Thunderstruck Retired To Stud
It is very disappointing to announce that Thunderstruck injured his knee in what looked like a very comfortable and spectacular victory on Saturday. In consultation with the vets and racing manager, Jehan Malherbe, given how late it is in the season and considering all that he has done for us and the brilliant season he […]
Ridgemont Bred Winner’s Classic Pedigree
Saturday’s TAB Listed Gold Bowl winner Crimson King (Dynasty) hails from one of the most enduring families in the studbook. A full-brother to four time winner and Listed East Cape Guineas third King Regent, Crimson King’s dam Cup Of Rubies (Mogok) won three times and her half-brother Hunting Tower (Fort Wood) won both the 2007 […]
Ridgemont Feature Treble
The Championships Finale day at Turffontein on Saturday proved a red-letter occasion of some proportions for the Ridgemont team. The Kieswetter family operation in the magnificent Robertson valley has continued as a nursery of champions since their takeover from the Beck family in 2017, and is home to an illustrious line-up of sires, including the […]
Dual Gr1 winner Thunderstruck To Ridgemont
Ridgemont, who enjoyed an extraordinary day on The Championships Finale raceday at Turffontein last Saturday, will welcome dual Gr1 winning sprinter Thunderstruck as a new recruit to their illustrious stallion barn in the Robertson Valley this coming breeding season. A brilliantly fast son of Ridgemont’s resident standout Rafeef, the four-year-old Thunderstruck most recently emulated his […]
Ridgemont Welcome Exciting Son Of More Than Ready To Stud
Ridgemont are delighted to announce a very exciting boost to their stallion band with the arrival this season of world-class miler and US Grade 1 winner Hit The Road (USA), a son of internationally acclaimed sire More Than Ready. Ridgemont’s Craig Kieswetter confirmed that the beautifully bred, tough and durable miler with the dazzling turn […]
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 […]
Tarry Thunder Strikes
NBT Franschhoek Motor Museum Winchester Sprint Cup After pulling a shoe and having it refitted at the start, Sean Tarry charge Thunderstruck got the better of a ring-rusty Isivunguvungu to score a good win in the R250 000 Non-Black Type Winchester Sprint Cup, in the process setting up a cracking rematch in the Gr1 Cape […]
Dynasty 1-2 In SplashOut Victress Stakes
She needed the run – but a smart effort! Having her second run after a rest, the Sabine Plattner owned Saartjie got the better of a late duel with the tough as nails Happy Chance to win the SplashOut Gr3 Victress Stakes at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday. In the process she booked her berth in […]