Horse Racing Events in South Africa

Thoroughbred race events.

'The Vodacom - Kwazulu-Natal'

The Vodacom Durban is the South African equivalent of the Melbourne cup, Prix arc de Triomphe in france and Britains Royal Ascot. The Vodacom Durban is run on the first Saturday in July for the past 110 years and is the race that stops the nation without a doubt one of South Africa's greatest horse racing events.

'Summer Cup - Johannesburg'

The Sansui Summer Cup, sponsored for the first time in 2009 by Sansui, global leader in consumer electronics, is nearly as old as Johannesburg itself and has a rich and fascinating history. This racing, fashion and social event is Johannesburg’s oldest and most respected first grade horse races. Some of the country’s top horse owners and jockeys will be competing at the 2010 race to win the Sansui Summer Cup R2 million prize money.

'The J&B Met' - Western Cape

Cape Town in the summer is the hangout of the rich and famous, and the J & B Met is the highlight of their social calendar! J&B Met day at Kenilworth Racecourse takes place on the last Saturday in January every year, with a gathering of celebrities, fashion junkies and the thousands who seek to explore the intensity of life in the hubbub of the milling crowds.