Bloodstock South Africa (BSA) August Two Year Old Sale 2026 takes place on Thursday, August 20 and Friday, August 21, 2026, starting at 10:00 AM each day. The live auction is hosted at the TBA Sales Complex, Gosforth Park, in Germiston, Gauteng.

Read more on Sporting Post: BSA August 2yo Sale – What To Buy?

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.

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.

Day 2 - York Ebor Festival - 20 August 2026

#	Time	Crse/Surf	Dist	Type		Bet
1	14:50	Flat/Turf	1208	Group 2		Closed
2	15:25	Flat/Turf	1208	GBB Race		Closed
3	16:00	Flat/Turf	1584	HCAP		Closed
4	16:35	Flat/Turf	2385	Group 1		Closed
5	17:10	Flat/Turf	2385	Listed		Closed
6	17:45	Flat/Turf	1409	EBF Stakes		Closed
7	18:20	Flat/Turf	1409	EBF Fillies		Closed

Leopardstown - Thursday, 20 August 2026

#	Time	Crse/Surf	Dist	Type		Bet
1	17:56	Flat/Turf	1409	EBF Fillies		Closed
2	18:27	Flat/Turf	1409	Mdn		Closed
3	19:00	Flat/Turf	1409	HCAP		Closed
4	19:30	Flat/Turf	2817	Listed		Closed
5	20:00	Flat/Turf	2616	HCAP		Closed
6	20:30	Flat/Turf	1610	Mdn		Closed
7	21:00	Flat/Turf	1610	HCAP		Closed

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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.

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.

Horse of the year: WISH LIST

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