Greatest South Africa betting coups.

The greatest bettig coup in my 30 odd years of racing,

Mike Burns was the jockey Syd Laird the trainer Newmarket race 9 last of the day.


imitless a maiden beaten many lengths on debut was runing in a D division and the money poured on in cash .
An Alberton buisness man in transport was running around the bookies ring placing cash everywere he could get a bet.

33-1 started 5-1 won by a distance and Pieter Koekemoer won around 300 000 in around 1985 ,thats the best coup i remember.

2nd best Scott Kenney

3 horses running in race 2 at newmarket
fav was trained by Robert Maroun and Scott had 3 horses in race all 1st timers.


First bluff money arrived for horse ridden by i forget then bluff money for stable companion ridden by Felix the last 5 minutes atomb bombs arrive for Cardinal Sin and W mawing still an appie.

Cardinal Sin won by Half A length.

Anyone remember

Is this the same Mike we talking about

Who remembers the First Base Coup i cant rember the trainer from east rand name.
or horses name but if somebody does its a great story
The coup at the vaal.
First Base a top division horse entered as a maiden against the blind school.

Only for Rod Bechus to start asking questions.

Greatest coup ever in sa.

Selling of newmarket and gosforth park and listing pgl

ZENYATTA, was the trainer BARNIE BARNARD who did the horse switch & got found out ?

Thats it Barnie Barnard and Yes same Mike Burns

Easy only you would come up with a sxxty comment.
You are jealous.

zenyatta Wrote:

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> Thats it Barnie Barnard and Yes same Mike Burns

Gonna call him now

the top division horse was kiev

Kiev is correct.
i thought was first base.
Passmore brian Cherry were good and David Payne started a few good coups in steel but
the Late Mike Rilley was great even though he died poor he could line up a horse.
He even used a lady jock to get money.

Mark Dixon lined up a few


But the greatest coup i can say i was involved in was with handbrake van whyk

Light Linda all to come Vishysoise at newmarket race 1 and 2.

7 to1 atc7 to 1 .

both shit in and vaan whyk got the lot.

zenyatta Wrote:

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> Who remembers the First Base Coup i cant rember
> the trainer from east rand name.
> or horses name but if somebody does its a great
> story
> The coup at the vaal.
> First Base a top division horse entered as a
> maiden against the blind school.
>
> Only for Rod Bechus to start asking questions.

Technically, this is not a coup, its fraud. I think it was Kiev and the trainer was part time with a full time job as a headmaster? I think there is a thread on this.

Zenyetta are you copying from a book or do you remember all this....: ... I can't even remember what won the last at Kenilworth today let alone some coup 20 years back...()