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List of horse racing venues

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Happy Valley Racecourse, Hong Kong, 2008.
Kyoto Racecourse, Japan, 1999.
Central Moscow Hippodrome, 2007.
Winter-Rennbahn St. Moritz, 1931.
Hippodrome d'Arnac-Pompadour, France, 2008.
Churchill Downs, Kentucky, 2007.
Jockey Club Brasileiro, Hipódromo da Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, 2010.
Royal Bangkok Sport Club, Thailand 2008.
Ellerslie Racecourse, New Zealand, 1908.

This is a list of currently active horse racing venues, both Thoroughbred racing and harness racing, sorted by country. In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses". The United States and some parts of Canada use the term "racetracks" and some parts of Canada also use "raceway". In many non-English speaking countries a term cognate with hippodrome (e.g., Estonian: hipodroom, German: Hippodrom, Italian: ippodromo, etc.).

Antigua

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Argentina

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Australia

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There are over 360 registered racecourses in Australia where Thoroughbred racing takes place during about 3,050 race meetings. There are also a number of separate harness racing tracks.

Thoroughbred racing

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Harness racing

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Austria

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Bahrain

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Barbados

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Belgium

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Brazil

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Other racetracks exist in Recife (PE), Pelotas (RS), Goiânia, (GO), Sao Vicente (SP), and Campos dos Goytacazes (RJ).

Canada

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Thoroughbred racing

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Alberta

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British Columbia

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Manitoba

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Ontario

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Harness racing

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Alberta

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British Columbia

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Nova Scotia

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Quebec

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Ontario

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Prince Edward Island

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China

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  • Inner Mongolia Racecourse Hohhot
  • Conghua Racecourse Guangzhou
  • Ordos Yiqi Racecourse Ordos
  • Orient Lucky City Racecourse Wuhan

Chile

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Colombia

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Croatia

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Cyprus

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Czech Republic

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Denmark

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Dominican Republic

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Estonia

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Finland

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Harness racing on April 13, 2019 in Seinäjoki, Finland.

France

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Half of European horse racing venues are in France (with more than 250 current operating hippodromes).

Racecourse at Vincennes
Racecourse at Jullouville.
Racecourse of the Atlantic.
Racecourse of Pornichet.
Racecourse of Roberty, Avignon
Racecourse of Cagnes-sur-Mer
Racecourse of Villeurbanne

Germany

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Great Britain

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The United Kingdom does not have a country-wide organising body for horseracing. The remit of the British Horseracing Authority does not extend to the island of Ireland; as a result, the two tracks in Northern Ireland are under the jurisdiction of Horse Racing Ireland.

England

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York Harness Raceway

Flat racing
National hunt
Mixed

Scotland

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Corbiewood, Bannockburn

Wales

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Channel Islands

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Greece

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Guyana

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Hong Kong

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Hungary

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India

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Ireland

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Horse racing in Ireland is organised on an All-Ireland basis by Horse Racing Ireland.

In the Republic of Ireland:

In Northern Ireland:

Italy

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Jamaica

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Japan

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Japan Racing Association

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Tokyo Racecourse

The National Association of Racing

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Kazakhstan

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Kenya

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Lebanon

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Macau

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Malaysia

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Malta

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Mauritius

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Mexico

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Morocco

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Netherlands

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New Zealand

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Niger

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The hippodrome in Niamey, Niger.

Norway

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Pakistan

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Panama

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Paraguay

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Peru

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Philippines

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San Lazaro Leisure Park.

Poland

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Puerto Rico

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Qatar

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Romania

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Russia

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Saudi Arabia

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Serbia

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Singapore

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Slovakia

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South Africa

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South Korea

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Spain

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Thailand

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Trinidad and Tobago

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Turkey

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Ukraine

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United Arab Emirates

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United States

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Thoroughbred racing

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Arizona

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Arkansas

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California

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Santa Anita Park racecourse

Colorado

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Delaware

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Florida

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Idaho

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Illinois

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Indiana

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Iowa

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Kentucky

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Louisiana

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Maryland

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Minnesota

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Nebraska

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New Jersey

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New Mexico

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New York

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North Dakota

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Ohio

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Oklahoma

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Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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Texas

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Virginia

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Washington

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West Virginia

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Wyoming

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Harness racing

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Note: Harness racing is sometimes conducted at short-term meets at various fairs and similar events. Many notable harness races are held at such venues, such as the Fox Stake at the Indiana State Fair and the Little Brown Jug at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio.

California

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Delaware

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Illinois

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Indiana

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Kentucky

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Maine

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Maryland

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Massachusetts

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Minnesota

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New Jersey

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New York

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Ohio

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Pennsylvania

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Uruguay

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Venezuela

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Vietnam

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Zimbabwe

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Former

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Canada

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United States

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Massachusetts

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Florida

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo
  2. ^ Armidale Jockey Club
  3. ^ Illawarra Turf Club
  4. ^ Tamworth Jockey Club
  5. ^ Wagga Racecourse
  6. ^ Walcha Jockey Club
  7. ^ Villa de Leyva[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Nicosia Race Club
  9. ^ "Le bilan annuel des courses de trot en France – Année 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  10. ^ Mysore Race Club
  11. ^ "Home". royalsabahturfclub.com.my.
  12. ^ https://www.facebook.com/Sarawak-Turf-Club-1672939396310908/ [user-generated source]
  13. ^ Kraków Racecourse
  14. ^ "Partynice Racecourse". Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  15. ^ Służewiec Racecourse
  16. ^ Sopot Hippodrome
  17. ^ White Turf
  18. ^ Aqueduct Racetrack Maps and Directions (Retrieved 25 May 2018)
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