Spring Country Series: Potjiekos Competition
Lekker racing. Lekker food. Lekker vibes.
About this event
MATCHEM STAKES POTJIEKOS COMPETITION
Think your potjie is the one to beat? Then get your crew together, fire up the coals and bring your best recipe to the Matchem Stakes!
On Saturday, 26 September, Hollywoodbets Durbanville becomes the ultimate battleground for potjie lovers, as teams go head-to-head for R4,000 cash + a trophy — with an additional R1,000 GEES Prize up for grabs for the team that brings the most energy, personality and spirit to the day. 🏆🔥
This is potjiekos with a competitive twist: good food, good company, big flavours and even bigger GEES!
Competition details:
Date: Saturday, 26 September 2026
Venue: Hollywoodbets Durbanville
Setup: By 10am
Competition starts: 11am sharp
Cook for 3 hours
Entry fee: R250 per team
Team size: Up to 6 people
Limited to 12 teams
Entry deadline: Tuesday, 22 September 2026
Prize: R4,000 cash + trophy
GEES Prize: R1,000
🍲 GET YOUR TEAM TOGETHER
Round up your best six, choose your signature potjie and prepare to cook, create and compete.
Your team will get its own cooking station complete with:
🔥 Charcoal 🪑 Table & chairs ⛱️ Umbrella
All you need to bring is your potjie pot, cooking utensils, cutlery and crockery — and, of course, your secret recipe!
But don't just make your cooking station functional. Make it yours! Teams are encouraged to decorate their area, dress the part and bring the GEES. 🎉
And there's a chance to share your creation with the crowd too: each team must prepare a minimum of 20 small tasters for members of the public to sample. Disposable tasting dishes and cutlery will be provided.
Please note: All participants must be 18 years or older. No outside drinks are permitted on the course. A bar will be available at the venue.
🔥 READY TO BRING THE HEAT?
Get your team together. Choose your potjie. Bring your recipe. Bring your GEES.
And let's find out who really rules the potjie!
👉 ENTER THE MATCHEM STAKES POTJIEKOS COMPETITION NOW
Please note: All participants must be 18 years or older. No outside drinks are permitted on the course. A bar will be available at the venue.
Venue
Bowlers Avenue, Durbanville, Cape Town, South Africa
Refund policy
Following receipt of your booking cancellation or returned tickets, we will refund you the face value paid for the relevant tickets (or, if a discounted ticket, then instead the discounted ticket price paid), provided that reasonable cancellation charges as determined by the Event Organiser may be charged and deducted from such refund. Unless otherwise stipulated by the Event Organiser and depending on the prevailing circumstances the following cancellation charges may apply: - If the cancellation occurs more than 30 days prior to the event a 15% cancellation fee will apply; - If the cancellation occurs less than 30 but more than 7 days prior to the event a 50% cancellation fee will apply; - If the cancellation occurs less than 7 days prior to the event a 100% cancellation fee will apply; - Notwithstanding the aforesaid, if you can provide us with suitable documentary proof that a person in whose name a ticket was booked will not be able to attend the event because of his/her death and/or hospitalisation, no cancellation fee will apply in respect of the cancellation of such person's ticket.
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