Horner Rennbahn

Galopprennbahn Hamburg-Horn
"Horner Rennbahn", "Die Derby-Bahn"

Street side of one of the grandstands,
logo of Hamburger Renn-Club in the center
Location Rennbahnstraße 96
22111 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates 53°33′30″N 10°5′6″E / 53.55833°N 10.08500°E / 53.55833; 10.08500Coordinates: 53°33′30″N 10°5′6″E / 53.55833°N 10.08500°E / 53.55833; 10.08500
Owned by Hamburger Renn-Club e.V.
Date opened 1855
Course type Flat
Notable races Deutsches Derby
Hansa-Preis
Flieger Trophy
Hamburger Stutenmeile
Hamburger Stuten-Preis
Attendance 50,000
Official website

Galopprennbahn Hamburg-Horn (Hamburg-Horn Racecourse), also known as Horner Rennbahn, is a major horse racing venue located in Horn, Hamburg, Germany. It is Germany's oldest horse-racing track, built in 1855. It has a capacity of 50,000 spectators. Since 1869 it hosts the annual Deutsches Derby on distances from 1,000 m (3,300 ft) to 3,600 m (11,800 ft),[1] among others.

Nearest public transit station is Horner Rennbahn station of Hamburg U-Bahn.

See also

Horce racing at Horner Rennbahn in 1860

References

  1. "Idee 140. Deutsches Derby" (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-09-29.

External links

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