Horseracing in South Africa
South Africa is home to seven different racetracks – Kenilworth and Durbanville in the Western Cape, Turffontein and the Vaal in Gauteng, Greyville and Scottsville – which are based in KwaZulu-Natal and Fairview in the Eastern Cape.
Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape are the main racing centres and all South Africa’s Grade One races are held in these three centres, focused on turf tracks. Greyville, which hosts a number of meetings at night, and Fairview, also sport polytrack courses, with the polytrack having first been introduced to Durban in 2014.

The Breeders Grade 1 trophy, made especially for the TBA by South African Sculptor Bruce Little, and awarded to the breeder of each South African-bred Grade 1 winner.

Green Point Stakes at Kenilworth.
Gr.1 Race Schedule 2022
Date | Racecourse | Race | Distance | ||
JAN | 8 | Kenilworth | L'Ormarins Queen's Plate | G1 | 1600m |
Paddock Stakes | G1 | 1800m | |||
JAN | 29 | Kenilworth | Capetown Met | G1 | 2000m |
Majorca Stakes | G1 | 1600m | |||
Cape Flying Championship | G1 | 1000m | |||
FEB | 26 | Kenilworth | Cape Derby | G1 | 2000m |
MARCH | 5 | Turffontein | S A Classic | G1 | 1800m |
Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic | G1 | 1800m | |||
APRIL | 2 | Turffontein | SA Derby | G1 | 2450m |
H F Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes | G1 | 1600m | |||
16 | Turffontein | HSH Princess Charlene Empress Club Stakes | G1 | 1600m | |
APRIL | 30 | Turffontein | Premier's Champions Challenge | G1 | 2000m |
Computaform Sprint | G1 | 1000m | |||
MAY | 28 | Greyville | Daily News 2000 | G1 | 2000m |
Woolavington 2000 | G1 | 2000m | |||
JUNE | 4 | Scottsville | Golden Horse Sprint | G1 | 1200m |
SA Fillies Sprint | G1 | 1200m | |||
Golden Horse Medallion | G1 | 1200m | |||
Allan Robertson Championship | G1 | 1200m | |||
JUNE | 11 | Greyville | Rising Sun Gold Challenge | G1 | 1600m |
JULY | 2 | Greyville | Vodacom Durban July | G1 | 2200m |
Garden Province Stakes | G1 | 1600m | |||
JULY | 30 | Greyville | Champions Cup | G1 | 1800m |
Mercury Sprint | G1 | 1200m | |||
Premiers Champion Stakes | G1 | 1600m | |||
Thekwini Stakes | G1 | 1600m | |||
NOVEMBER | 26 | Turffontein | Summer Cup | G1 | 2000m |
DECEMBER | 10 | Kenilworth | Cape Fillies Guineas | G1 | 1600m |
17 | Kenilworth | Cape Guineas | G1 | 1600m |