Ridgemont’s top-class sire Rafeef had a memorable day on Tuesday when the son of Redoute’s Choice supplied three winners at the Vaal.
The Ridgemont resident supplied the winners of Tuesday’ third, fourth and ninth races respetively.
Rafeef’s first success on Tuesday came when his lightly raced son King Redoute won the third race.
Under Keagan De Melo, the Johan Janse Van Vuuren trained three-year-old made much of the running to land the Racing Today Maiden Plate (1000m) by nearly two lengths.
Bred by Dr Marianne Thomson, King Redoute was making just his second start on Tuesday with the gelding having finished fourth on debut.
King Redoute, who has a full-brother on offer at the Premier Yearling Sale, races for Rikesh Sewgoolam, Mukund Gujadhur and the Wernars Family. Out of the Var mare She’s A Pippa, King Redoute is bred on the same cross as G1 winning sires Master Archie and Thunderstruck.
Rafeef struck again in the very next race when his son Chapbook won the SA Derby 4 April Graduation Plate (1000m).
The Clinton Binda trained colt stormed home, under Gavin Lerena, to come from last and win going away by nearly four lengths.
Bred by Ridgemont Highlands, the three-year-old races for Hollywood Racing. Chapbook, who is out of the Poet’s Voice mare Leaves Of Grass, has won three of ten starts.
His sire’s third and final winner on Tuesday came when his gelded son Storm Ahead won the Racing240 MR 72 Handicap (1800m). The Fanie Bronkhurst trained five-year-old got up in the shadow of the post to score a narrow win.
Bred by Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein, Storm Ahead has won four times. The gelding, who races for his trainer in partnership with Mr Nell, is out of the Strike Smartly mare Advance Warning.
South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire in 2020-2021, Rafeef is enjoying a banner year in 2025-2026. At the time of writing, Rafeef ranked fifth on the General Sires premiership, with his runners having already earned more than R9.5 million this season.
A full-brother to champion Mustaaqeem, Rafeef has six lots on offer at the Cape Yearling Sale, and 22 lots on offer at the Premier Yearling Sale.