cape Guineas | Soqrat | Randall Simons | |
| 119 | 2019 | Cape Derby | Atyaab | Diego De Gouveia | |
| 120 | 2019 | Horse Chestnut Stakes | Soqrat | Randall Simons | |
| 121 | 2019 | SA Classic | Hawwaam | Gavin Lerena | |
| 122 | 2019 | Premiers Champions Challenge | Hawwaam | Anton Marcus | |
| 123 | 2019 | Daily News 2000 | Hawwaam | Anton Marcus | |
| 124 | 2020 | Cartier Paddock Stakes | Queen Supreme | Callan Murray | |
| 125 | 2020 | Horse Chestnut Stakes | Hawwaam | Callan Murray | |
| 126 | 2020 | Premiers Champions Challenge | Hawwaam | Callan Murray | |
| 127 | 2021 | Cartier Paddock Stakes | Queen Supreme | Keagan De Melo | |
| 128 | 2021 | SA Classic | Malmoos | Luke Ferraris | |
| 129 | 2021 | SA Derby | Malmoos | Luke Ferraris | |
| 130 | 2022 | SA Derby | Aragosta | Richard Fourie | |
| 131 | 2022 | Daily News 2000 | Safe Passage | Muzi Yeni | |
| 132 | 2022 | Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge | Al Muthana | Richard Fourie | |
| 133 | 2022 | Hollywoodbets Durban July | Sparkling Water | S'manga Khumalo | |
| 134 | 2023 | Majorca Stakes | Desert Miracle | Christophe Soumillon | |
| 135 | 2023 | Empress Club Stakes | Desert Miracle | Craig Zackey | |
| 136 | 2024 | SA Classic | Gimme A Nother | JP van der Merwe | |
| 137 | 2024 | Empress Club Stakes | Gimme A Nother | JP van der Merwe | |
| 138 | 2024 | Woolavington 2000 | Silver Sanctuary | Richard Fourie | |
| 139 | 2024 | Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge | Dave The King | Muzi Yeni | |