Highlands Stud, part of Ridgemont, splashed out $650 000 to acquire Gr3 Red Carpet Handicap winner Three Hearts, a half-sister to Gr2 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf hero and Australian sire Pluck
Sun Met star Whisky Baron’s Hong Kong campaign has been called off and the magnificent son of Manhattan Rain will now be aimed at the Dubai World Cup Carnival
The Highlands, Part Of Ridgemont, team got off to a great start on their sponsored day at Kenilworth when Rose In Bloom stayed on best
The promising Australian-bred Chevauchee found the right race to score her first stakes success when holding off her flying stablemate Beach Goddess to score an encouraging victory
In a shock development, star former Cape based 4yo filly Cold As Ice has run her last race.
Joey Ramsden and Wayne Kieswetter’s Ridgemont Stud operation have unexpectedly split and as a result 14 horses have left, or are about to leave, the Milnerton trainer’s yard
‘I called the owner and before I could even make the offer he excitedly told me that a certain South African bookmaker had just called 10 minutes earlier to make an offer of R5m’
It’s clear that eight incidents of crop excesses is unacceptable for a sport keen to maintain a good public image, and the time appears to have arrived for a review of the crop rules for work riders on the Highveld
Rafeef is fast establishing a fine reputation as a stallion who has the ability to sire stakes winners across the speed and stamina spectrum
