List of horse racing venues by capacity

The following is a list of horse racing venues, ordered by capacity. The figures generally represent the licensed capacity of the venue, which is usually far higher than the number of seats in the stands.

Currently all venues with a capacity of 40,000 or more are included.

VenueCapacityLocationCountry
Tokyo Racecourse223,000Tokyo Japan
Nakayama Racecourse165,676Chiba Japan
Hanshin Racecourse139,877Hyogo Japan
Flemington Racecourse130,000[1]Melbourne Australia
Epsom Downs120,000[2] Epsom United Kingdom
Churchill Downs165,000Louisville, Kentucky United States
Kyoto Racecourse120,000Kyoto Japan
Hipódromo de San Isidro100,000San Isidro, Buenos Aires Argentina
Pimlico Race Course98,983Baltimore United States
Belmont Park90,000Elmont, New York United States
Sha Tin Racecourse85,000[3]Sha Tin District Hong Kong, China
Santa Anita Park85,000Arcadia, California United States
Hipódromo da Gávea80,000Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Aintree Racecourse75,000Liverpool United Kingdom
Niigata Racecourse75,000Niigata Japan
Ascot Racecourse70,000[4]Ascot United Kingdom
Cheltenham Racecourse67,500Cheltenham United Kingdom
Hamilton Park Racecourse60,000[5]Hamilton United Kingdom
Meydan Racecourse60,000[6]Dubai Meydan City United Arab Emirates
Vincennes Racecourse60,000Paris France
Chukyo Racecourse58,400Toyoake, Aichi Japan
York Racecourse56,000[7]York United Kingdom
Happy Valley Racecourse55,000[8]Happy Valley, Hong Kong Hong Kong, China
Club Hipico de Santiago50,000Santiago Chile
Fukushima Racecourse50,000Fukushima Japan
Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo50,000Buenos Aires Argentina
Horner Rennbahn50,000[9]Hamburg Germany
Longchamp Racecourse50,000Paris France
Sapporo Racecourse50,000Sapporo Japan
Saratoga Race Course50,000Saratoga Springs United States
Caulfield Racecourse46,800Melbourne Australia
Newmarket Racecourse45,000Newmarket United Kingdom
Del Mar Racetrack44,000Del Mar United States
Woodbine Racetrack42,000[10]Toronto Canada
Aqueduct Racetrack40,000New York United States
Auteuil Hippodrome40,000Paris France
Hipódromo de Monterrico40,000[11]Lima Peru
Seoul Race Park40,000[12]Gwacheon South Korea
Galopprennbahn Hoppegarten40,000Berlin Germany

Defunct venues

VenueCapacityLocationCountryClosed
Circus Maximus270,000 (est.)Rome Roman Empire103
Hippodrome of Constantinople100,000Constantinople Byzantine Empire1453
Sportsman's Park67,000Cicero United States2003
Harringay Stadium50,000London United Kingdom1987[13]
Celtic Park50,000Belfast United Kingdom[14]1980s
Ely Racecourse40,000Cardiff United Kingdom1939

See also

References

  1. ↑ "100,000 and more — but nobody's counting - National". theage.com.au. 2006-11-07. Retrieved 2010-08-10. C1 control character in |title= at position 18 (help)
  2. ↑ http://stadiumzone.weebly.com/
  3. ↑ "Stadiums in Hong Kong". World Stadiums. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  4. ↑ "Royal Ascot Plays Down Attendance Fall - Races - Other Sports - Sports - Dalje.com". Javno.com. 2007-06-21. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  5. ↑ "Sponsorship Package". Hamilton-park.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  6. ↑ "Billion-dollar racing complex opens in Dubai | Horsetalk - International horse news". Horsetalk. 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  7. ↑ "Stadiums in England :: Yorkshire & The Humber". World Stadiums. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  8. ↑ "Horse racing at Happy Valley lives up to hype". The Star. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  9. ↑ "Horner Rennbahn in Hamburg". World Stadiums. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  10. ↑ "Stadiums in Canada :: Ontario". World Stadiums. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  11. ↑ "Stadiums in Peru". World Stadiums. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  12. ↑ "Stadiums in South Korea :: Kyonggi-do". World Stadiums. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  13. ↑ Greyhound Racing track
  14. ↑ Greyhound Racing track
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