Horse Racing Calendar 2026 for South Africa

SA Horse Racing Calendar 2026. 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 2025 / 2026 below.

SA Horse Racing Calendar 2025 / 2026

Fairview Turf, Fri 20 March

East Cape Guineas Listed 1600m

East Cape Sprint Cup Listed 1200m

Turffontein Standside, Sat 21 March

Grade 3 Sycamore Sprint 1160m

Greyville Night (T/P), Fri 27 March

Grade 3 Byerley Turk stakes 1400m

Grade 3 Umzimkhulu Stakes 1400m

Kwazulu Natal Stakes NB 1200m

Kenilworth, Wed 1 Apr

Easter Sprint NB 1100m

Fairview, Fri 3 April

Glenaire Trophy NBT 2800m

Turffontein Standside Derby Day, Sat 4 April

Grade 1 Premier’s Champions Challenge 2000m

Grade 1 Empress Club Stakes 1600m

Grade 1 Computaform Sprint 1000m

Grade 2 SA Derby 2450m

Grade 2 SA Oaks 2450m

Grade 2 Hawaii Stakes 1400m

Grade 2 SA Nursery 1160m

Grade 2 SA Fillies Nursery 1160m

Carodoc Gold Cup Listed 2850m

Scottsville, Sun 5 April

The Sledgehammer Listed 1800m

The Scarley Lady Listed 1800m

Highland Night Cup NB 2400m

Kenilworth, Mon 6 April

Grade 3 Variety Club Mile 1600m

Sweetchestnut Stakes Listed 1400m

Fairview Turf, Fri 10 April

Fairview Flying Five NB 1000m

East Cape Oaks NB 2000m

Turffontein Standside, Sat 11 April

Mythical Flight Sprint NB 1100m

Greyville Turf, Sun 12 April

Racecoast Sales Big Cap NB 1400m

Racecoast Sales Slipper NB 1200m

Turffontein Standside, Sat 25 April

Grade 2 Senor Santa Stakes 1160m

Grade 2 Colorado King Stakes 2000m

Grade 2 Camelia Stakes 1160m

Grade 2 Igugu Stakes 2000m

Grade 3 Protea Stakes 1100m

Grade 3 Pretty Polly Stakes 1100m

Gold Bowl Listed 3200m

Scottsville, Sun 26 April

Grade 3 Poinsettia Stakes 1200m

In Full Flight Handicap Listed 1100m

Kenilworth, Mon 27 April

Grade 3 Champagne Stakes

Scottsville, Wed 29 April

Grade 3 Godolphin Barb Stakes 1100m

Grade 3 Strelitzia Stakes 1100m

Greyville Turf, Sat 2 May

Grade 2 KZN Guineas 1600m

Grade 2 KZN Fillies Guineas 1600m

Grade 2 Drill Hall Stakes 1400m

KRA East Coast Cup Listed 2000m

Kenilworth, Sun 3 May

Grade 3 Legal Eagle Stakes 1800m

Grade 3 Winter Nursery 1100m

Ladies Mile Listed 1600m

Fairview Turf, Fri 8 May

East Cape Derby Listed 2400m

Dahlia Plate Listed 1200m

Greyville Turf, Sat 9 May

Grade 3 Greyville 1900m

Turffontein Standside, Sun 10 May

Secretariat Stakes NB 1400m

Fairview Turf, Fri 22 May

Milkwood Stakes Listed 1000m

Lady’s Slipper Stakes Listed 1400m

Fairview 1400 NB 1400m

Scottsville, Sat 23 May

Grade 1 Gold Medallion 1200m

Grade 1 SA Fillies Sprint 1200m

Grade 2 Allan Robertson 1200m

Grade 2 Golden Horseshoe Sprint 1200m

Kenilworth, Sun 24 May

Pocket Power Stakes Listed 2000m

Stormsvlei Stakes Listed 1800m

Greyville T/P, Sat 30 May

Grade 1 Daily News 2000m

Grade 2 Woolavington 2000m

Lonsdale Stirrup Cup 2400m

Kenilworth, Sun 31 Mar

Somerset 1200 Listed 1200m

Fairview, Friday 5 June

Wedgewood Handicap NB 2400m

Greyville T/P, Sat 6 June

Grade 1 Gold Challenge 1600m

Grade 2 Tibouchina Stakes 1400m

Grade 3 Cup Trial 1800m

Gatecrasher Stakes Listed 1400m

Devon Air Stakes Listed 1400m

Turffontein Standside, Sun 7 June

Grade Jubilee Stakes 1800m

Egoli Mile NB 1600m

Winter Juvenile Stakes NB 1400m

Winter Juvenile Fillies Stakes NB 1400m

Kenilworth, Tues 9 June

Winter Mile NB 1600m

Winter Sprint NB 1200m

Greyville T/P, Sat 13 June

Grade 3 Winter Stakes 2400m

Fairview, Fri 19 June

East Cape Breeders Stakes NB 1200m

Kenilworth, Sat 20 June

Grade 3 Langerman 1500m

Irridescence Stakes Listed 1500m

Greyville T/P, 21 June

Grade 3 Winter Fillies Stakes 2400m

KZN Breeders Mile NB 1600m

KZN Breeders NB 1200m

KZN Breeders 1600 NB 1600m

KZN Breeders 1900 NB 1900m

KZN Breeders Juvenile Plate NB 1200m

Greyville T/P, Sat 4 July

Grade 1 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

Thukela Handicap Listed 1600m

Fairview Turf, Fri 10 July

East Cape Paddocks Stakes Listed 1600m

Port Elizabeth Gold Cup NB 3200m

Fairview, Fri 24 July

Champion Juvenile Cup Listed 1400m

Greyville Turf, Sun 26 July

Grade 1 Champions Cup 1800m

Grade 1 Premier’s Champion Stakes 1600m

Grade 1 Mercury Sprint 1200m

Grade 2 Thekwini Stakes 1600m

Grade 2 Gold Bracelet 2000m

Grade 2 The Debutante 1200m

Grade 2 Umkhomazi Stakes 1200m

Grade 3 Gold Cup 3200m

The Darley Arabian Listed 1600m

Umgeni Handicap Listed 1000m

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