S'manga Khumalo
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 29, 1985[1] KwaMashu, South Africa |
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Career wins | ongoing |
Major racing wins | |
| Durban July Handicap (2013) | |
Significant horses | |
| Heavy Metal | |
| Updated on August 11, 2013 | |
S'manga Khumalo (born 29 November 1985) is a South African Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He is a member of the Jockey Association of South Africa.[2]
In 2013 Khumalo became the first black jockey to win the Durban July Handicap, South Africa's top horse race, on his steed Heavy Metal at age 28.[3]
S'manga Khumalo's family is from KwaMashu township near Durban, South Africa. He saw a horse for the first time when he was fourteen years old.[3]
Suspension
The National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa on the 23rd March 2026 announced[4] Khumalo was to be suspended pending an investigation into unspecified claims of gambling impropriety. Another jockey, Luyolo Mxothwa, was also suspended.[5] An enquiry will be heard in April 2026.
References
- ↑ "Prosport International - Horseracing". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "Horseracing". Prosport International. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- 1 2 Smith, David (9 August 2013). "S'manga Khumalo: the black jockey shaking up South African horse racing". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ↑ "suspended S'manga Khumalo". THE NATIONAL HORSERACING AUTHORITY.
- ↑ "The National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa (NHA) confirms that it has imposed an interim suspension on licensed jockey Mr Luyolo Mxothwa, with immediate effect, pending the outcome of a formal Inquiry".