De Kock Unleashes A Ridgemont-Bred Missile
It may have been just an ordinary midweek meeting at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Wednesday. But the De Kock stable took the wraps off what looks to be a potentially smart sort! Named Exocet, and campaigned by breeders Ridgemont and Devin Heffer, the juvenile colt contested the 1000m opener and after pacing it out with favourite […]
Ridgemont’s Binda Double
An interprovincial double with two Ridgemont-bred two year olds capped a good weekend for trainer Clinton Binda who runs his operation from his private training establishment, in Lanseria. Binda, who turns 60 in September, learnt the trade with Robin Smith in Zimbabwe and Mark Watters at Milnerton, and is well-known for running his horses unshod. […]
Canford Cliffs: A Stellar Weekend for Ridgemont’s Sire
Ridgemont’s stallion, Canford Cliffs (IRE), has firmly established his presence in South Africa with a remarkable weekend, producing his first Grade 1 winner and securing a feature double on the sprint day at Hollywoodbets Scottsville. On Saturday, his two-year-old unbeaten filly, Direct Hit, delivered a commanding performance in the Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship. Trained by […]
Canford Cliffs – Another Dazzling Double
The Ridgemont team enjoyed a double at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on a Cape winter’s Wednesday with two daughters of their international stakes-producing five-time Gr1-winning stallion Canford Cliffs producing the goods for the Brett & James Crawford yard. With Brett Crawford having left on Tuesday for his new challenge in Hong Kong, it was encouraging to see […]
Rafeef – More Accolades As Dream Season Rolls On!
It was another super Saturday for Ridgemont’s boom sire Rafeef with an impressive 2yo debut winner at Turffontein and two award winning progeny at the Highveld Feature Season Awards later the same day. Formerly sponsored by Ridgemont, the talented Callan Murray was enjoying his first race day back on African soil in over four years […]
Highveld Feature Season Awards ’25 – All The Winners
The Ndoro Stud-bred son of Wilgerbosdrift’s War Front stallion Fire Away, Alec Laird-trained Fire Attack dominated the 2025 Highveld Feature Season Awards at Turffontein on Saturday evening, winning three awards, including Horse Of The Season. Winner of the HKJC World Pool Gr1 Premier’s Champions Challenge, Fire Attack was a model of consistency throughout the season. […]
Esteemed By Name, Esteemed By Nature!
Ridgemont’s red-hot sires Rafeef and Canford Cliffs enjoyed a collective national treble in the Cape and on the Highveld on Saturday, with both saluting with 2yo winners. The first leg of Rafeef’s double came in the shape of a dazzling debut effort by his Ridgemont-bred two-year-old son, Esteemed, who was expected to be green but […]
Rafeef’s Son Named Champion Sprinter
Ridgemont Highlands’ leading young stallion Rafeef continues to make headlines, and the G1 winning son of Redoute’s Choice was at it again at Saturday night’s Highveld Racing Awards ceremony, held at The Venue in Johannesburg. Rafeef’s uber speedy son Master Archie, a member of his sire’s outstanding first crop, picked up two awards of Saturday […]
Canford Cliffs Colt Romps To Victory In The Listed Summer Juvenile Stakes
Ridgemont Highlands’ exciting resident sire Canford Cliffs has made a cracking start with his first South African runners this season, and the five time G1 winning son of Tagula came up with an impressive stakes winner when his son Cliff Top made all to land the Listed City Of Cape Town Summer Juvenile Stakes (1000m) at Kenilworth on Saturday.
Canford Cliffs Filly Wows On Debut
Ridgemont Highlands’ five time G1 winning sire Canford Cliffs looks to have come up with a cracking filly in his first South African crop, with his daughter Body Electric scoring a brilliant debut win at Kenilworth on Sunday.