For horse racing, we can say that this is a multi-million hobby and has many thousands of participants and supporters. Horse racing is very popular in South Africa, specifically between the rich and famous in the country.

Here you can find three famous races and they take place in three principal cities. The first one is The Summer Cup in Johannesburg, the second one is The J&M Met in Cape Town and the last one is The Durban July in Durban. Maybe you are not a fan of horse racing, but still, you need to visit at least one of these three races. And it’s not all about the horses. Everyone will wear the most incredible designer's outfits.

Most of them are designed to look nice, not to be practical. And after the race, the party can start. After the race, you can enjoy in one of many after-parties. In this case, betting is always part and parcel of every race. But still, they need to have some rules. For that reason we have Saftote, they are controlling agency in charge of keeping all betting within stipulated regulations.

And horse races are controlled by two organizations. One of them is Phumelela Gaming and the second one is Leisure Limited and Gold Circle. As a matter of fact, they control racing in different areas. Not to mention that South Africa has ideal world-class locations where horse races are held. In history, South African jockeys were not always as valued and estemed as they are today.

As a matter of fact, in the 19th century, they need to live in stables and even sleep in the same place as horses. But today the situation is different. Nowadays they are well know and their horses earn hundreds of thousands for each race they won. No matter if you have money or you just want to hang out with famous people, horse racing in South Africa is exciting and an eventful sport which will not disappoint you.