Horse Racing Betting Tips
South Africa Horse Racing Betting Tips
Racing in South Africa is big business and we’re seeing a big spike in popularity.
Not only is betting in South Africa more accessible than ever, but the quality of thoroughbred racing has increased over the last few years.
Big-name trainers, jockeys and horses have helped racing in South Africa boom and it’s only going to get better.
Grade 1 racing is held throughout the year and with 29 feature races scheduled, there’s plenty of choice for betting on South African racing.
Horse Racing Betting Tips
With 29 Grade 1 races and even more at Grade 2 and 3 level, there’s always something big on the South African horse racing calendar.
We will have horse racing betting tips for all the major races held at the biggest meetings throughout the year.
That includes betting tips from the Durban July Handicap, Sun Met, Cape Derby, Daily News 2000 and many more.
Our horse racing bookmakers offer betting on all South African races.
Horse Racing Betting Odds
Odds are consistently changing in the horse racing markets, so it pays to have more than one betting account.
Luckily, we have a bookmaker comparison tool which allows bettors to compare the best horse racing odds in South Africa.
Take the hassle out of finding the best markets, let us do the hard work for you.
South African racing attracts big betting fields and that translates to great betting odds for punters.
Our betting tips feature the best horse racing betting odds available with bookmakers.
Horse Racing Major Meetings
There is a total of 19 major meetings held throughout the year in South Africa. These include meetings from Kenilworth, Vaal, Turffontein, Greyville and Scottsville.
This gives bettors a great chance to find value throughout the year and below is a list of all major South African meetings.
- Grand Heritage
- Charity Mile
- Gauteng Summer Cup
- SA Triple Crown
- Cape Fillies Guineas
- Cape Guineas
- Queen’s Plate
- The Sun Met
- Gauteng Guineas
- SA Classic
- Derby Day
- Empress Club Stakes
- Champions Day
- Tsogo Sun Sprint
- Daily News 2000
- Gold Challenge Day
- Durban July Handicap
- Mercury Sprint
- Gold Cup
Horse Racing Calendar
As well as all the major horse racing meetings, there are a total of 29 Grade 1 races held throughout the year.
January:
Queens Plate
Maine Chance Farms Paddock Stakes
Sun Met
Cape Flying Championship
Majorca Stakes
Cape Derby
March:
South African Classic
Horse Chestnut Stakes
South African Fillies Classic
April:
Empress Club Stakes
Premier’s Champions Challenge
South African Derby
Computform Sprint
May:
Tsogo Sun Sprint
City of Pietermaritzburg Fillies Sprint
Gold Medallion
Allen Robertson Championship
June:
Daily News 2000
Woolavington 2000
Gold Challenge
July:
Durban July
Garden Province Stakes
Champions Cup
Mercury Sprint
Premiers Champion Stakes
Thekwini Stakes
Horse Racing Live Streaming
Finding live streaming for South African horse racing can be tough. However, bookmakers are starting to introduce it to their platforms.
Bet365 is a leading bookmaker and they offer live streaming services for South African racing. All you need is an account with a bet on the race and you can tune in.
Horse Racing Results
Bettors can find all South African horse racing results at any of our recommended bookmakers.
Knowing how your runner has fared is important and bookmakers make the extra effort to ensure all racing results are posted immediately after the race.
Horse Racing Fields
We will have updated fields for all the major South African Grade 1 races.
That includes the barrier draw, final field and updated odds for South Africa’s marquee race meets.
