Tuesday double for Rafeef

Ridgemont’s inform stallion Rafeef has been having a great run of success recently, and the former G1 Computform Sprint winner’s good form continued when Rafeef supplied a pair of winners at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Tuesday afternoon. Rafeef-sired three-year-olds were victorious in both the fourth and fifth races run at Kenilworth, with his son Kaapse Klopse […]

More feature race success for Rafeef

For a second Saturday in a row, Ridgemont’s boom stallion Rafeef supplied the winner of a graded sprint feature. Last weekend, the Rafeef sired G1 Gold Medallion winner Thunderstruck won the G2 Khaya Stables Diadem Stakes at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth and yesterday Rafeef gelding Mover And Shaker scored a surprise win in the G3 TAB J […]

Rafeef colt lands G2 Khaya Stables Diadem Stakes

Ridgemont’s G1 Computaform Sprint winning sire Rafeef had another big payday at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday when his son Thunderstruck won the G2 Khaya Stables Diadem Stakes. Runner up in the G1 World Pool Cape Flying Championship last time out, the Sean Tarry-trained Thunderstruck was sent off favourite to win Saturday’s R600 000 race and […]

Rafeef Filly Wins Swallow Listed

The well bred Piemonte-bred daughter of Rafeef, Troppo Veloce, got her much deserved Black Type when winning the Swallow Stakes Listed on the weekend for trainer Sean Tarry and owner Mr De Lange. It was the consistent grey filly’s fourth career win, having only been out of the money on one occasion. By Rafeef out […]

Rafeef – Star Quality And Stats Tell The Story

Ridgemont Highlands’ Gr1 winning Redoute’s Choice stallion Rafeef has maintained his magic momentum in his second season and is well on his way to establishing himself in the exclusion upper echelons of South Africa’s most sought after sires. The rising star has 19 lots on the BSA National Yearling Sale this week. And with over […]

Ridgemont Highlands Enjoy A Premier Sale!

Ridgemont Highlands enjoyed some fantastic results at the 2023 Cape Premier Yearling Sale Powered by Tattersalls, which took place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Thursday. The farm ended the one day sale as third Leading Vendors by Aggregate, with Ridgemont Highlands selling eight yearlings for an aggregate of R3.8 million. Top lot […]

Paddock Stakes Joy For Ridgemont Highlands

Ridgemont Highlands have bred an outstanding filly in the form of Make It Snappy. The latter stamped herself a leading contender for the Equus Award of Champion 3YO Filly this season when she downed an outstanding field to win Saturday’s G1 Cartier Paddock Stakes, South Africa’s premier race for fillies and mares. Winner of three […]

Ridgemont Highlands To Offer Premier Draft At Cape Sale

Ridgemont Highlands, firmly entrenched as one of South Africa’s leading thoroughbred nurseries, will be offering a top-notch draft at January’s Cape Premier Yearling Sale powered by Tattersalls. Not only will the Robertson farm be offering yearlings by such proven and promising sires as Canford Cliffs, Futura, One World, Rafeef, Trippi and Vercingetorix, Ridgemont Highlands will […]

Rafeef’s Shantastic Too Classy On Debut

Ridgemont Highlands’ sire sensation Rafeef came up with yet another very promising debut winner when his daughter Shantastic won at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Monday afternoon. Trained by Dean Kannemeyer, two-year-old Shantastic put up a smart performance to win Monday’s Catch KZN Racing via live streaming on www.galloptv.co.za Maiden Plate (F&M) over 1200 metres. Under an […]

Perfect Start For Mrs Browning

Ridgemont Highlands’ prominent young sire Rafeef is seldom out of the news these days, and the former G1 Computaform Sprint winner came up with yet another eye catching winner at Turffontein on Tuesday afternoon. Rafeef’s two-year-old daughter Mrs Browning made the perfect start to her racing career when she made a winning debut in open […]