Ridgemont’s top sire Rafeef enjoyed a memorable day at Turffontein on Sunday.
Not only did Rafeef filly Flower Island run out an impressive winner of Sunday’s 4Racing SA Sales Cup, but Rafeef colt Haute Couture made a hugely impressive winning debut when victorious in the first race.

Trained by Mike and Mathew De Kock, two-year-old Flower Island made it two wins from two starts when she won the 4Racing SA Sales Cup.
Under Callan Murray, the Rafeef filly stormed home to claim Sunday’s 1160m race by an emphatic two lengths.

Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Flower Island was a R500 000 buy from the 2025 National Yearling Sale.
Owned by Mr and Mrs Jell, Mike De Kock, Chris Haynes, George Ragunan, Mrs Malherbe and Fieldspring Raing, Flower Island, who is out of the Silvano mare Orchid Island, had impressed on debut when she won by nearly three and three quarter lengths.

Rafeef looks to have another exciting two-year-old to his name in the form of Haute Couture.
The latter made a stunning start to his career when winning Sunday’s 4Racing Welcomes You Maiden Juvenile Plate (1000m) by ten and a half lengths.
Another trained by Mike and Mathew De Kock, Haute Couture was bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein.

Owned by Mr Murugasa, Sunday’s winner is out of the Var mare Isle De France -who hails from the immediate family of the aforementioned Flower Island.
Haute Couture, bred on the same cross as G1 winning sires Master Archie and Thunderstruck, was a R2 100 000 buy from the 2025 National Yearling Sale.