Wow William! Not A Dry Eye In The House…
The Ridgemont-bred Rafeef gelding William Robertson’s milestone victory in the R1 million TAB Gr1 Computaform Sprint at Turffontein on Saturday will go down as the fairytale moment of 4Racing’s 2025 Champions Day as the soldier found reserves of strength and overcame an objection to register a deserved maiden Grade 1 success. We have said it […]
Speed And Stamina – Rafeef Rules!
He was once popularly labelled ‘the thunder from Down Under’ and the stature of Ridgemont’s super sire Rafeef, a champion, by a champion, out of a champion, continues to grow with every passing major raceday. That was underscored in no uncertain terms for the sire of sires again on Champions Day when the former SA […]
Speed And Stamina – Rafeef Rules!
He has produced three winners of the prestigious Computaform Sprint He was once popularly labelled ‘the thunder from Down Under’ and the stature of Ridgemont’s super sire Rafeef, a champion, by a champion, out of a champion, continues to grow with every passing major raceday. That was underscored in no uncertain terms for the sire […]
Ridgemont’s Phenomenal 2YO Streak Set To Burgeon
The Ridgemont homebred colt Esteemed, whom Ridgemont own in partnership with Devin Heffer, made a huge impression on debut and the good looking son of Rafeef is the favourite for Saturday’s Gr 2 TAB SA Nursery. Ridgemont have been virtually unbeatable with their two-year-old runners this season and their winning streak could continue on Saturday […]
Esteemed By Name, Esteemed By Nature!
Firing on all cylinders 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 […]
Ridgemont-Bred Rafeef Gelding Records 14th Win
The R1 million Gr1 Computaform Sprint is the next target for Corne Spies’ top-class Rafeef gelding William Robertson who lumbered top weight of 62kgs when running out a convincing winner of the R300 000 TAB Gr3 JJ The Jet Plane Stakes at Turffontein on Saturday. Ridden by Bryanston Auctioneers’ Ryan Munger, who won his maiden […]
Ridgemont Sires On Fire!
Ridgemont jockey Richard Fourie got his first feel of the exciting Mike de Kock-trained Rafeef filly Easy Tiger, who stormed to her second consecutive win at Turffontein on Saturday. Raced by Ridgemont and Devin Heffer, Easy Tiger quickened and ran on strongly to beat Glastonbury. She was green in the run to the line and […]
A Ridgemont Tiger In De Kock’s Tank
The Ridgemont-bred Rafeef filly Easy Tiger produced one of the most impressive juvenile debut performances of recent months when she ran out an easy winner accounting for more experienced males in the Turffontein opener on Saturday. Clawing his way back to peak fitness after his recent injury enforced lay-off, Muzi Yeni had Easy Tiger well […]
The Thunder Rolls!
The Ridgemont Team look to have another classic prospect on their hands after the Rafeef filly Mon Petit Cherie followed in the golden hoofprints of the Robertson nursery’s past Cape Fillies Guineas winners Make It Snappy (2022) and Front And Centre (2018), with a sensational victory in last Saturday’s Gr2 Western Cape Fillies Championship at […]
Rafeef Daughters Dominate Betway Summer Cup Prep
The fairer sex dominated what in effect was a Betway Summer Cup trial race at a hot Turffontein on Saturday with Rafeef daughters Beating Wings and Frances Ethel filling the top two places in the R175 000 Pinnacle Stakes run over the 1600m inside course. Africa’s richest race, the R6 million Betway Gr1 Summer Cup […]