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.