Turffontein Racecourse is a race track in South Africa for Thoroughbred horse racing founded in 1887 at

Turffontein, Gauteng Turffontein is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. History Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the orig ...

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Johannesburg Turf Club Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...

. The facility has both an inner and outer grass track. The racecourse is host to the

Group One Group One, Group 1, Grade I or G1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. In Europe, the level of races for Thoroughbred racing is determined using the Pattern races, Pattern race sys ...

South African Derby and November's Summer Cup. Turffontein is widely acknowledged as a true test of stamina for races contested around the bend due to the climb from the 1200 metre mark to the final turn.

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Summer Cup at Turffontein
Horse racing venues in South Africa Sports venues in Johannesburg Event venues established in 1887 Sports venues completed in 1887 {{SouthAfrica-sports-venue-stub