Horse Racing Calendar 2026 for South Africa

SA Horse Racing Calendar 2026 / 2027. All Feature Race events including dates for the Durban July, Summer Cup and Cape Met!

Dates, programme, and fixtures for the KZN Champions Season, Cape Racing’s Summer Season, Gauteng Summer Cup, Cape Town Met and more in the SA Horse Racing Calendar 2026 / 2027 below.

SA Horse Racing Calendar 2026 / 2027

Turffontein Standside, Sat 31 October

Grade 2 Allied Steelrode Onamission Charity Mile 1600m

Grade 3 Betway Graham Beck Stakes 1400m

Grade 3 Starling Stakes 1400m

Golden Loom Handicap Listed 1000m

Java Stakes Listed 2400m

Yellowwood Handicap Listed 1800m

November 2026

Kenilworth, Sun 1 November

Grade 3 Cape Classic 1400m

Southeaster Sprint Listed 1100m

Kenilworth, Sat 7 November

Grade 2 Western Cape Fillies Championship 1400m

Grade 3 Cape Mile 1600m

Laisserfaire Stakes Listed 1100m

Woolavington Stakes Listed 2500m

Turffontein Standside, Sun 8 November

Grade 3 Betway Victory Moon Stakes 1800m

National Colour Stakes Listed 1000m

Summer Pudding Handicap Listed 1600m

Fairview Turf, Fri 13 November

November Stakes NB 1400m

Kenilworth, Sat 14 November

Sophomore Sprint Listed 1200m

The Bantry Bay Stakes NB 1000m

Fairview Turf, Fri 20 November

Glendore Sprint NB 1000m

Turffontein Standside, Sat 28 November

Grade 1 Betway Summer Cup 2000m

Grade 2 Betway Dingaans 1600m

Grade 3 Merchants 1160m

Grade 3 Fillies Mile 1600m

Carry On Alice Stakes Listed 1160m

ROA Stayers NB 3200m

Summer Cup Consolation NB 2000m

Kenilworth, Sun 29 November

Grade 2 Cape Punters Cup 1600m

The Futurity Plate NB 800m

Summer Bowl NB 1600m

December 2026

Fairview Poly, Fri 4 December

Founders Trophy NB 1600m

Kenilworth, Sat 5 December

Grade 1 WSB Cape Fillies Guineas 1600m

Grade 3 Southern Cross Stakes 1000m

Cape Summer Stayers Handicap Listed 2500m

Turffontein Standside, Sat 12 December

Grade 2 Mike de Kock Ipi Tombe Challenge 1600m

Sun Chariot Handicap NB 2400m

Kenilworth, Wed 16 December

Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas 1600m

Grade 2 Green Point Stakes 1600m

Grade 2 Cape Merchants 1200m

Grade 3 Ridgemont Peninsula Handicap 1800m

Grade 3 Hollywoodbets Victress Stakes 1800m

Commonwealth Plate NB 1000m

Vaal, Sat 19 December

WSB Grand Heritage NB 1475m

WSB Heritage Consolation NB 1475m

Greyville Turf, Sat 26 December

Flamboyant Stakes Listed 1600m

Christmas Stakes Listed 1600m

Xmas Futurity Plate NB 1000m

Turffontein Standside, Sun 27 December

Grade 3 Betway Lebelo Sprint 1000m

War Of Athena Handicap Listed 1800m

Sophomore 1000 NB 1000m

Fairview Turf, Tue 29 December

Fairview 1900 NB 1900m

January 2027

Fairview, Wednesday 6 January

NB Aloe Stakes 1300m

Fairview, Friday 8 January

NB Lady’s Bracelet 1600m

Kenilworth, Saturday 9 January – L’Ormarins King’s Plate meeting

Grade 1 L’Ormarins King’s Plate 1600m
Grade 1 Cape Flying Championship 1000m
Grade 1 Cartier Paddock Stakes 1800m
Grade 2 Premier Trophy 1800m
Grade 2 Cartier Sceptre Stakes 1200m
Grade 3 Chairman’s Cup 2500m
NB Charles Dickens Stakes 1000m

Scottsville, Sunday 10 January

NB Michael Roberts Stakes 1800m

Turffontein Standside, Sunday 10 January

Grade 3 Got The Greenlight Stakes 1400m
Listed Mother Russia Stakes 1400m
Listed Wolf Power 1600 1600m

Fairview, Friday 22 January

NB Fairview Merchants 1200m
NB Lakeside Handicap 2400m
NB Fairview Mile 1600m

Turffontein Standside, Saturday 23 January

Listed Dr Richard Maponya Handicap 1800m
Listed Spook Express Stakes 2400m

Scottsville, Sunday 24 January

NB African Holly Stakes 1100m
NB KZN Futurity Plate 1000m

Kenilworth, Saturday 30 January – World Sports Betting Cape Town Met meeting

Grade 1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met 2000m
Grade 1 Majorca Stakes 1600m
Grade 3 Western Cape Stayers 2800m
Grade 3 Politician Stakes 1800m
Grade 3 Summer Fling Stakes 2000m
Listed Summer Juvenile Stakes 1100m
Listed Olympic Duel Stakes 1200m
NB Winchester Sprint Cup 1100m

February 2027

Kenilworth, Wednesday 3 February

NB The Clapham Stakes 1600m

Turffontein Standside, Saturday 6 February

Grade 2 Gauteng Guineas 1600m
Grade 2 Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas 1600m

Scottsville, Sunday 7 February

NB Fever Tree Stakes 1500m
NB umThombothi Stakes 2000m

Turffontein Standside, Saturday 13 February

Grade 3 London News Stakes 1800m

Fairview, Friday 19 February

Listed Lady’s Pendant 1200m
Listed Ibhayi Stakes 1400m

Turffontein Standside, Saturday 20 February

Grade 3 National Currency Sprint 1100m
NB Bauhinia Stakes 1000m

Kenilworth, Saturday 27 February

Grade 1 Cape Derby 2000m
Grade 2 Khaya Stables Diadem Stakes 1200m
Grade 3 Cape of Good Hope Nursery 1200m
Grade 3 Prix du Cap 1400m
Listed Jet Master Stakes 1600m
Listed Kenilworth Cup 2500m
Listed Cape Fillies Classic 1800m

Scottsville, Sunday 28 February

NB March Stakes 1400m

March 2027

Turffontein Standside, Saturday 6 March

Grade 1 H F Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes 1600m
Grade 1 S A Classic 1800m
Grade 1 Wilgerbosdrift Mary Slack S A Fillies Classic 1800m
Grade 3 JJ The Jet Plane Stakes 1000m
Listed Acacia Stakes 1600m
Listed Storm Bird Stakes 1000m
Listed Ruffian Stakes 1000m

Fairview, Friday 12 March

Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery 1200m

Turffontein Standside, Saturday 13 March

Listed WSB Hawwaam Stakes 2000m
Listed WSB Aquanaut Handicap 2400m
NB Ormond Ferraris Oaks Trial 2000m

Scottsville, Sunday 14 March

Listed Kings Cup 1600m

Fairview, Friday 19 March

Listed East Cape Guineas 1600m
Listed East Cape Sprint Cup 1200m

Turffontein Standside, Saturday 20 March

Grade 3 Sycamore Sprint 1160m

Scottsville, Sunday 28 March

Grade 3 Umzimkhulu Stakes 1400m
Grade 3 Byerley Turk 1400m
NB KwaZulu-Natal Stakes 1200m

Kenilworth, Wednesday 31 March

NB Easter Sprint 1100m

April 2027

Fairview, Friday 2 April

NB Glenaire Trophy 2800m

Turffontein Standside, Saturday 3 April – Champions Challenge meeting

Grade 1 The Premier’s Champions Challenge 2000m
Grade 1 Empress Club Stakes 1600m
Grade 1 WSB Computaform Sprint 1000m
Grade 2 SA Derby 2450m
Grade 2 Wilgerbosdrift Bridget Oppenheimer SA Oaks 2450m
Grade 2 SA Nursery 1160m
Grade 2 Hawaii Stakes 1400m
Grade 2 SA Fillies Nursery 1160m
Listed Caradoc Gold Cup 2850m

Scottsville, Sunday 4 April

Listed The Sledgehammer 1800m
NB The Scarlet Lady 1800m
NB Highland Night Cup 2400m

Kenilworth, Wednesday 7 April

Grade 3 Variety Club Mile 1600m
Listed Sweet Chestnut Stakes 1400m

Greyville, Friday 9 April

NB Race Coast Sales Big Cap 1400m
NB Race Coast Sales Slipper 1200m
NB Race Coast Sales Sprint 1200m
NB Race Coast Sales Mile 1600m

Fairview, Friday 9 April

NB Fairview Flying Five 1000m
NB East Cape Oaks 2000m

Turffontein Standside, Saturday 10 April

NB Betway Mythical Flight Sprint 1100m

Turffontein Standside, Saturday 24 April

Grade 2 TAB Senor Santa Stakes 1160m
Grade 2 TAB Colorado King Stakes 2000m
Grade 2 TAB Camellia Stakes 1160m
Grade 2 TAB Igugu Stakes 2000m
Grade 3 TAB Protea Stakes 1100m
Grade 3 TAB Pretty Polly Stakes 1100m
Listed TAB Gold Bowl 3200m

Scottsville, Sunday 25 April

Grade 3 Dennis Drier Poinsettia Stakes 1200m
Grade 3 Godolphin Barb Stakes 1100m
Grade 3 Strelitzia Stakes 1100m
Listed In Full Flight Handicap 1100m

Kenilworth, Tuesday 27 April

Grade 3 Champagne Stakes 1200m

May 2027

Greyville, Saturday 1 May – Guineas meeting

Grade 1 WSB Guineas 1600m
Grade 2 IOS Drill Hall Stakes 1400m
Grade 2 WSB Fillies Guineas 1600m
Listed East Coast Cup 2000m

Kenilworth, Sunday 2 May

Grade 3 Winter Nursery 1100m
Grade 3 Legal Eagle Stakes 1800m
Listed Ladies Mile 1600m

Fairview, Friday 7 May

Listed WSB East Cape Derby 2400m

Greyville, Saturday 8 May

Grade 3 WSB Greyville 1900 1900m

Turffontein Standside, Sunday 9 May

NB 4Racing Sales Cup 1160m
NB 4Racing Sales Cup (Fillies) 1160m
NB Secretariat Stakes 1400m

Fairview, Friday 14 May

NB Walmer Handicap 1800m

Fairview, Friday 21 May

Listed Lady’s Slipper Stakes 1400m
Listed Milkwood Stakes 1000m
NB Fairview 1400 1400m

Greyville, Saturday 22 May

Grade 1 Daily News 2000 2000m
Grade 2 Woolavington 2000 2000m
Listed Lonsdale Stirrup Cup 2400m

Kenilworth, Sunday 23 May

Listed Pocket Power Stakes 1950m
Listed Stormsvlei Stakes 1800m

Scottsville, Saturday 29 May

Grade 1 Gold Medallion 1200m
Grade 1 S A Fillies Sprint 1200m
Grade 2 Allan Robertson 1200m
Grade 2 Golden Horse Sprint 1200m

Kenilworth, Sunday 30 May

Listed Somerset 1200 1200m

June 2027

Fairview, Friday 4 June

NB Wedgewood Handicap 2400m

Greyville, Saturday 5 June – Gold Challenge meeting

Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge 1600m
Grade 2 Tibouchina Stakes 1400m
Grade 3 Cup Trial 1800m
Grade 3 Gatecrasher Stakes 1400m
Listed Devon Air Stakes 1400m

Turffontein Standside, Sunday 6 June

Grade 3 Jubilee Stakes 1800m
NB Egoli Mile 1600m
NB Highveld Winter Juvenile Stakes 1400m
NB Highveld Winter Juvenile Fillies Stakes 1400m

Fairview, Friday 11 June

NB Wedgewood Handicap 2400m

Scottsville, Saturday 12 June

Grade 3 Winter Stakes 2400m
Grade 3 Winter Fillies and Mares Stakes 2400m

Fairview, Friday 18 June

NB East Cape Breeders Stakes 1200m

Greyville, Saturday 19 June

NB KZN Breeders Mile (Turf) 1600m
NB KZN Breeders 1200 1200m
NB KZN Breeders Juvenile Plate 1200m
NB KZN Breeders 1600 1600m
NB KZN Breeders 1900 1900m

Kenilworth, Sunday 20 June

NB Winter Sprint 1200m
NB Winter Mile 1600m

Fairview, Friday 25 June

Listed Dahlia Plate 1200m

Kenilworth, Saturday 26 June

Grade 3 Langerman 1500m
Listed Irridescence Stakes 1500m

July 2027

Greyville, Saturday 3 July – Hollywoodbets Durban July meeting

Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Durban July 2200m
Grade 1 Garden Province Stakes 1600m
Grade 2 Golden Horseshoe 1400m
Grade 2 Golden Slipper 1400m
Grade 3 Post Merchants 1200m
Grade 3 Campanajo 2200m
Grade 3 Gold Vase 3000m
Listed Thukela Handicap 1600m

Turffontein Standside, Sunday 4 July

Grade 3 Sea Cottage Stakes 1800m

Fairview, Friday 9 July

Listed East Cape Paddocks Stakes 1600m
NB Port Elizabeth Gold Cup 3200m

Fairview, Friday 23 July

Listed Champion Juvenile Cup 1400m

Greyville, Sunday 25 July – Champions Season finale

Grade 1 Champions Cup 1800m
Grade 1 Premiers Champion Stakes 1600m
Grade 1 Mercury Sprint 1200m
Grade 3 Gold Cup 3200m
Grade 2 Thekwini Stakes 1600m
Grade 2 Gold Bracelet 2000m
Grade 2 Umkhomazi Stakes 1200m
Grade 2 The Debutante 1200m
Listed The Darley Arabian 1600m
Listed Umngeni Handicap 1000m

August 2027

Scottsville, Sunday 8 August

Listed Off To Stud Stakes 1600m

Fairview, Friday 13 August

Listed Jockey Club Stakes 2000m
Listed Memorial Mile 1600m

Fairview, Friday 20 August

NB East Cape Poly Challenge 1200m

Turffontein Inside, Saturday 28 August

Listed Spring Spree Stakes 1200m
NB The Lady’s Stakes 1200m

September 2027

Fairview, Friday 3 September

NB Speedster Stakes 1000m

Fairview, Friday 17 September

NB Friendly City Stakes 1800m

Fairview, Friday 24 September

NB East Cape Poly Challenge 1400m

Durbanville, Saturday 25 September

Grade 3 Matchem Stakes 1400m
Grade 3 Diana Stakes 1400m
Listed Settlers Trophy 2000m

October 2027

Fairview, Friday 1 October

NB Cradock Place Stakes 1200m

Turffontein Inside, Saturday 2 October

Grade 2 Betway Joburg Spring Challenge 1450m
Grade 2 Betway Joburg Spring F&M Challenge 1450m

Fairview, Saturday 9 October

NB Allez France Stakes 2200m

Fairview, Friday 15 October

NB East Cape Poly Challenge 1600m

Fairview, Sunday 17 October

Listed Algoa Cup 2000m
Listed ROA Stakes 1600m

Turffontein Standside, Saturday 30 October

Grade 2 Allied Steelrode Onamission Charity Mile 1600m
Grade 3 Betway Graham Beck Stakes 1400m
Grade 3 Starling Stakes 1400m
Listed Java Stakes 2400m
Listed Golden Loom Handicap 1000m
Listed Yellowwood Handicap 1800m

Kenilworth, Sunday 31 October

Grade 3 Cape Classic 1400m
Listed Southeaster Sprint 1100m

November 2027

Kenilworth, Saturday 6 November

Grade 2 Western Cape Fillies Championship 1400m
Grade 3 Cape Mile 1600m
Listed Woolavington Stakes 2500m
Listed Laisserfaire Stakes 1100m

Turffontein Standside, Sunday 7 November

Grade 3 Betway Victory Moon Stakes 1800m
Listed National Colour Stakes 1000m
Listed Summer Pudding Handicap 1600m

Fairview, Friday 12 November

NB November Stakes 1400m

Kenilworth, Saturday 13 November

Listed Sophomore Sprint 1200m
NB The Bantry Bay Stakes 1000m

Fairview, Friday 19 November

NB Glendore Sprint 1000m

Turffontein Standside, Saturday 27 November – Betway Summer Cup meeting

Grade 1 Betway Summer Cup 2000m
Grade 2 Betway Dingaans 1600m
Grade 3 Merchants 1160m
Grade 3 Fillies Mile 1600m
Listed Carry On Alice Stakes 1160m
NB ROA Stayers 3200m
NB Summer Cup Consolation 2000m

Kenilworth, Sunday 28 November

Grade 2 Cape Punters Cup 1600m
NB The Futurity Plate 800m
NB Summer Bowl 1600m

December 2027

Fairview, Friday 3 December

NB Founders Trophy 1600m

Kenilworth, Saturday 4 December

Grade 1 WSB Cape Fillies Guineas 1600m
Grade 3 Southern Cross Stakes 1000m
Listed Cape Summer Stayers Handicap 2500m

Turffontein Standside, Saturday 11 December

Grade 2 Mike de Kock Ipi Tombe Challenge 1600m
NB Sun Chariot Handicap 2400m

Kenilworth, Thursday 16 December

Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas 1600m
Grade 2 Green Point Stakes 1600m
Grade 2 Cape Merchants 1200m
Grade 3 Hollywoodbets Victress Stakes 1800m
Grade 3 Ridgemont Peninsula Handicap 1800m
NB Commonwealth Plate 1000m

Fairview, Friday 24 December

NB Fairview 1900 1900m

Scottsville, Sunday 26 December

Listed Flamboyant Stakes 1600m
Listed Christmas Stakes 1600m
NB Xmas Futurity Plate 1000m

Turffontein Standside, Monday 27 December

Grade 3 Betway Lebelo Sprint 1000m
Listed War Of Athena Handicap 1800m
NB Sophomore 1000 1000m

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