The phrase “new kid on the block” has been used countless times by sports writers. Almost certainly for footballer Pele’s debut for Santos at age 15, for Boris Becker’s Wimbledon win in 1985 aged 17 and Mike Tyson’s first boxing bout aged 18.

After last week’s National Yearling Sales in Germiston, there is a new kid on the block in the stallion ranks. He is nine-year-old Rafeef...

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