A more dedicated owner we could not hope to find. Our RA Owner of the Week Award goes to Hester Potgieter whose three year old colt, Glass Castle, won a Maiden Plate over 1000 metres at Turffontein on 24 November. This was Glass Castle’s second start (22/1) and he won by half a length. Weiho Marwing is the trainer and Apprentice N Klink was board. He was bred at Nadeson Park Stud – Great Britain (GB) – Darwin by National Assembly (Can)
Trainer Mike de Kock and owner-breeder Charles Savage have been voted on to the national board of the Racing Association in a poll among members.
De Kock is the most famous name in South African horse racing, having started out as an assistant trainer to Ormond Ferraris in 1984.
He has been South African champion trainer eight times, saddled more than 3,000 winners and raced successfully in nine racing jurisdictions around the world. He is a life member of the RA and a member of the NHA Rules Committee.
Savage is CEO of JSE-listed fintech specialist Purple Group, has been involved in derivative financial markets for 17 years and was a pioneer of spread trading in South Africa.
The RA’s mission is to protect and support the interests of horse racing and, in particular, those of racehorse owners.
Former top trainer Peter ‘PK’ Kannemeyer sadly passed away at his Milnerton residence on Monday morning at the age of 85 following a long battle with illness.
After half a century in the game first as a heavyweight jockey and then a highly successful trainer, he handed over the reins to son Dean in 1999.
In a recent interview for Computaform, Dean expressed the major part his father had played in his own development.
“My father was always keen for me to study and get a qualification, and then come back to racing. But I spent more time being at the yard and riding work than doing my homework, so that never got off the ground.”
“I had an excellent grounding both in life and as a trainer from my father, who always did his best to stop me neglecting my schoolwork.”
Peter Kannemeyer is survived by his children Dean, Mark, Lisa and grandchildren.
Vanessa Harrison
