2026 Indonesia's Horse Racing Season

The 2026 Indonesia's Horse Racing Season will be the national-level Indonesian horse racing season in 2025. There are eight events planned for the season, held between February 15 to December 6 of 2026. The events are sanctioned by the Equestrian Association of Indonesia (PORDASI) and will be run by event organizers, SARGA.CO. Their official website can be found at sarga.co.

Overview

Major Race Results

Season Summary

Preseason

SARGA.CO officially announced the 2026 calendar on 27 January 2026. The calendar has eight events, which includes the Jateng Derby, the Triple Crown series, the Pertiwi Cup, the Indonesia Derby, and both Kejurnas series. It also introduced a new series, the King's Cup, which includes the Mangkunegara X Cup, the Paku Alam Cup, and the King Hamengkubuwono X Cup. The season will span from 15 February to 6 December 2026, and will be held in five racecourses across Yogyakarta, Central Java, West Java, West Sumatra, and North Sulawesi.

On 2 February 2025, SARGA.CO announced a collaboration with AFASEC, a French non-profit organisation focused on the professional development of human resources in the horse racing industry. The memorandum of undersranding (MoU) of the collaboration was signed four days earlier, and aims to develop Indonesia's horse racing industry and its human resources. The collaboration was part of a larger strategic partnership agreement between the Equestrian Association of Indonesia (PORDASI) and the French Horse and Riding Institute (IFCE) which also included the French Equestrian Federation (FFE), France Galop, and AFASEC. The announcement also included plans to build a racecourse in Jakarta with the help of AFASEC and French Cheval Services.

Early season races

The inaugural race of the season was the 2026 Jateng Derby. The event was held at Tegalwaton Racecourse in Semarang Regency, Central Java, near Salatiga. Prior to the event, several safety concerns were raised on social media, particularly Facebook, regarding the track, which was reportedly not up to national standards. In the previous season's edition of the Jateng Derby, in the main race, a collision happened and killed two race horses, Milord and Salvator Minang, and injured both of their jockeys.

The Jateng Derby races were ultimately held on Sunday, 15 February 2026, with minor races being held the day before. The main race was the 16th race, the 3YO Derby, known as the Jateng Derby. The favourite for the race was Monochrome of Miranda Stable. Milea Guti, a filly from West Sumatra who won the Sawahlunto Derby in December 2025, was withdrawn just before the gate draw. The race ended with Nara Eclipse from Eclipse Stable winning by over 8 lengths ahead of Sir Orbit with P. Putra Borneo (dh. Virtuoso All Star) finishing third by a nose. Nara Eclipse had previously won twice in national races held at Tegalwaton Racecourse.

Other notable races in the Jateng Derby included the ninth race, the open sprint, which had Dominator, who had lost by a nose to Princess Gavi in the 2025 Super Sprint, winning over Princess Gavi. Another was the 18th race, the open 2000 meters, which had Naga Sembilan winning over Romantic Spartan and Queen Divona.