Malan Q&A
THE article below appeared in the International Racing Club’s website on 27 April 2021. Click to read: malanq&a
Some training at Winterbach Stud
“Two weeks before the 2021 National Yearling Sale I was asked to visit Winterbach Stud to assist with their yearlings going to the sale,” writes MALAN DU TOIT. Winterbach Stud wanted me to ‘fine-tune’ their yearlings for the sale so that they could be...
‘Breaking in’ is a most important function
Malan du Toit does plenty of work behind the scenes – we hear of his success with racehorses but a chunk of his basic work is performed ‘breaking in’ young horses. Malan tells: “Horsey people have their own ideas of how to break in...
Memories of Belgium, 2012
I can hardly believe I was in Belgium working with renowned breeder and show trainer of some of the best Arabian horses, Johanna Ullström, almost nine years ago. Our project was a very expensive two-year-old Arabian named Kelzo, as aggressive as he was expensive....
A privilege to work with such horses!
THIS beautiful photo by Chase Liebenberg is of Saturday’s G1 Queen’s Plate winner Jet Dark, a smart three-year-old, fast up-and-coming, getting a splashdown after the big race. I was discussing big race winners with Jason May, the pre-trainer from Drakenstein Stud, and we are...
Malan on DSTV’s ‘Kwela’ magazine show
MALAN du Toit was the subject of a short documentary on the award-winning DSTV showm Kwela (Afrikaans). For the clip, go to Youtube link below:
Malan’s success with High Born Lady
HIGH Born Lady, a fluent winner of her 1200m debut at the Vaal on 5 December, had some behavioural problems as a younger horse, and trainers Mike and Adam Azzie called on Malan du Toit for help. Malan tells: “I’ve had a long and...
Malan took Sundari for a spin!
Malan du Toit, seen at Randjesfontein at the weekend on Candice Dawson stables’ lead horse, Sundari. He was working with one of Dawson’s runners and decided to take a break and sit on this former Kimberley Mile winner who was a very good sand...
Malan’s work with Fort Agopian
READ more about the troublesome Western Cape-based runner Fort Agopian, and how Malan and his team figured out a way to help him produce his best on the racetrack. READ HERE: Perseverance Rewarded!
TURF TALK 1 October 2020: Kwêla visits Malan for documentary
BEING a former man of the cloth, Malan du Toit is the type of guy who can lead horseracing out of the desert and into the Promised Land. He’s one of a kind, – honest, talented, logical, straight-shooting and fair, but he’d rather be...