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The Durban July: The good, the bad and the ugly of Africa’s grandest gallop | SA News

Durban July

Each year on the first Saturday of July, South Africa’s most anticipated sporting and social spectacle gallops into the spotlight — a cultural jamboree known simply as the Durban July. Over time, the event has become more than just a horse race; it is a mirror of the nation’s aspirations, divisions and contradictions.

At its best, the Durban July is a dazzling display of high fashion, high stakes and high society — a multiracial carnival of couture, culture and class. It injects more than R150  million into the local economy and boosts jobs in fashion, hospitality and entertainment. 

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