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 143. He has trained over 3,600 winners, who have won in South Africa, UAE, Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the US.

De Kock has been champion trainer eight times. He has trained 141 Grade 1 winners, 159 Grade 2 winners, and 102 Grade 3 winners.

On 1 February 2025, De Kock began officially training in partnership with his son Mathew following the latter's return to South Africa from Australia.

On 27 July 2025, de Kock was inducted into the South African Hall of Fame for his achievements and contributions to the sport of horse racing in South Africa.

Awards

De Kock has been awarded Champion Trainer of South Africa at the annual Equus Awards on seven occasions.

Grade 1 Winners

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).

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 Horse Chestnut Weichong Marwing 15 1999 J&B Met Horse Chestnut Weichong Marwing 16 1999 Cape Derby Dog Wood Weichong Marwing 17 1999 Gosforth Park Classic Horse Chestnut Weichong Marwing 18 1999 First National Bank 1600 Smart Money Weichong Marwing 19 1999 Skeaping Champion Stakes Fort Defiance Weichong Marwing 20 1999 SA Derby Horse Chestnut Weichong Marwing 21 2000 J&B Met 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 Ipi Tombe Kevin Shea 32 2002 Vodacom Durban July Ipi Tombe Kevin Shea 33 2002 Garden Province Stakes Escoleta Fitz Kevin Shea 34 2003 Cape Guineas Domino Man Kevin Shea 35 2003 Dubai Duty Free Ipi Tombe 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 Dubai Duty Free 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 SA Derby Greys Inn Weichong Marwing 43 2004 Vodacom Durban July 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 QEII Cup 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 Dubai Sheema Classic Sun Classique Kevin Shea 60 2008 QEII Cup 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 SA Derby 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 SA Derby 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 Vodacom Durban July 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 Vodacom Durban July Igugu Anthony Delpech 87 2011 Thekwini Stakes Amanee Kevin Shea 88 2012 J&B Met 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 Murray1272021Cartier Paddock StakesQueen SupremeKeagan De Melo1282021SA ClassicMalmoosLuke Ferraris1292021SA DerbyMalmoosLuke Ferraris1302022SA DerbyAragostaRichard Fourie1312022Daily News 2000Safe PassageMuzi Yeni1322022Hollywoodbets Gold ChallengeAl MuthanaRichard Fourie1332022Hollywoodbets Durban JulySparkling WaterS'manga Khumalo1342023Majorca StakesDesert MiracleChristophe Soumillon1352023Empress Club StakesDesert MiracleCraig Zackey1362024SA ClassicGimme A NotherJP van der Merwe1372024Empress Club StakesGimme A NotherJP van der Merwe1382024Woolavington 2000Silver SanctuaryRichard Fourie1392024Hollywoodbets Gold ChallengeDave The KingMuzi Yeni1402024Ridgemont Garden ProvinceHumdingerPiere Strydom1412024HKJC Champions CupDave The KingRichard Fourie1422025Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge*Dave The KingCallan Murray1432025Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas*Jan Van GoyenCallan Murray Winners trained in partnership with son Mathew de Kock.

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