S'manga Khumalo

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S'manga Khumalo
Occupation Jockey
Born (1985-11-29) November 29, 1985 (age 39) [1]
KwaMashu, South Africa
Career winsongoing
Major racing wins
Durban July Handicap (2013)
Significant horses
Heavy Metal

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Prosport International - Horseracing". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Horseracing". Prosport International. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. 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.
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