List of horse racing venues

This is a list of currently active horse racing venues (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 "racetracks" (some parts of Canada also use "raceway"). In many non-English speaking countries the term used is "hippodrome".

Antigua

• Cassada Gardens Race Track, St Johns

Argentina

• Hipódromo 27 de Abril, Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero Provience
• Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo, Buenos Aires^[1]
• Hipódromo Córdoba, Córdoba, Córdoba Province
• Hipódromo de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires Province
• Hipódromo de Rosario, Rosario, Santa Fe Province
• Hipódromo de San Isidro, San Isidro, Buenos Aires Province
• Hipódromo de Tucumán, San Miguel de Tucaman, Tucaman Province

Australia

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

• Albury Racing club, Albury, New South Wales
• Armidale Jockey Club, Armidale, New South Wales^[2]
• Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia
• Bairnsdale Racecourse, Bairnsdale, Victoria
• Ballarat Turf Club, Ballarat, Victoria
• Balnarring Racecourse, Balnarring, Victoria
• Belmont Park Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia
• Bendigo Racecourse, Bendigo, Victoria
• Broadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales
• Callaghan Park, Rockhampton, Queensland
• Camperdown Racecourse, Camperdown, Victoria
• Canberra Racecourse, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
• Canterbury Park Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales
• Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
• Clare Valley Racecourse, Clare, South Australia
• Clifford Park Racecourse, Toowoomba, Queensland
• Cluden Racecourse, Townsville, Queensland
• Cranbourne Racecourse, Cranbourne, Victoria
• Dingo Racecourse, Dingo, Queensland
• Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Queensland
• Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Queensland
• The Entertainment Grounds, Gosford, New South Wales (formerly Gosford Race Club)
• Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
• Geelong Racecourse, Geelong, Victoria
• Hamilton Racecourse, Hamilton, Victoria
• Hawkesbury Race Club, Richmond, New South Wales
• Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
• Kembla Grange Racecourse, Wollongong, New South Wales^[3]
• Lismore Turf Club, Lismore, New South Wales
• Moe Racecourse, Moe, Victoria
• Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
• Mornington Racecourse, Mornington, Victoria
• Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, South Australia
• Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales
• Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales
• Sale Racecourse, Sale, Victoria
• Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
• Seymour Racing Club, Seymour, Victoria
• Shoalhaven City Turf Club, Nowra, New South Wales
• Sunshine Coast Turf Club, Caloundra, Queensland
• Tamworth Jockey Club, Tamworth, New South Wales^[4]
• Terang Racecourse, Terang, Victoria
• Traralgon Racecourse, Traralgon, Victoria
• Wagga Racecourse, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales^[5]
• Walcha Jockey Club, Walcha, New South Wales^[6]
• Wangaratta Racecourse, Wangaratta, Victoria
• Warrnambool Racecourse, Warrnambool, Victoria
• Warwick Farm Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales
• Wodonga Racecourse, Wodonga, Victoria
• Wyong Race Club, Wyong, New South Wales

Harness racing

• Albion Park Racecourse, Brisbane, Queensland
• Geelong Harness Racing Club, Geelong, Victoria
• Gloucester Park, Perth, Western Australia
• Menangle Park Paceway, Menangle Park, New South Wales
• Terang Harness Racing Club, Terang, Victoria

Austria

• Magna Racino, Ebreichsdorf (near Vienna)
• Trabrennbahn Baden, Baden bei Wien (near Vienna)
• Trabrennbahn Krieau, Vienna
• Galopprennbahn Freudenau, Vienna (only one raceday per year always in September)
• Welser Trabrennbahn, Wels

Bahrain

• Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club, Riffa

Barbados

• Garrison Savannah Race Track, Bridgetown

Belgium

• Hippodroom de Kuurne, Kuurne
• Hippodrome de Wallonie, Mons–Ghlin
• Hippodroom Tongeren, Tongeren
• Hippodroom Waregem, Waregem
• Hippodrome Wellington, Ostend

Brazil

• Hipódromo da Gávea, Rio de Janeiro
• Hipodromo de Cidade Jardim, São Paulo
• Hipodromo do Cristal, Porto Alegre
• Hipodromo do Taruma, Curitiba

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

Canada

Thoroughbred racing

Alberta

• Century Downs Racetrack and Casino, Calgary
• Evergreen Park, Grande Prairie
• Century Mile, Edmonton
• Rocky Mountain Turf Club, Lethbridge
• The Track on 2, Lacombe

British Columbia

• Hastings Racecourse, Vancouver

Manitoba

• Assiniboia Downs, Winnipeg

Ontario

• Ajax Downs, Ajax
• Fort Erie Race Track, Fort Erie
• Woodbine Racetrack, Toronto

Harness racing

Alberta

• Century Downs Racetrack and Casino, Calgary
• Century Mile Racetrack and Casino, Edmonton
• The Track on 2, Lacombe

British Columbia

• Fraser Downs, Surrey

New Brunswick

• Exhibition Park Raceway, Saint John

Nova Scotia

• Inverness Raceway, Inverness
• Northside Downs, North Sydney
• Truro Raceway, Truro

Quebec

• Hippodrome 3R, Trois-Rivières

Ontario

• Clinton Raceway, Clinton
• Dresden Raceway, Dresden
• Flamboro Downs, Flamborough
• Georgian Downs, Innisfil
• Grand River Raceway, Elora
• Hanover Raceway, Hanover
• Hiawatha Horse Park, Sarnia
• Kawartha Downs, Fraserville
• Leamington Raceway, Leamington
• Rideau Carleton Raceway, Ottawa
• The Raceway at Western Fair, London
• Woodbine Mohawk Park, Campbellville

Prince Edward Island

• Charlottetown Driving Park, Charlottetown
• Summerside Raceway, Summerside

China

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

Chile

• Club Hípico de Concepción, Concepción, Bio-Bio Region
• Club Hípico de Santiago, Santiago
• Hipódromo Chile, Santiago
• Valparaiso Sporting Club, Viña del Mar, Valparaíso Region

Colombia

• Hipodromo Villa de Leyva, Villa de Leyva^[7]

Croatia

• Zagreb Hippodrome, Zagreb

Cyprus

• Nicosia Race Club, Nicosia^[8]

Czech Republic

• Dostihové závodiště Benešov, Benešov
• Dostihové závodiště Brno, Brno
• Dostihové závodiště Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary
• Dostihové závodiště Kolesa, Kladruby nad Labem
• Dostihové závodiště Lysá nad Labem, Lysá nad Labem
• Dostihové závodiště Mimoň, Mimoň
• Dostihové závodiště Netolice, Netolice
• Dostihové závodiště Pardubice, Pardubice (site of the Velká pardubická)
• Dostihové závodiště Praha-Velká Chuchle, Prague
• Dostihové závodiště Slušovice, Slušovice
• Dostihové závodiště Světlá Hora, Světlá Hora
• Dostihové závodiště Tochovice, Tochovice
• Hipodrom Most, Most

Denmark

• Nykøbing F. Travbane, Nykøbing F.
• Billund Trav, Billund
• Bornholms Brand Park, on The Island Bornholm in the Baltic sea. (Harness Racing) the smallest racetrack in the World.
• Charlottenlund Racetrack, Copenhagen (site of Copenhagen Cup)
• Fyens Væddeløbsbane, Odense
• Jydsk Væddeløbsbane, Aarhus
• Klampenborg Racecourse, Copenhagen
• NKI Racing Arena, Aalborg
• Skive Trav, Skive

Dominican Republic

• Hipodromo V Centenario, Santo Domingo

Estonia

• Tallinna Hipodroom, Tallinn

Finland

• Äimärautio, Oulu
• Killeri, Jyväskylä
• Jokimaa, Lahti
• Kajaani Track, Kajaani
• Keskinen, Ylivieska
• Kouvola Track, Kouvola
• Laivakangas, Tornio
• Lappee, Lappeenranta
• Linnunlahti, Joensuu
• Mäntyvaara, Rovaniemi
• Metsämäki, Turku
• Mikkeli Track, Mikkeli
• Nikula, Kaustinen
• Pilvenmäki, Forssa
• Pori Track, Pori
• Seinäjoki Track, Seinäjoki
• Sorsasalo, Kuopio
• Teivo, Ylöjärvi (near Tampere)
• Tornio Track, Tornio
• Vaasa Track, Vaasa
• Vermo, Espoo (near Helsinki)

France

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

• Chantilly Racecourse, Chantilly
• Deauville-Clairefontaine Racecourse, Deauville
• Deauville-La Touques Racecourse, Deauville
• Hippodrome d'Auteuil, Auteuil, Paris
• Hippodrome de Bellerive, Vichy
• Hippodrome de Cabourg, Cabourg
• Hippodrome de la Côte d'Azur, Cagnes-sur-Mer
• Hippodrome de la Prairie, Caen
• Hippodrome de la Solle, Fontainebleau
• Hippodrome de Vincennes, Vincennes (vicinity of Paris)
• Hippodrome d'Enghien-Soisy, Enghien (vicinity of Paris)
• Hippodrome du putois, Compiègne
• Longchamp Racecourse, Paris (site of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe)
• Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse, Maisons-Laffitte (vicinity of Paris)
• Marseille Borely Racecourse, Marseille
• Saint-Cloud Racecourse, Saint-Cloud (vicinity of Paris)

Alsace

• Hippodrome de la Hardt, Wissembourg
• Hippodrome de Strasbourg-Hoerdt, Hoerdt

Aquitaine

• Hippodrome de Cantereaux, Libourne
• Hippodrome de Castagnolles, Bazas
• Hippodrome de la Bidanne, Fargues
• Hippodrome de la Garenne, Agen
• Hippodrome de Laloubère, Tarbes
• Hippodrome de Pont-Long, Pau
• Hippodrome de Saint-Paul-les-Dax, Dax
• Hippodrome de Sarlande, Castillonnès
• Hippodrome des fleurs, Biarritz
• Hippodrome des Grands Pins, Mont-de-Marsan
• Hippodrome du Béquet, La Teste de Buch
• Hippodrome du Bouscat, Le Bouscat (banlieue de Bordeaux)
• Hippodrome de Pesquie-Bas, Villeréal
• Hippodrome de Sangruère, Villeneuve-sur-Lot

Auvergne

• Hippodrome de Bellerive, Vichy
• Hippodrome des gateaux, Moulins
• Hippodrome Georges du Breil, Aurillac
• Hippodrome Saint-Jean, Montluçon

Brittany

• Hippodrome de Cano, Vannes
• Hippodrome de Croas-al-Leuriou, Landivisiau
• Hippodrome de Kerret, Guerlesquin
• Hippodrome de Kernivinen, Pontivy
• Hippodrome de la Baie, Saint-Brieuc
• Hippodrome de la Baie du Kernic, Plouescat
• Hippodrome de la grande marche, Fougères
• Hippodrome de la Plage Saint-Sieu, Lancieux
• Hippodrome de la Rive, Redon
• Hippodrome de Langolvas, Morlaix
• Hippodrome de Marville, Saint-Malo
• Hippodrome de Saint-Efflam, Plestin-les-Grèves
• Hippodrome des Bruyères, Maure-de-Bretagne
• Hippodrome du bel orme, Guingamp
• Hippodrome du Petit Paris, Corlay
• Hippodrome du Resto, Questembert

Burgundy

• Hippodrome de Cluny, Mâcon
• Hippodrome de la Varenne, Paray-le-Monial
• Hippodrome de Marcilly, Vitteaux

Centre

• Hippodrome de Chartres, Chartres
• Hippodrome de Dreux, Dreux
• Hippodrome de Grigny, Chinon
• Hippodrome de la Ferté Vidame
• Hippodrome de Lignières, Lignières
• Hippodrome de l'Île Arrault, Orléans
• Hippodrome de Tours-Chambray, Tours
• Hippodrome du Petit-Valençay, Châteauroux

Champagne-Ardenne

• Hippodrome de la Champagne, Reims
• Hippodrome de la Crouée, Montier-en-Der

Corsica

• Hippodrome de Calzarellu, Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo
• Hippodrome de Casatorra, Biguglia
• Hippodrome de Viseo, Zonza
• Hippodrome des Vignetta, Ajaccio

Franche-Comté

• Hippodrome de Comberjon, Vesoul

Île-de-France

• Hippodrome d'Auteuil, Paris
• Hippodrome de Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau
• Hippodrome de Grosbois, Boissy-Saint-Léger (banlieue of Paris), for the qualification of trotters in a training centre
• Hippodrome de Longchamp, Paris
• Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte, Maisons-Laffitte (banlieue of Paris)
• Hippodrome de Rambouillet, Rambouillet (banlieue of Paris)
• Hippodrome de Saint-Cloud, Saint-Cloud (banlieue of Paris)
• Hippodrome de Vincennes, Paris
• Hippodrome d'Enghien-Soisy, Enghien-les-Bains and Soisy-sous-Montmorency (banlieue of Paris)

Languedoc-Roussillon

• Hippodrome de la Fajeolle, Carcassonne
• Hippodrome des Courbiers, Nîmes

Limousin

• Hippodrome de La Sagne, Le Dorat
• Hippodrome de Pompadour, Arnac-Pompadour
• Hippodrome de Texonnieras, Limoges

Lorraine

• Hippodrome de Nancy-Brabois, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (banlieue of Nancy)
• Hippodrome de Vittel, Vittel

Lower Normandy

• Trotting racetracks (ranked by Cheval Français)^[9]
  • National Centre:
    • Hippodrome de Cabourg, Cabourg
  • Regional Centres:
    • Hippodrome d'Argentan, Argentan
    • Hippodrome de la Prairie, Caen
    • Hippodrome du vieux Château, Graignes
  • Class 1:
    • Hippodrome de Deauville – Clairefontaine, Deauville
    • Hippodrome de la Glacerie, La Glacerie (banlieue de Cherbourg)
    • Hippodrome de la Trésorerie, Lisieux
    • Hippodrome Maurice-Jan, Moidrey (près du Mont Saint-Michel)
    • Hippodrome Robert Auvray, Vire
  • Class 2:
    • Hippodrome d'Alençon, Alençon
    • Hippodrome de Carentan la Russie, Carentan
    • Hippodrome de Sautchevreuil, Villedieu-les-Poêles
    • Hippodrome du Martinet, Agon-Coutainville
    • Hippodrome Gabriel Lefranc, Bréhal
  • Class 3:
    • Hippodrome d'Avranches, Avranches
    • Hippodrome de Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
    • Hippodrome de Bourigny, La Chapelle-Cécelin
    • Hippodrome de la Cale, Jullouville
    • Hippodrome de la Croix des Landes, Domfront
    • Hippodrome de la Couperée, Dozulé
    • Hippodrome de la Dives, Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives
    • Hippodrome de La Fontaine, Le Sap
    • Hippodrome de la Madeleine, Hiesville (près de Sainte-Marie-du-Mont)
    • Hippodrome de Longueville-Bréville, Granville
    • Hippodrome de Rânes, Rânes
    • Hippodrome de Valognes, Valognes
    • Hippodrome des Grèves, Genêts
    • Hippodrome Jean-Gabin, Moulins-la-Marche
    • Hippodrome Les Pins, Portbail
• Unclassified and non-trotting racetracks:
  • Hippodrome de Deauville-La Touques, Deauville
  • Hippodrome de la Bergerie, Le Pin-au-Haras
  • Hippodrome du Perche, Mortagne-au-Perche

Martinique

• Hippodrome de Carrère, Le Lamentin

Midi-Pyrénées

• Hippodrome de Borde-Vieille, Beaumont-de-Lomagne
• Hippodrome de la Cépière, Toulouse
• Hippodrome de la Ribère, Auch
• Hippodrome de Laloubère, Tarbes
• Hippodrome de Marches, Castelsarrasin
• Hippodrome de Marianne, Grenade
• Hippodrome des Allègres, Montauban
• Hippodrome du Baron, Castéra-Verduzan
• Hippodrome du Tumulus, Gramat

Nord-Pas-de-Calais

• Hippodrome de la Canche, Le Touquet
• Hippodrome de la Mollière, Beutin
• Hippodrome des Bruyères, Saint-Omer
• Hippodrome des Flandres (also known as Hippodrome du Croisé-Laroche), Marcq-en-Barœul (banlieue of Lille)
• Hippodrome des Hauts-Blancs-Monts, Arras

Pays de Loire

• Hippodrome de Beaumont, Nort-sur-Erdre
• Hippodrome de Bellevue-la-Forêt, Laval
• Hippodrome de Clenet, Cholet
• Hippodrome de Fontenailles, Écommoy
• Hippodrome de la Bretonnière, Meslay-du-Maine
• Hippodrome de La Carrière, Durtal
• Hippodrome de l'Atlantique, Saint-Jean-de-Monts
• Hippodrome de la Loire, Cordemais
• Hippodrome de la Loire, Segré
• Hippodrome de la Malbrande, Les Sables-d'Olonne
• Hippodrome de la Métairie neuve, Châteaubriant
• Hippodrome de la prairie du château, Sablé-sur-Sarthe
• Hippodrome de La Touche, Craon
• Hippodrome de l'Isle-Briand, Le Lion-d'Angers
• Hippodrome de Pornichet, Pornichet
• Hippodrome de Portillon, Vertou
• Hippodrome de Verrie, Saumur
• Hippodrome des Chaumes, Machecoul
• Hippodrome des Hunaudières, Le Mans
• Hippodrome des Senonnettes, Senonnes–Pouancé
• Hippodrome d'Éventard, Angers
• Hippodrome du calvaire de la Magdeleine, Pontchâteau
• Hippodrome du Petit Port, Nantes
• Hippodrome les Noues, Challans

Picardy

• Hippodrome d'Ardon, Laon
• Hippodrome de Chantilly, Chantilly (banlieue of Paris)
• Hippodrome de la prairie Malicorne, Merlimont (Pas-de-Calais)
• Hippodrome de la Thiérache, La Capelle
• Hippodrome du petit Saint-Jean, Amiens
• Hippodrome du Putois, Compiègne

Poitou-Charentes

• Hippodrome de la Côte de Beauté, Royan
• Hippodrome de la Gatinière, La Roche-Posay
• Hippodrome de la Tourette, Angoulême
• Hippodrome de Mansle, Mansle
• Hippodrome de Romagne, Niort
• Hippodrome de Villeneuve, Thouars
• Hippodrome du Haut-Rillon, La Rochelle

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

• Hippodrome de Déffends, à Sault
• Hippodrome de la Côte d'Azur, Cagnes-sur-Mer
• Hippodrome de la Crau, Salon-de-Provence
• Hippodrome de la Durance, Cavaillon
• Hippodrome de la Levade, Bollène
• Hippodrome de Saint-Ponchon, Carpentras
• Hippodrome de la plage, Hyères
• Hippodrome Marseille Borély, Marseille
• Hippodrome Marseille Vivaux, Marseille
• Hippodrome Roberty, Avignon
• Hippodrome Saint-Gervais, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue

Rhône-Alpes

• Hippodrome André Longchamp, Divonne-les-Bains
• Hippodrome de Bel Air, Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
• Hippodrome de Marlioz, Aix-les-Bains
• Hippodrome de Parilly, Bron (banlieue of Lyon)
• Hippodrome de Villeurbanne, Vaulx-en-Velin (banlieue of Lyon)
• Hippodrome du Parc, Feurs
• Hippodrome Joseph Desjoyaux, Saint-Galmier

Upper Normandy

• Hippodrome de Bacqueville-en-Caux, Bacqueville-en-Caux
• Hippodrome de Bernay, Bernay
• Hippodrome de Bihorel, Bihorel
• Hippodrome de Dieppe, Dieppe
• Hippodrome de Francheville, Francheville, Eure
• Hippodrome de Gournay en Bray, Gournay en Bray
• Hippodrome de Rouen-Mauquenchy, Mauquenchy
• Hippodrome de Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf
• Hippodrome des Andelys, Les Andelys
• Hippodrome des Bruyères, Rouen
• Hippodrome d'Évreux, Évreux
• Hippodrome du Neubourg, Le Neubourg

Germany

• Galopprennbahn Bad Harzburg, Bad Harzburg, Lower Saxony
• Galopprennbahn Baden-Baden – Iffezheim, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg
• Galopprennbahn Cologne-Weidenpesch, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
• Galopprennbahn Dortmund-Wambel, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
• Galopprennbahn Dresden-Seidnitz, Dresden, Saxony
• Galopprennbahn Düsseldorf-Grafenberg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia
• Galopprennbahn Halle, Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
• Galopprennbahn Hamburg-Horn, Hamburg
• Galopprennbahn Hanover-Langenhagen, Hanover, Lower Saxony
• Galopprennbahn Haßloch, Haßloch, Rhineland-Palatinate
• Galopprennbahn Herxheim, Herxheim, Rhineland-Palatinate
• Galopprennbahn Hoppegarten, Hoppegarten, Brandenburg (near Berlin)
• Galopprennbahn Krefeld, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia
• Galopprennbahn Leipzig-Scheibenholz, Leipzig, Saxony
• Galopprennbahn Magdeburg-Herrenkrug, Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt
• Galopprennbahn Mannheim-Seckenheim, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg
• Galopprennbahn Mülheim / Ruhr, Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia
• Galopprennbahn Munich-Riem, Munich, Bavaria
• Galopprennbahn Verden, Verden, Lower Saxony
• Pferdesportpark Karlshorst, Berlin
• Rennbahn Karlsruhe-Knielingen, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
• Rennbahn Saarbrücken-Güdingen, Saarbrücken, Saarland
• Trabrennbahn Bahrenfeld, Hamburg
• Trabrennbahn Daglfing, München, Bavaria
• Trabrennbahn Dinslaken, Dinslaken, North Rhine-Westphalia
• Trabrennbahn Gelsenkirchen (GelsenTrabPark), Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia
• Trabrennbahn Mariendorf, Berlin
• Trabrennbahn Mönchengladbach, Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia
• Trabrennbahn Pfarrkirchen, Pfarrkirchen, Bavaria
• Trabrennbahn Straubing, Straubing, Bavaria

Great Britain

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

York Harness Raceway

Flat racing

• Bath Racecourse, Greater Bristol
• Beverley Racecourse, East Riding of Yorkshire
• Brighton Racecourse, East Sussex
• Chelmsford City Racecourse, Essex
• Chester Racecourse, Cheshire
• Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey
• Goodwood Racecourse, West Sussex
• Great Yarmouth Racecourse, Norfolk
• Newmarket Racecourses, Suffolk
• Nottingham Racecourse, Nottinghamshire
• Pontefract Racecourse, West Yorkshire
• Redcar Racecourse, North Yorkshire
• Ripon Racecourse, North Yorkshire
• Salisbury Racecourse, Wiltshire
• Thirsk Racecourse, North Yorkshire
• Windsor Racecourse, Berkshire
• Wolverhampton Racecourse, West Midlands
• York Racecourse, Yorkshire

National hunt

• Aintree Racecourse, Merseyside
• Cartmel Racecourse, Cumbria
• Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire
• Exeter Racecourse, Devon
• Fakenham Racecourse, Norfolk
• Fontwell Park Racecourse, West Sussex
• Hereford Racecourse, Herefordshire
• Hexham Racecourse, Northumberland
• Huntingdon Racecourse, Cambridgeshire
• Ludlow Racecourse, Shropshire
• Market Rasen Racecourse, Lincolnshire
• Newton Abbot Racecourse, Devon
• Plumpton Racecourse, East Sussex
• Sedgefield Racecourse, County Durham
• Stratford-on-Avon Racecourse, Warwickshire
• Taunton Racecourse, Somerset
• Uttoxeter Racecourse, Staffordshire
• Warwick Racecourse, Warwickshire
• Wincanton Racecourse, Somerset
• Worcester Racecourse, Worcestershire

Mixed

• Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire
• Carlisle Racecourse, Cumbria
• Catterick Bridge Racecourse, North Yorkshire
• Doncaster Racecourse, South Yorkshire
• Haydock Park Racecourse, Merseyside
• Kempton Park Racecourse, Surrey
• Leicester Racecourse, Leicestershire
• Lingfield Park Racecourse, Surrey
• Newbury Racecourse, Berkshire
• Newcastle Racecourse, Tyne and Wear
• Sandown Park Racecourse, Surrey
• Southwell Racecourse, Nottinghamshire
• Wetherby Racecourse, West Yorkshire

Scotland

Corbiewood, Bannockburn

• Ayr Racecourse, Ayrshire (mixed)
• Hamilton Park Racecourse, South Lanarkshire (flat)
• Kelso Racecourse, the Scottish Borders (national hunt)
• Musselburgh Racecourse, East Lothian (mixed)
• Perth Racecourse, Perth and Kinross (national hunt)

Wales

• Bangor on Dee Racecourse, Wrexham (national hunt)
• Chepstow Racecourse, Monmouthshire (mixed)
• Ffos Las Racecourse, Carmarthenshire (mixed)

Channel Islands

• L'ancresse Racecourse, Guernsey, flat
• Les Landes Racecourse, Jersey, flat

Greece

• Markopoulo Racecourse, Markopoulo Mesogaias (near Athens)

Guyana

• Alness Turf Club
• Anjoo Park
• Arima Park Turf Club
• Brighton Turf Club
• Bush Lot Sea View Park
• Kennard Memorial Turf Club
• Port Mourant Turf Club

Hong Kong

• Happy Valley Racecourse
• Sha Tin Racecourse

Hungary

• Kincsem Park, Budapest

India

• Bangalore Turf Club, Bangalore
• Chennai Race Club, Chennai, previously known as Madras, capital of the state of Tamil Nadu
• Delhi Race Club, Delhi
• Hyderabad Race Club, Hyderabad
• Mysore Race Club, Mysore^[10]
• Ooty Race Club – Ootacamund, more popularly known as Ooty, is located amidst the mountains on very picturesque surrounds, and is used especially during the summer months when racing in the warmer regions may not be possible
• Royal Calcutta Turf Club, Calcutta
• Royal Western India Turf Club, Mumbai and Pune

Ireland

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

In the Republic of Ireland:

• Ballinrobe Racecourse (mixed)
• Bellewstown Racecourse (mixed)
• Clonmel races (mixed)
• Cork races (mixed)
• The Curragh races, County Kildare (site of Irish Derby) (flat)
• Dundalk races (all-weather) (flat)
• Fairyhouse races (mixed)
• Galway races (mixed)
• Gowran Park races (mixed)
• Kilbeggan races (jumps only)
• Killarney races (mixed)
• Laytown races (flat)
• Leopardstown races (mixed)
• Limerick races (mixed)
• Listowel races (mixed)
• Naas races (mixed)
• Navan races (mixed)
• Punchestown races (mixed)
• Roscommon races (mixed)
• Sligo races (mixed)
• Thurles races (mixed)
• Tipperary races (mixed)
• Tralee races (mixed)
• Tramore races (mixed)
• Wexford races (National Hunt only)

In Northern Ireland:

• Down Royal races (mixed)
• Downpatrick races (mixed)

Italy

• Ippodromo Caprilli, Livorno
• Ippodromo Comunale, Ferrara
• Ippodromo Corrado Romanengo, Novi Ligure
• Ippodromo d'Abruzzo, S.Giovanni Teatino (near Chieti)
• Ippodromo dei Fiori, Albenga
• Ippodromo dei Marsi, Tagliacozzo
• Ippodromo dei Pini, Follonica
• Ippodromo dei Sauri, Castelluccio dei Sauri
• Ippodromo del Casalone, Grosseto
• Ippodromo del Garigliano, Santi Cosma e Damiano
• Ippodromo del Mediterraneo, Siracusa
• Ippodromo del Savio, Cesena
• Ippodromo del Visarno, Florence
• Ippodromo della Favorita, Palermo
• Ippodromo delle Capannelle, Rome (gallop and trot)
• Ippodromo delle Cascine, Florence
• Ippodromo di Agnano, Naples (site of Gran Premio Lotteria)
• Ippodromo di Arcoveggio, Bologna
• Ippodromo di Breda, Padua
• Ippodromo di Cirigliano, Aversa
• Ippodromo di Montebello, Trieste
• Ippodromo di San Marone, Civitanova Marche
• Ippodromo di San Rossore, Pisa
• Ippodromo di San Siro, Milan (site of Gran Premio di Milano)
• Ippodromo di Sant'Artemio, Treviso
• Ippodromo di Sesana, Montecatini Terme
• Ippodromo di Settimi, Anguillara Sabazia
• Ippodromo di Stupinigi, Vinovo (near Turin)
• Ippodromo di Valentinia, Pontecagnano
• Ippodromo Don Meloni, Ozieri
• Ippodromo Euritalia, Casarano (near Lecce)
• Ippodromo La Ghirlandina, Modena
• Ippodromo La Torricella, Capalbio (near Grosseto)
• Ippodromo Le Bettole, Varese
• Ippodromo Maia, Meran (site of Gran Premio Merano)
• Ippodromo Martini, Corridonia
• Ippodromo Paolo VI, Taranto
• Ippodromo Pian delle Fornaci, Siena
• Ippodromo Pinna, Sassari
• Ippodromo San Paolo, Montegiorgio
• Ippodromo Villa delle Rose, Lanciano
• Ippodromo Villacidro, Villacidro

Jamaica

• Caymanas Park, Kingston

Japan

Japan Racing Association

• Chukyo Racecourse
• Fukushima Racecourse
• Hakodate Racecourse
• Hanshin Racecourse
• Kokura Racecourse
• Kyoto Racecourse
• Nakayama Racecourse
• Niigata Racecourse
• Sapporo Racecourse
• Tokyo Racecourse

The National Association of Racing

• Funabashi Racecourse
• Kanazawa Racecourse
• Kasamatsu Racecourse
• Kawasaki Racecourse
• Kochi Racecourse
• Mizusawa Racecourse
• Mombetsu Racecourse
• Morioka Racecourse
• Nagoya Racecourse
• Obihiro Racecourse (ban-ei racecourse)
• Oi Racecourse
• Saga Racecourse
• Sonoda Racecourse
• Urawa Racecourse

Kazakhstan

• Almaty hippodrome, Almaty

Kenya

• Ngong Racecourse, Nairobi

Lebanon

• Beirut Hippodrome, Beirut

Macau

• Taipa Racecourse, Macau

Malaysia

• Penang Turf Club, Penang
• Perak Turf Club, Ipoh
• Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur
• Royal Sabah Turf Club, Tuaran^[11]
• Sarawak Turf Club, Kuching^[12]

Malta

• Gozo Race Track, Gozo
• Malta Racing Club, Marsa

Mauritius

• Champ de Mars Racecourse, Port Louis

Mexico

• The famous Agua Caliente Racetrack in Tijuana ceased operations as a horse racetrack and offers now greyhound racing.
• Hipódromo de las Américas, Mexico City

Morocco

• Hippodrome de Casa-Anfa, Casablanca
• Hippodrome de Settat, Settat
• Hippodrome Lalla Malika, El Jadida
• Hippodrome Rabat-Souissi, Rabat

Netherlands

• Drafbaan Groningen, Groningen
• Drafcentrum Alkmaar, Alkmaar
• Renbaan Duindigt, Duindigt (near The Hague)
• Victoria Park, Wolvega, Wolvega (near Heerenveen)

New Zealand

• Addington, Christchurch (harness racing and greyhounds)
• Alexandra Park, Auckland (harness racing)
• Ascot Park, Invercargill, Southland (gallops, harness racing and greyhounds)
• Ashburton, mid Canterbury
• Avondale, Auckland
• Awapuni, Palmerston North
• Cambridge Raceway, Cambridge (east of Hamilton) (harness racing and greyhounds)
• Cromwell, central Otago
• Dargaville, Northland
• Ellerslie Racecourse, Auckland
• Forbury Park, Dunedin (harness racing and greyhounds)
• Gisborne, Poverty Bay
• Gore, northern Southland
• Hastings, Hawkes Bay
• Hāwera, south Taranaki
• Hokitika, west coast of South Island
• Kaikōura, southern Marlborough (harness racing)
• Kumara, west coast of South Island
• Kurow, north Otago
• Manawatū Raceway, Palmerston North (harness racing and greyhounds)
• Matamata, eastern Waikato
• Methven, mid Canterbury (harness racing)
• Motukarara, Banks Peninsula
• New Plymouth, Taranaki
• Oamaru, north Otago
• Omakau, central Otago
• Omoto, Greymouth, west coast of South Island
• Orari, Geraldine, south Canterbury (harness racing)
• Otaki, Kāpiti Coast
• Paeroa, Hauraki Plains (now a training venue only)
• Patterson Park, Westport, Buller (harness racing)
• Phar Lap Raceway, Washdyke, Timaru, south Canterbury
• Pukekohe, Franklin district
• Rangiora, north of Christchurch
• Reefton, west coast of South Island
• Riccarton Park Racecourse, Christchurch
• Richmond, Nelson (harness racing)
• Riverton, west of Invercargill, Southland
• Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
• Roxburgh, central Otago (harness racing)
• Ruakaka, near Whangarei, Northland
• Tauherenikau, Wairarapa
• Taupō, central North Island
• Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
• Te Aroha, Thames Valley
• Te Awamutu, south of Hamilton
• Te Kapua Park, Stratford, Taranaki
• Te Rapa, Hamilton
• Te Teko, near Whakatane, eastern Bay of Plenty
• Thames, Coromandel Peninsula
• Trentham Racecourse, Upper Hutt, near Wellington
• Waikouaiti, north of Dunedin
• Waimate, south Canterbury
• Waipukurau, southern Hawkes Bay
• Wairoa, northern Hawkes Bay
• Wanganui (Whanganui), north-west of Palmerston North
• Waterlea, Blenheim, Marlborough
• Waverley, north of Wanganui
• Wingatui, Dunedin
• Winton, central Southland
• Woodville, east of Palmerston North
• Wyndham, east of Invercargill, Southland

Niger

• Hippodrome de Niamey, Niamey

Norway

• Bergen Travpark, Bergen
• Biri Travbane, Gjøvik
• Bjerke Travbane, Oslo
• Drammen Travbane, Drammen
• Forus Travbane, Stavanger
• Harstad Travpark, Harstad
• Jarlsberg Travbane, Tønsberg
• Klosterskogen Travbane, Skien
• Leangen Travbane, Trondheim
• Momarken Travbane, Eidsberg
• Øvrevoll Galoppbane, Oslo
• Sørlandets Travpark, Kristiansand

Pakistan

• Karachi Race Club, Karachi
• Lahore Race Club, Lahore

Panama

• Hipódromo Presidente Remón, Panama City

Paraguay

• Hipódromo de Asunción, Asunción

Peru

• Hipódromo de Monterrico, Lima
• Hipódromo de Porongoche, Arequipa

Philippines

• The Horsemen's Track, Padre Garcia, Batangas (underconstruction)
• Metro Manila Turf Club (Metro Turf), Malvar and Tanauan, Batangas
• Saddle and Clubs Leisure Park (Santa Ana Park), Naic, Cavite
• San Lazaro Leisure Park Turf Club, Carmona, Cavite

Poland

• Kraków Racecourse, Dąbrówka, Bochnia County^[13]
• Partynice Racecourse, Wrocław^[14]
• Służewiec Racecourse, Warszawa^[15]
• Sopot Hippodrome, Sopot^[16]

Puerto Rico

• Hipódromo Camarero, San Juan

Qatar

• Al Rayyan Race Course, Doha

Romania

• Hipodrom Craiova, Craiova
• Hipodrom Ploiești, Ploiești

Russia

• Central Moscow Hippodrome, Moscow
• Ramenskoye Ippodrom, Ramenskoye
• Kazan Ippodrom, Kazan, Tatarstan
• Naberezhnye Chelny Ippodrom, Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan
• Rostov Ippodrom, Rostov-na-Donu
• Samara Ippodrom, Samara, Russia
• Akbuzat Race Track, Bashkortostan

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Beaumont Park Race Track, Dieppe Bay, Saint Kitts
• Indian Castle Race Track, Indian Castle, Nevis (only stages a handful of race days, almost entirely on public holidays)

Saudi Arabia

• King Abdulaziz Racetrack, Riyadh
• King Khalid Race Track, Taif

Serbia

• Hipodrom Beograd, Beograd
• Hipodrom Šabac, Šabac

Singapore

• Kranji Racecourse

Slovakia

• Zavodisko, Bratislava

South Africa

Gauteng

• Vaal Racecourse, Gauteng
• Turffontein Racecourse, Gauteng

Western Cape

• Durbanville Racecourse, Western Cape
• Kenilworth Racecourse, Western Cape
• Milnerton Racecourse, Western Cape

KwaZulu-Natal

• Scottsville Racecourse, KwaZulu-Natal
• Clairwood Racecourse, KwaZulu-Natal
• Greyville Racecourse, KwaZulu-Natal

Eastern Cape

• Fairview Racecourse, Eastern Cape

Northern Cape

• Flamingo Park, Northern Cape

South Korea

• Busan Gyeongnam Race Park, Busan
• Jeju Race Park, Jeju
• Seoul Race Park, Seoul

Spain

• Gran Hipodromo de Andalucia – Dos Hermanas, Sevilla
• Hipodrom Municipal de Manacor, Manacor, Mallorca
• Hipodrom Municipal de Mao, Mahón, Menorca
• Hipodrom Sant Rafel, San Rafael, Ibiza
• Hipodrom Son Pardo, Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca
• Hipodrom Torre del Ram, Ciudadela de Menorca, Menorca
• Hipodromo de Antela, Ourense
• Hipodromo de Donostia, San Sebastián
• Hipódromo de la Zarzuela, Madrid
• Hipodromo de Pineda, Sevilla

Sweden

• Åby Racetrack, Mölndal (near Gothenburg) (site of Olympiatravet)
• Arena Åmålstravet, Åmål
• Arena Dannero, Nyland, Sweden
• Axevalla Travbana, Axvall
• Bergsåker Travbana, Sundsvall
• Dala Travet, Rättvik
• Färjestad Travet, Karlstad
• Göteborg Galopp, Gothenburg
• Halmstad Travet, Halmstad
• Jägersro Galopp, Malmö
• Kalmar Travbana, Kalmar
• Mantorp Travet, Mantorp
• Möjligheternas Arena, Umeå
• Romme Travbana, Borlänge
• Solvalla, Stockholm
• Strömsholm Galopp, Strömsholm
• Sundbyholm Racing Track, Eskilstuna
• Bro Park Galopp, Önsta
• Tingsryd Racing Track, Tingsryd (1609 meters; the only one in Northern Europe)
• Trav Gävleborg, Gävle
• Umåker Travet, Umeå
• Visby Travbana, Visby
• Örebro Travet, Örebro
• Östersund Travbana, Östersund

Switzerland

• Parkrennbahn Dielsdorf, Dielsdorf (near Zürich)
• Pferderennbahn Allmend, Frauenfeld
• Pferderennbahn IENA, Avenches
• Pferderennbahn Schachen, Aarau
• Winterrennbahn St. Moritz, the White Turf races^[17] were held in winter on the frozen St. Moritzersee

Thailand

• Royal Bangkok Sports Club, Bangkok
• Kawila Race Course, Chiang Mai
• Khon Kaen Race Course, Khon Kaen
• Nakhon Ratchasima Race Course 2nd Infantry Division, Nakhon Ratchasima
• Udon Thani Race Course, Udon Thani

Trinidad and Tobago

• Santa Rosa Park, Arima

Turkey

• Ankara 75th Anniversary Race Course, Ankara
• Diyarbakır Race Course, Diyarbakır
• Elazığ Race Course, Elazığ
• Kocaeli Race Course, Kocaeli
• Osmangazi Race Course, Bursa
• Şanliurfa Race Course, Şanlıurfa
• Şirinyer Race Course, İzmir
• Veliefendi Race Course, Istanbul
• Yeşiloba Race Course, Adana

Ukraine

• Kyiv Ippodrom, Kyiv

United Arab Emirates

• Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, Abu Dhabi
• Jebel Ali Racecourse, Jebel Ali (near Dubai)
• Meydan Racecourse, Dubai

United States

Thoroughbred racing

Arizona

• Arizona Downs, Prescott Valley
• Rillito Park Racetrack, Tucson
• Turf Paradise, Phoenix

Arkansas

• Oaklawn Park, Hot Springs

California

• Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa
• Pleasanton Race Course, Pleasanton
• Del Mar Racetrack, Del Mar
• Fresno Race Track, Fresno
• Golden Gate Fields, Albany
• Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos
• Santa Anita Park, Arcadia
• Cal-Expo Race Track, Sacramento
• Humboldt County Fair, Ferndale

Colorado

• Arapahoe Park, Aurora

Delaware

• Delaware Park, Wilmington

Florida

• Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach
• Hialeah Park Race Track, Hialeah
• Tampa Bay Downs, Tampa

Idaho

• Idaho Downs at Expo Idaho, Boise

Illinois

• Fairmount Park Racetrack, Collinsville
• Hawthorne Race Course, Cicero

Indiana

• Horseshoe Indianapolis, Shelbyville

Iowa

• Prairie Meadows, Altoona

Kentucky

• Churchill Downs, Louisville (site of the Kentucky Derby), (first jewel in the "Triple Crown" of thoroughbred horse racing)
• Ellis Park Race Course, Henderson
• Keeneland Race Course, Lexington
• Kentucky Downs, Franklin
• Turfway Park, Florence

Louisiana

• Delta Downs, Vinton
• Evangeline Downs, Opelousas
• Fair Grounds, New Orleans
• Louisiana Downs, Bossier City

Maryland

• Laurel Park (race course), Laurel
• Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium (only held during state fair, late August-early September)
• Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore (site of the Preakness Stakes, second jewel in the "Triple Crown" of thoroughbred horse racing, since 1873)

Massachusetts

• Suffolk Downs, East Boston CLOSED as of June 2019.

Minnesota

• Canterbury Park, Shakopee

Nebraska

• Columbus Races, Columbus
• Fonner Park, Grand Island
• Horsemen's Park, Omaha
• Lincoln Race Course, Lincoln

New Jersey

• Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford
• Monmouth Park Racetrack, Oceanport

New Mexico

• Albuquerque Downs, Albuquerque
• Ruidoso Downs, Ruidoso Downs
• Sunland Park, Sunland Park
• SunRay Park, Farmington
• Zia Park, Hobbs

New York

• Aqueduct Racetrack, Jamaica, Queens, New York City^[18]
• Belmont Park, Elmont (site of Belmont Stakes), (third jewel in the "Triple Crown" of thoroughbred horse racing)
• Finger Lakes Gaming and Race Track, Canandaigua
• Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs

North Dakota

• North Dakota Horse Park, Fargo

Ohio

• Belterra Park, Cincinnati
• Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course, Youngstown
• Thistledown Racino, North Randall

Oklahoma

• Fair Meadows Race Track, Tulsa
• Remington Park, Oklahoma City
• Will Rogers Downs, Claremore

Oregon

• Grants Pass Downs, Grants Pass

Pennsylvania

• Parx Casino and Racing, Bensalem Township
• Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, Grantville
• Presque Isle Downs, Erie

Texas

• Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie
• Retama Park, Selma
• Sam Houston Race Park, Houston

Virginia

• Colonial Downs, New Kent County

Washington

• Emerald Downs, Auburn

West Virginia

• Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, Charles Town
• Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort, Chester

Wyoming

• Wyoming Downs, Evanston
• Energy Downs, Gillette

Harness racing

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

• Cal Expo, Sacramento

Delaware

• Dover Downs, Dover
• Harrington Raceway & Casino, Harrington

Florida

• Pompano Park, Pompano Beach CLOSED as of 2023

Illinois

• Hawthorne Race Course, Stickney/Cicero (also conducts thoroughbred racing)

Indiana

• Hoosier Park, Anderson

Kentucky

• The Red Mile, Lexington
• Oak Grove (racecourse), Oak Grove

Maine

• Bangor Raceway, Bangor
• First Tracks Cumberland, Cumberland

Maryland

• Ocean Downs, Berlin
• Rosecroft Raceway, Oxon Hill

Massachusetts

• Plainridge Racecourse, Plainville

Michigan

• Northville Downs, Northville

Minnesota

• Running Aces Harness Park, Columbus

New Jersey

• Freehold Raceway, Freehold
• Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford

New York

• Batavia Downs, Batavia
• Buffalo Raceway, Hamburg
• Historic Track, Goshen
• Monticello Raceway, Sullivan County
• Saratoga Raceway, Saratoga Springs
• Tioga Downs, Nichols
• Vernon Downs, Vernon
• Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers

Ohio

• MGM Northfield Park, Northfield
• Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway, Dayton
• Miami Valley Gaming, Lebanon
• Scioto Downs Racino, Columbus
• Delaware County Fairgrounds, Delaware

Pennsylvania

• Harrah's Philadelphia, Chester
• Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, North Strabane Township
• Mohegan Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre

Uruguay

• Hipodromo Municipal de Las Piedras, Las Piedras
• Hipodromo Nacional de Maroñas, Montevideo

Venezuela

• Hipodromo de Santa Rita, Santa Rita, Zulia (near Maracaibo)
• Hipodromo de Valencia, Valencia, Carabobo
• Hipodromo La Rinconada, Caracas
• Hipodromo Rancho Alegre, Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar

Vietnam

• Phú Thọ Hippodrome, Ho Chi Minh City

Zimbabwe

• Borrowdale Park, Harare

See also

• List of horse racing venues by capacity
• Lists of sports venues
• Lists of stadiums

References

External links

• Hundreds more Australian racetracks – selectracing.com.au