Seventh stakes winner for Rafeef
Ridgemont Highlands’ prominent sire Rafeef came up with his seventh stakes winner when his three-year-old daughter Franca, a member of her sire’s first crop, captured the Listed East Cape Breeders Stakes (1200m) at Fairview on Friday. Runner up in the Listed Milkwood Stakes last time out, the Alan Greeff trained Franca reversed the form on […]
Snitzel horse for Ridgemont Highlands
Ridgemont Highlands has announced that the blue-blooded speed machine Real Gone Kid will stand at Stud for the 2022 breeding season. The handsome chestnut bears striking similarities to Ridgemont Highlands’ outstanding young sire Rafeef, with both Rafeef and Real Gone Kid being lightning-fast performers from the Redoute’s Choice male line. A son of Redoute’s Choice’s […]
Impressive Maiden Break For Meridius
Ridgemont Highlands’ exciting resident sire Canford Cliffs came up with a 12th winner from his first South African conceived crop of two-year-olds when his promising son Meridius broke his maiden impressively at the Vaal on Tuesday. Under Ryan Munger, Meridius proved far too strong for his six rivals in Tuesday’s www.highveldracing.co.za Maiden Plate (1600m), with […]
Daisy Blooms At Turffontein
Ridgemont Highlands’ five time G1 winning sire Canford Cliffs pulled further clear on South Africa’s Leading First Season Sires List for 2021-2022 this weekend. Not only did Canford Cliffs’ daughter Totally Rocks win at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Saturday, a pair of Canford Cliffs fillies finished first and second in open company at Turffontein the following […]
Royal Ascot Joy For Barnane Stud
Barnane Stud made headlines at Royal Ascot on Friday when the Barnane bred and owned gelding Candleford swept to a brilliant, six length win in the Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes. Trained by William Haggas, the four-year-old had not been seen in competitive action since winning at Kempton in November, but was nevertheless prominent in the […]
Canford Cliffs – A True Royal Ascot Star
Royal Ascot is arguably the most prestigious race meeting in the world, with only the best thoroughbreds capable of winning at the elite level at the showpiece festival. Few, if any, thoroughbreds in the modern era have a more impressive strike rate at Royal Ascot than Ridgemont Highlands’ star miler Canford Cliffs. The brilliant son […]
Ridgemont Highlands set to impress at National Yearling Sale
Leading Robertson thoroughbred nursery, Ridgemont Highlands, is enjoying a fantastic season this year thus far. Not only are the farm’s resident stallions Canford Cliffs, Potala Palace and Rafeef enjoying plenty of success, alumni of Ridgemont Highlands continue to find the winners circle week in and week out. Among the numerous success stories for Ridgemont this […]
Stellar National Yearling Sale Draft For Ridgemont Highlands
Leading thoroughbred nursery, Ridgemont Highlands, will be offering a very imposing draft at April’s Bloodstock South Africa National Yearling Sale. The farm’s National consignment will be offering yearlings by such prominent G1 winning stallions as Canford Cliffs, Danon Platina, Gimmethegreenlight, Rafeef, and the sadly deceased Var. Ridgemont Highlands will also be acting as agent for […]
Pinnacle Becomes Latest Canford Cliffs Winner
Ridgemont Highlands’ inform stallion Canford Cliffs came up with another eye catching two-year-old winner when his first South African crop daughter Pinnacle justified favouritism at Fairview on Monday. Placed in each of her three previous starts, the Gavin Smith trained filly was dispatched a warm favourite for Monday’s Welcome To Nelson Mandela Bay Racing Maiden […]
I Am Regal Impresses On Debut
Ridgemont Highlands’ exciting resident stallion Canford Cliffs came up with his third winner from his first South African born crop when his two-year-old daughter I Am Regal made a winning debut at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday. Trained by Paul Peter, I Am Regal was allowed to start a 5-1 shot for Sunday’s Durban Child And […]
