{"id":23255,"date":"2025-02-24T13:48:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T11:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-south\/?p=23255"},"modified":"2025-02-24T13:48:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T11:48:19","slug":"gauteng-summer-horseracing-season-kicks-off-with-thrilling-racing-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-south\/blog\/2025\/02\/24\/gauteng-summer-horseracing-season-kicks-off-with-thrilling-racing-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Gauteng Summer Horseracing Season kicks off with thrilling racing action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>4Racing recently launched the much-anticipated Gauteng Summer Horseracing Season in its newly refurbished Centenary Room at the Turffontein Racecourse, setting the scene for a showcase of the best of South African horseracing and the country\u2019s only Triple Crown and Triple Tiara series.<\/p>\n<p>Guineas Day marked the first of four thrilling race days in The Championships 2025. Racegoers, punters, fans and owners witnessed the country\u2019s finest three-year-old thoroughbreds compete in the first meeting of a high-stakes season.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s racing calendar aims to deliver excellence and the country\u2019s stellar performance on a global stage.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23259\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23259\" style=\"width: 1296px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23259 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-south\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/02\/IMG_9607.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1296\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-south\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/02\/IMG_9607.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-south\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/02\/IMG_9607-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-south\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/02\/IMG_9607-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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