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The York Ebor Festival is a premier four-day flat horse racing meeting held each August at York Racecourse (the Knavesmire) in England. The 2026 festival runs from Wednesday, 19 August to Saturday, 22 August, featuring nearly £7.5 million in total prize money.
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Horse of the year: WISH LIST
The 2025/26 Race Coast Regional Awards were announced celebrating top performers at Hollywoodbets Greyville and Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.
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Johannesburg, South Africa - 4Racing today announced a substantial increase in stakes money across its Eastern Cape and Highveld regions, as part of a renewed investment in the growth and sustainability of horse racing in South Africa.
This significant out-of-cycle increase, to be applied over the next 5 months, totals R22 million, with the Eastern Cape stakes pot increase taking effect from 1 October 2026, and the Highveld programme boosted from 1 November 2026. The increases will be effective through to February 2027. Details for March, April and beyond will be confirmed in due course.
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All the winners at the 2026 Equus Awards
Johannesburg, South Africa — The 2026 Equus Awards were hosted by 4Racing at The Galleria in Kramerville on Tuesday, 18 August 2026.
The awards recognised the outstanding achievements of the 2025/26 racing season, with champions honoured across the country's racing, breeding and media communities.
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Johannesburg, South Africa — The 11th renewal of the Nelson Mandela Bay Racing Poly Challenge gets underway at Fairview Racecourse on Friday, 21 August 2026, with another competitive three-leg series dedicated to the country's Polytrack specialists.
Mr and Mrs Peter J Moor's MERCANTOUR (Var – Winter Wood), trained by Alan Greeff, returns as the defending champion and will attempt to retain his title as the “King of the Poly” at the age of seven.