List of horse racing venues

This is a list of horse racing venues, sorted by country. In the United States they are usually called horse racing tracks, and in most other English speaking countries they are usually called racecourses. In many non-English speaking countries the local term is hippodrome, which is derived from Latin, or a variant of it.

Argentina

* Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo, Buenos Aires [http://www.palermo.com.ar]
* Hipodromo de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires Province
* Hipodromo de Rosario, Rosario, Santa Fe Province
* Hipodromo de San Isidro, San Isidro, Buenos Aires Province

Australia

* Albion Park Racecourse, Brisbane, Queensland
* Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia
* Belmont Park Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia
* Canterbury Park racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales
* Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
* Cheltenham Park Racecourse, Adelaide, South Australia
* Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Queensland
* Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Queensland
* Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
* Gloucester Park, Perth, Western Australia
* Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
* Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales
* Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales
* Sandown Park Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
* Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, South Australia
* Victoria Park Racecourse, Adelaide, South Australia
* Warwick Farm racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales
* Wagga Racecourse, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales

Barbados

* Garrison Savannah Race Track, Bridgetown

Brazil

* Hipódromo da Gávea, Rio de Janeiro
* Hipodromo de Cidade Jardim, Sao Paulo
* Hipodromo do Cristal, Porto Alegre
* Hipodromo do Taruma, Curitibaother race tracks exist in Sao Vicente (SP) and Campos dos Goytacazes (RJ)

Canada

* Assiniboia Downs, Winnipeg, Manitoba
* Charlottetown Driving Park, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
* Fraser Downs, Vancouver, British Columbia
* Flamboro Downs, Flamborough, Ontario
* Fort Erie Race Track, Fort Erie, Ontario
* Grand River Raceway, Elora, Ontario
* Hastings Racecourse, Vancouver, British Columbia
* Hippodrome de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec
* Hippodrome d'Aylmer, Gatineau, Quebec
* Marquis Downs, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
* Mohawk Raceway, Campbellville, Ontario
* Northlands Park, Edmonton, Alberta
* Rideau Carleton Raceway, Ottawa, Ontario
* Stampede Park, Calgary, Alberta
* Sudbury Downs, Sudbury, Ontario
* Sulky Québec, Quebec, Quebec
* Sulky Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Quebec
* Woodbine Racetrack, Toronto, Ontario

Chile

* Club Hipico de Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Antofagasta Region
* Club Hipico de Concepcion, Concepcion, Bio-Bio Region
* Club Hipico de Santiago, Santiago
* Hipodromo Chile, Santiago
* Valparaiso Sporting Club, Vina del Mar, Valparaiso Region

=China (People's Republic)=

* Beijing Jockey Club
* Shanghai Race Club, a racecourse in the former Shanghai International Settlement, still largely extant and therefore is a current horse racing venue, although it is unknown whether it has been used as such since 1949.

Colombia

* Hipodromo Los Comuneros, Medellín

Cyprus

* Nicosia Race Club, Nicosia [http://www.nicosiaraceclub.com.cy]

Dominican Republic

* Hipodromo V Centenario, Santo Domingo

France

* Hippodrome d'Auteuil, Auteuil (vicinity of Paris)
* Hippodrome de Cabourg, Cabourg
* Hippodrome de la Côte d'Azur, Cagnes-sur-Mer
* Chantilly Racecourse, Chantilly
* Deauville-La Touques Racecourse, Deauville
* Deauville-Clairefontaine Racecourse, Deauville
* Hippodrome de la Prairie, Caen
* Hippodrome d'Enghien-Soisy, Enghien (vicinity of Paris)
* Hippodrome du putois, Compiegne
* Hippodrome de la Solle, Fontainebleau
* 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)
* Hippodrome de Vincennes, Vincennes (vicinity of Paris)
* Hippodrome de Bellerive, Vichy

Germany

* Ostseerennbahn Bad Doberan, Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
* Galopprennbahn Bad Harzburg, Bad Harzburg, Lower Saxony
* Galopprennbahn Baden-Baden - Iffezheim, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg
* Galopprennbahn Bremen, Bremen
* Galopprennbahn Dortmund-Wambel, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
* Galopprennbahn Dresden-Seidnitz, Dresden, Saxony
* Galopprennbahn Düsseldorf-Grafenberg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia
* Galopprennbahn Frankfurt-Niederrad, Frankfurt, Hesse
* Galopprennbahn Gotha-Boxberg, Gotha, Thuringia
* 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 Cologne-Weidenpesch, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
* Galopprennbahn Krefeld, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia
* Galopprennbahn Leipzig-Scheibenholz, Leipzig, Saxony
* Galopprennbahn Magdeburg-Herrenkrug, Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt
* Galopprennbahn Mülheim/ Ruhr, Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia
* Galopprennbahn Munich-Riem, Munich, Bavaria
* Galopprennbahn Neuss, Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia
* Galopprennbahn Verden, Verden, Lower Saxony

Hong Kong

* Happy Valley Racecourse
* Sha Tin Racecourse

=Ireland=

* Ballinrobe races
* Bellewstown races
* Clonmel races
* Cork races
* The Curragh races, County Kildare (site of Irish Derby)
* Dundalk races
* Fairyhouse races
* Galway Races
* Gowran Park races
* Kilbeggan races (Jumps only)
* Killarney races
* Laytown races
* Leopardstown races
* Limerick races
* Listowel races
* Naas races
* Navan races
* Phoenix Park (closed)
* Punchestown races
* Roscommon races
* Sligo races
* Tipperary races
* Thurles races
* Tralee races
* Tramore races
* Wexford races

In addition, although not within the Republic of Ireland, the following races are organised in association with Horse Racing Ireland:

* Downpatrick races
* Down Royal races

Italy

* Ippodromo Comunale, Ferrara
* Ippodromo Corrado Romanengo, Novi Ligure
* Ippodromo dei Fiori, Albenga
* Ippodromo dei Marsi, Tagliacozzo
* Ippodromo dei Pini, Follonica
* Ippodromo dei Sauri, Castelluccio dei Sauri
* Ippodromo della Favorita, Palermo
* Ippodromo delle Capannelle, Rome
* Ippodromo delle Cascine, Florence
* Ippodromo del Garigliano, Santi Cosma e Damiano
* Ippodromo del Mediterraneo, Siracusa
* Ippodromo di Agnano, Naples
* Ippodromo di Arcoveggio, Bologna
* Ippodromo di Breda, Padua
* Ippodromo di Cirigliano, Aversa
* Ippodromo di Montebello, Trieste
* Ippodromo di San Marona, Civitanova Marche
* Ippodromo di San Rossore, Pisa
* Ippodromo di San Siro, Milan
* Ippodromo di Sant'Artemio, Treviso
* Ippodromo di Sesana, Montecatini Terme
* Ippodromo di Settimi, Anguillara Sabazia
* Ippodromo di Stupinigi, Vinovo
* Ippodromo di Tor di Valle, Rome
* Ippodromo di Valentinia, Pontecagnano
* Ippodromo Don Meloni, Ozieri
* Ippodromo Le Mulina, Florence
* Ippodromo Maia, Merano
* Ippodromo Martini, Corridonia
* Ippodromo Paolo VI, Taranto
* Ippodromo Pian delle Fornaci, Siena
* Ippodromo Pinna, Sassari
* Ippodromo Villa delle Rose, Lanciano

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

* Arao Racecourse
* Asahikawa Racecourse
* Fukuyama Racecourse
* Funabashi Racecourse
* Himeji Racecourse
* Iwamizawa Racecourse
* Kanazawa Racecourse
* Kasamatsu Racecourse
* Kawasaki Racecourse
* Kitami Racecourse
* Kochi Racecourse
* Mizusawa Racecourse
* Mombetsu Racecourse
* Morioka Racecourse
* Nagoya Racecourse
* Obihiro Racecourse
* Oi Racecourse
* Sapporo Racecourse
* Saga Racecourse
* Sonoda Racecourse
* Urawa Racecourse

Lebanon

* Beirut Hippodrome

Macau

* Taipa Racecourse

Mexico

* Hipodromo de las Americas, Mexico Citythe famous Agua Caliente Racetrack in Tijuana ceased operations as a horse racetrack.

New Zealand

* Addington, Christchurch
* Awapuni, Palmerston North
* Cambridge, (near) Hamilton
* Ellerslie Racecourse, Auckland
* Riccarton, Christchurch
* Te Rapa, Hamilton
* Trentham, Wellington

Netherlands

* Drafbaan Groningen, Groningen
* Drafcentrum Alkmaar, Alkmaar
* Drafcentrum Wolvega, Wolvega
* Renbaan Duindigt, Duindigt

Pakistan

* Karachi Race Club, Karachi
* Lahore Race Club, Lahore
* Rawalpindi Race Club, Rawalpindi

Panama

* Hipodromo Presidente Remon, Panama City

Paraguay

* Hipodromo de Asuncion, Asuncion

Peru

* Hipodromo de Monterrico, Lima
* Hipodromo de Porongoche, Arequipa

Puerto Rico

* Hipodromo El Nuevo Comandante, San Juan

Saint Kitts and Nevis

* Beaumont Park Race Track, Dieppe Bay, Saint Kitts is in construction
* Indian Castle Race Track, Indian Castle, Nevis (only stages a handful of racedays, almost entirely on public holidays)

Singapore

* Singapore Turf Club

South Africa

* Greyville Racecourse
* Turffontein Racecourse

South Korea

* Busan Gyeongnam Race Park
* Jeju Race Park
* Seoul Race Park

Spain

* Hipodromo de la Zarzuela, Madrid

Sweden

* Täby Galopp, Stockholm
* Jägersro Galopp, Malmö

Trinidad and Tobago

* Santa Rosa Park, Arima

United Kingdom

For a list of the 62 racecourses in the United Kingdom click here

United States

Thoroughbred racing

Arizona

* Turf Paradise, Phoenix, Arizona
* Yavapai Downs, Prescott Valley, Arizona

Arkansas

* Oaklawn Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas

California

* Bay Meadows, San Mateo, California
* California Association of Racing Fairs, (Various fair meetings across Northern California)
* Golden Gate Fields, Albany, California
* Del Mar Racetrack, Del Mar, California
* Fairplex, Pomona, California
* Hollywood Park Racetrack, Inglewood, California
* Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos, California
* Oak Tree Racing Association, Arcadia, California (ran at Santa Anita each October)
* Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California

Colorado

* Arapahoe Park, Aurora

Delaware

* Delaware Park, Wilmington, Delaware

Florida

* Calder Race Course, Miami Gardens, Florida
* Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida
* Tampa Bay Downs, Tampa, Florida

Idaho

* Les Bois Park, Boise, Idaho

Illinois

* Arlington Park, Arlington Heights, Illinois
* Fairmount Park (horse racing), Collinsville, Illinois
* Hawthorne Race Course, Cicero, Illinois

Indiana

* Hoosier Park, Anderson, Indiana
* Indiana Downs, Shelbyville, Indiana

Iowa

* Prairie Meadows, Altoona, Iowa

Kentucky

* Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky (site of Kentucky Derby)
* Ellis Park Racecourse, Henderson, Kentucky
* Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky
* Kentucky Downs, Franklin, Kentucky
* Turfway Park, Florence, Kentucky

Louisiana

* Delta Downs, Vinton, Louisiana
* Evangeline Downs, Lafayette, Louisiana
* Fair Grounds, New Orleans, Louisiana
* Louisiana Downs, Bossier City, Louisiana

Maryland

* Laurel Park, Laurel, Maryland
* Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland (site of Preakness Stakes)
* Bowie Race Track, Bowie, Maryland (now closed)
* Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, Maryland (Only held during fair)

Massachusetts

* Suffolk Downs, East Boston, Massachusetts

Michigan

* Pinnacle Race Course, Detroit, Michigan

Minnesota

* Canterbury Park, Shakopee, Minnesota

Nebraska

* Atokad Downs, South Sioux City, Nebraska
* Columbus Races, Columbus, Nebraska
* Fonner Park, Grand Island, Nebraska
* Horsemen's Park, Omaha, Nebraska
* Nebraska State Fair, Lincoln, Nebraska

New Jersey

* Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Monmouth Park, Oceanport, New Jersey
* Atlantic City Race Course, Mays Landing, New JerseyFreehold Raceway (Harness racing) Freehold New Jersey

New Mexico

* Albuquerque Downs, Albuquerque, New Mexico
* Ruidoso Downs, Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico
* Sunland Park, Sunland Park, New Mexico
* SunRay Gaming, Farmington, New Mexico
* Zia Park, Hobbs, New Mexico

New York

* Aqueduct Racetrack, New York City
* Belmont Park, Elmont, New York (site of Belmont Stakes)
* Finger Lakes Race Track, Canandaigua, New York
* Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York

North Dakota

* North Dakota Horse Park, Fargo, North Dakota

Ohio

* Beulah Park, Grove City, Ohio
* River Downs, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Thistledown, North Randall, Ohio
* Toledo Raceway Park, Toledo, Ohio

Oklahoma

* Blue Ribbon Downs, Sallisaw, Oklahoma
* Fair Meadows, Tulsa, Oklahoma
* Remington Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oregon

* Portland Meadows, Portland, Oregon

Pennsylvania

* Penn National, Grantville, Pennsylvania
* Philadelphia Park, Bensalem, Pennsylvania
* Presque Isle Downs, Erie, Pennsylvania

Texas

* Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie, Texas
* Retama Park, San Antonio, Texas
* Sam Houston Race Park, Houston, Texas

Virginia

* Colonial Downs, New Kent County, Virginia

Washington

* Emerald Downs, Auburn, Washington

West Virginia

* Charles Town Races & Slots, Charles Town, West Virginia
* Mountaineer Race Track & Gaming Resort, Chester, West Virginia

Wyoming

* Wyoming Downs, Evanston, Wyoming

Harness racing

* Hazel Park Harness Raceway, Hazel Park, Michigan
* Buffalo Raceway. Hamburg, New York
* Batavia Downs, Batavia, New York
* Northfield Park, Northfield, Ohio
* Cal Expo, Sacramento, California
* Bangor Raceway, Bangor, Maine
* Scarborough Downs, Scarborough, Maine
* Monticello Raceway, Sullivan County, New York
* Tioga Downs, Nichols, New York
* The Meadows, Meadow Lands, Pennsylvania
* Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* The Red Mile, Lexington, Kentucky
* Vernon Downs Racetrack, Vernon, New York
* Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, New York
* Saratoga Gaming & Raceway, Saratoga Springs, New York
* Maywood Park, Chicago, Illinois
* Balmoral Park, Crete, Illinois
* Pompano Park, Florida
* Lebanon Raceway, Lebanon, Ohio
* Freehold Raceway, Freehold Borough, New Jersey
* Indiana Downs, Shelbyville, Indiana (also conducts Thoroughbred and quarter horse racing)
* Hoosier Park, Anderson, Indiana (also conducts Thoroughbred racing)
* Hawthorne Race Course, Chicago, Illinois (also conducts Thoroughbred racing)
* Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
* Harrah's Chester Racetrack and Casino, Chester, Pennsylvania
* Dover Downs, Dover, Delaware
* Harrington Raceway and Midway Slots, Harrington, Delaware
* Ocean Downs, Berlin, Maryland
* Rosecroft Raceway, Oxon Hill, Maryland
* Historic Track, Goshen, New York (summer dates only - non-wagering)
* Scioto Downs, Columbus, Ohio
* Raceway Park, Toledo, Ohio
* Plainridge Raceway, Plainville, Massachusetts
* Rockingham Park, Salem, New Hampshire also conducts limited thoroughbred racing
*Running Aces Harness Park, Columbus, Minnesota:"Note: Harness racing is often conducted for 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. Many of these fair-based races do not conduct legal on-site betting."

Uruguay

* Hipodromo de Maronas, Montevideo

Venezuela

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