Lot 167 – Parfait x Rafeef
Red hot Rafeef represented in Boland’s National Draft.
Boland Stud will be offering a beautifully bred filly (Lot 167) by one of South Africa’s most exciting young stallions at this year’s National Yearling Sale. This filly is a daughter of the Redoute’s Choice stallion Rafeef, who won six of just ten starts including the 2017 Gr.1 Computaform Sprint (a race also won by current boom sire What A Winter). A full-brother to champion Mustaaqeem, Rafeef has made a blistering start to his stud career. Rafeef’s first yearlings made up to R2 200 000 last year, and they have gone on to make a big impression on the racetracks this season.
At the time of writing, Rafeef was South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire, with his early winners headed by Bloodstock South Africa Cape Yearling Sale Cup victress Mounia, as well as the likes of Bella Chica, Civil Rights and Dockofthebay. With some exceptionally well bred two-year-olds yet to represent him, Rafeef looks on course for a potentially hugely successful stud career.
Gr.1 Winner – Olympic Johnsnow
Boland Stud’s National Sale consignment includes a daughter of this very exciting young sire and the well bred mare Parfait. The latter, a granddaughter of the mighty Galileo, is a half-sister to both a Gr.1 winning champion as well as to the dam of another Gr.1 winner, making the filly on offer an attractive prospect indeed. Not only is Parfait a half-sister to former Equus Champion, and dual Gr.1 winner, Here To Win (herself the dam of high-class Japanese stakes winner Satono Walkure), she is also a half-sister to the stakes placed dam of Brazilian Gr.1 winner Olympic Jhonsnow. Further back this is also the family of legendary racehorse, and five times US Horse Of The Year, Kelso. This filly has been bred on a similar cross to the one that produced Gr.1 winners The Autumn Sun!
Refeef
“Some dreams can be bought – buy this filly and the world is your oyster”
Boland Stud invites you to make an excursion to Ceres to view their impressive draft of yearlings for the BloodStock South Africa National Yearling Sale.
From today, until Tuesday 6th April at a time suitable to you. To schedule your visit please contact Eugene Freeman on 0848163741 or email him at eugenefreeman@bolandstud.co.za. Make a day or a long weekend of your trip and come and enjoy all that the beautiful Ceres valley has to offer. We look forward to the pleasure of your company.
From Friday 9th April, yearlings will be at the TBA Complex in Johannesburg for viewing. The BloodStock South Africa National Yearling Sale is taking place on Thursday 15th & Friday 16th April at the TBA Complex, cnr Van Riebeeck &, Rand Airport Rd, Gosforth Park, Germiston, 2094, South Africa.