Outlaw King fends off I Am Giant to win the Gr 2 Splashout Cape Merchants for a second year in succession (Picture: Wayne Marks)
Cape Breeders
Ridgemont’s red hot sire Rafeef enjoyed another good day at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday, while Legislate has another stakes winner on his record.
Rafeef, a son of Redoute’s Choice, had two winners on Saturday’s card, with Rafeef gelding Outlaw King landing Saturday’s G2 SplashOut Cape Merchants (1200m) for a second year in a row.
Trained by Dean Kannemeyer, five-year-old Outlaw King, who was ridden by Craig Zackey, got up close home to prevail in a thrilling finish and score by a neck.
Bred by James Armitage, Outlaw King races for the DK Racing Syndicate.
Outlaw King, who is out of the Greys Inn mare Way Of Escape, has won six of 18 starts with Saturday’s win pushing the gelding’s earnings to R1 481 532.
The gelding’s previous victories include the 2023 G2Tabgold Umkhomazi Stakes.
Outlaw King,a R300 000 buy from the 2022 National Yearling Sale, was one of two winners for Rafeef on Saturday.
The Ridgemont resident also came up with a good looking two-year-old winner in the form of Champagne Castle.
The latter, third on debut, made all the running to capture Saturday’s Light and Wonder Commonwealth Plate (1000m) by two and a quarter lengths.
Trained by Justin Snaith, Champagne Castle was ridden to victory by Richard Fourie.
The filly, who was bred by Maine Chance Farms, races for Jonathan Bloch, Mukund Gujadhur and the Wernars Family.
Out of the Querari mare Camika, Champagne Castle was a R900 000 buy from the 2025 Premier Yearling Sale.
South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire of 2020-2021, Rafeef has sired 24 stakes winners including such G1 winning sires as Master Archie and Thunderstruck.
