Adam Marcus - Star of the Week

At 24 years of age, Adam Marcus is currently the youngest trainer in South Africa. Of course he is the son of the legendary Basil Marcus who himself excelled as both jockey and trainer. Adam has huge respect for his father who taught him the most valuable life lesson that there isn’t a substitute for hard work and determination. Adam started off with a mere 6 horses at his Milnerton base in March 2012 and owing to some decent results, he now has 41 horses under his care. He was associated with some brilliant horses when he worked for his dad, most notably South Africa’s highest earner, Jay Peg. He trains for some of the country’s prominent owners and is humbled by the opportunity. Adam rates the smashing looking four-year old daughter of Ashaawes, PRICELESS JEWEL as his best at the moment and she has achieved 5 wins from her 11 starts to date. She contests this Saturday’s Grade 3 Victress Stakes over 1800m at Kenilworth and is sure to love the long run-in of the summer course. Her conditioner has mentioned that her main aim for the Cape season is the Grade 1 Paddock Stakes so it could pay dividends to follow her progress over the weekend.

Adam Marcus: Star of the Week

Well done Adam (tu)

Well done Adam.With more support is surely destined to well in the future.

Who is really training the horses in that yard?

Farawaysaint Wrote:

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> Who is really training the horses in that yard?


Adam is

Farawaysaint Wrote:

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> Who is really training the horses in that yard?


basil, everybody knows that

Give credit where credit is due.This is a young man learning the tricks of the trade very fast .3 or 4 years ago when he was running the Durban satellite yard for his father he had a very high strike rate.Much better than some of the local trainers.He is definitely an asset to the training ranks.Keep up the good work young man.

Blouperd Wrote:

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You sure ?

Guys, give Adam a break.. He is a enthusiastic young hard working chap who has taken on a extremely difficult profession and good luck to him. If his dad is there to lean on, so be it, he would be a fool not to take advice from Basil. Mike de Kock also has lots of people who do the dirty for him and every good trainer does have people they bounce off and that are part of their great teams that make them the trainers they are at the end of the day. Training is a team effort and I think young Adam has a great future with the team he has behind him!

Sharky Wrote:

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> Guys, give Adam a break.. He is a enthusiastic
> young hard working chap who has taken on a
> extremely difficult profession and good luck to
> him. If his dad is there to lean on, so be it, he
> would be a fool not to take advice from Basil.
> Mike de Kock also has lots of people who do the
> dirty for him and every good trainer does have
> people they bounce off and that are part of their
> great teams that make them the trainers they are
> at the end of the day. Training is a team effort
> and I think young Adam has a great future with the
> team he has behind him!

(tu)

Does it even matter ? Probably both and wouldn't that be best, can think of few family yards that have had massive success.

Sharky Wrote:

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> Guys, give Adam a break.. He is a enthusiastic
> young hard working chap who has taken on a
> extremely difficult profession and good luck to
> him. If his dad is there to lean on, so be it, he
> would be a fool not to take advice from Basil.
> Mike de Kock also has lots of people who do the
> dirty for him and every good trainer does have
> people they bounce off and that are part of their
> great teams that make them the trainers they are
> at the end of the day. Training is a team effort
> and I think young Adam has a great future with the
> team he has behind him!

well said matey(tu)