Thoroughbred Racing

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Horse Racing - Thoroughbred - United States

Arizona

• Rillito Park Racetrack, Tucson
• Turf Paradise, Phoenix

Arkansas

• Oaklawn Park, Hot Springs

California

• Del Mar Racetrack, Del Mar
• Fairplex, Pomona
• Golden Gate Fields, Albany
• Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos
• Santa Anita Park, Arcadia

Colorado

• Arapahoe Park, Aurora

Delaware

• Delaware Park, Wilmington

Florida

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

Georgia

• Georgia Horse Racing Coalition

Illinois

• Arlington Park, Arlington Heights
• Fairmount Park, Collinsville
• Hawthorne Race Course, Cicero

Indiana

• Hoosier Park, Anderson
• Indiana Grand Racing & Casino, Shelbyville

Iowa

• Prairie Meadows, Altoona

Kentucky

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

Louisiana

• Evangeline Downs, Lafayette
• Fair Grounds, New Orleans
• Louisiana Downs, Bossier City

Maryland

• Laurel Park Racecourse, Laurel
• Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium (only held during fair)
• Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore (site of Preakness Stakes)

Massachusetts

• Suffolk Downs, East Boston

Minnesota

• Canterbury Park, Shakopee

Nebraska

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

New Jersey

• Freehold Raceway, Freehold Borough
• Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford
• Monmouth Park Racetrack, Oceanport

New Mexico

• Ruidoso Downs, Ruidoso Downs
• Sunland Park, Sunland Park
• Zia Park, Hobbs

New York

• Aqueduct Racetrack, South Ozone Park, Queens
• Belmont Park, Elmont (site of Belmont Stakes)
• Finger Lakes Gaming and Race Track, Canandaigua
• Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs

North Dakota

• North Dakota Horse Park, Fargo

Ohio

• Belterra Park, Cincinnati
• Hollywood at Mahoning Valley, Austintown
• Thistledown, North Randall

Oklahoma

• Fair Meadows Race Track, Tulsa
• Remington Park, Oklahoma City

Oregon

• Portland Meadows, Portland

Pennsylvania

• Parx Racing, Bensalem Township
• Penn National Race Course, Grantville
• Presque Isle Downs, Erie
• The Meadows, Meadowlands, Pennsylvania

Texas

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

Washington

• Emerald Downs, Auburn

West Virginia

• Charles Town Races & Slots, Charles Town
• Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort, Chester

Horse Racing - Thoroughbred - International

Argentina - Thoroughbred Racing

• Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo, Buenos Aires

  Wikipedia article

  Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo is located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. One of the most prominent horse racing venues in Argentina, its installations include a 2400 meter (1.5 mile) track suitable for races in all weather. The Hipódromo introduced a technology named "Photochart" in 1947. Photochart was a photographic device that registered the precise moment when the horses crossed the end line, thus simplifying the selection of the winner in neck-and-neck outcomes.

• 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

• Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia
• Belmont Park Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia
• Clare Valley Racecourse, Clare, South Australia
• Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Queensland
• Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Queensland
• Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
• Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
• Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, South Australia
• Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales
• Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales
• Sandown Park Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
• Warwick Farm Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales

Barbados

• Garrison Savannah Race Track, Bridgetown

Belgium

• Hippodrome Wellington, Ostend
• Hippodroom Waregem, Waregem

Brazil

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

Canada

• Assiniboia Downs, Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Century Downs Racetrack and Casino, Rocky View, Alberta
• Century Mile Racetrack and Casino, Edmonton, Alberta
• Fort Erie Race Track, Fort Erie, Ontario
• Hastings Racecourse, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Marquis Downs, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
• Millarville Racetrack, Millarville, Alberta
• Woodbine Racetrack, Toronto, Ontario

Chile

• Club Hipico de Santiago, Santiago
• Hipodromo Chile, Santiago
• Valparaiso Sporting Club, Viña del Mar, Valparaíso Region

China (People's Republic)

• Beijing Jockey Club, Beijing
• Happy Valley Racecourse, Hong Kong
• Sha Tin Racecourse, Hong Kong
• Shanghai Race Club
• Taipa Racecourse, Macau

Colombia

• Colombia Racecourse - Colombia South America

Cyprus

• Nicosia Race Club, Nicosia

Czech Republic

• Agrofert Park

Dominican Republic

• Hipodromo V Centenario, Santo Domingo

France

• Chantilly Racecourse, Chantilly
• Deauville-Clairefontaine Racecourse, Deauville

  Wikipedia article

  Deauville-Clairefontaine Racecourse is a horse race track located in Tourgéville near Deauville in the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie région of France. The 40-acre (16 ha) facility hosts harness racing, thoroughbred flat racing, steeplechase and hurdle races. The countryside around Deauville is the main horse breeding region in France and home to numerous stud farms.

• Deauville-La Touques Racecourse, Deauville

  Wikipedia article

  Hippodrome Deauville-La Touques is a race track for thoroughbred horse racing located in Deauville in the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie région of France. Originally called Hippodrome de la Touques, it was named for the Touques River that separates the city of Deauville from Trouville-sur-Mer. It was constructed in 1862 by Charles Auguste Louis Joseph, duc de Morny, the half brother of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. The countryside around Deauville is the main horse breeding region in France and home to numerous stud farms.

   

• France Galop
• Hippodrome d'Auteuil, Auteuil (vicinity of Paris)

  Wikipedia article

  The Auteuil Hippodrome is a horse racing venue on Route des Lacs in Paris, France. The 33-hectare (82-acre) race course opened November 1, 1873. It is designed exclusively for steeplechase racing. It hosted the equestrian events for the 1924 Summer Olympics. Operated by France Galop, important annual races held at the Auteuil Hippodrome include the Prix du Président de la République in April, the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris in late May, the Grande Course de Haies in June, and the Prix La Haye Jousselin in early November.

• Hippodrome d'Enghien-Soisy, Enghien (vicinity of Paris)
• Hippodrome de Bellerive, Vichy
• Hippodrome de Cabourg, Cabourg
• Hippodrome de Castagnolles, Bazas
• Hippodrome de la Bidanne, Fargues
• Hippodrome de la Garenne, Agen
• Hippodrome de la Hardt, Wissembourg
• Hippodrome de la Prairie, Caen
• Hippodrome de la Solle, Fontainebleau
• Hippodrome de Saint-Paul-les-Dax, Dax
• Hippodrome de Sarlande, Castillonnès
• Hippodrome de Strasbourg-Hoerdt, Hoerdt

  Wikipedia article

• Hippodrome de Vincennes, Vincennes (vicinity of Paris)

  Wikipedia article

  The Hippodrome de Vincennes, which is primarily used for horse racing, is located in Paris, France. It has a capacity of 60,000. It was created in 1863 and rebuilt in 1879, after being destroyed in the 1870 War. It has been used for concerts as well.

• Hippodrome du Haut-Rillon, La Rochelle
• Hippodrome du putois, Compiègne
• Horse Racing in France
• Longchamp Racecourse, Paris (site of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe)

  Wikipedia article

  The Longchamp Racecourse (French: Hippodrome de Longchamp) is a 57 hectare horse-racing facility located on the Route des Tribunes in the Bois de Boulogne at Paris, France. Built on the banks of the Seine River, it is used for flat racing and is noted for its variety of interlaced tracks and a famous hill that provides a real challenge to competing thoroughbreds. It has several racetracks varying from 1,000 to 4,000 metres in length with 46 different starting posts. The course is home to more than half of the group one races held in France. The highlight of the calendar is the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Held on the first weekend in October, the prestigious event attracts the best horses from around the world.
  
  The first-ever race run at Longchamp was on Sunday, April 27, 1857 in front of a massive crowd. The Emperor Napoleon III and his wife Eugénie were present, having sailed down the Seine River on their private yacht to watch the third race. Until 1930, many Parisians came to the track down the river on steamboats and various other vessels, the trip taking around an hour to the Pont de Suresnes.

• Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse, Maisons-Laffitte (vicinity of Paris)

  Wikipedia article

  The Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte at 1 avenue de la Pelouse in the northwestern Parisian suburb of Maisons-Laffitte in France is a turf horse racing facility and track for Thoroughbred flat racing. Open from early March throuigh to the end of November, currently the major annual Conditions races at Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte include the: Prix Eugène Adam,  Prix Robert Papin, Prix Messidor, La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte, Prix Eclipse, Prix de Seine-et-Oise, Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte, Prix Miesque.

• Saint-Cloud Racecourse, Saint-Cloud (vicinity of Paris)

  Wikipedia article

  Hippodrome de Saint-Cloud is a grass race course for Thoroughbred flat horse racing opened in 1901 at 1 rue du Camp Canadien in Saint-Cloud near Paris, France. The facilities were built by politician and Thoroughbred owner/breeder Edmond Blanc (1856–1920) in whose honor the Prix Edmond Blanc was established in 1921. The venue was used for some of the polo events for the 1924 Summer Olympics.

   

Germany

• Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse, Nippes, Cologne
• 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 Hamburg-Horn, Hamburg
• Galopprennbahn Hoppegarten, Hoppegarten, Brandenburg
• Galopprennbahn Krefeld, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia
• Galopprennbahn Leipzig-Scheibenholz, Leipzig, Saxony
• Galopprennbahn Magdeburg-Herrenkrug, Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt
• Galopprennbahn Munich-Riem, Munich, Bavaria
• Galopprennbahn Verden, Verden, Lower Saxony
• Trabrennbahn Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany
• Trabrennbahn Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen, German

Hungary

• Kincsem Park

Ireland

• Clonmel races (Mixed)
• Cork races (Mixed)
• Dundalk races (All-weather) (Flat)
• Fairyhouse races (Mixed)
• Galway races (Mixed)
• Gowran Park races (Mixed)
• Killarney Races (Mixed)
• Laytown races (Flat)
• Leopardstown races (Mixed)
• Limerick races (Mixed)
• Listowel races (Mixed)
• Naas races (Mixed)
• Naas races commons (Mixed)
• Navan races (Mixed)
• Punchestown races (Mixed)
• The Curragh races, County Kildare (site of Irish Derby) (Flat)
• Thurles races (Mixed)
• Tipperary races (Mixed)
• Tramore races (Mixed)
• Wexford races (Mixed)

Italy

• Ippodromo delle Capannelle, Rome

  Wikipedia article

• Ippodromo di Merano, Merano
• Ippodromo Maia, Meran (site of Gran Premio Merano)

  Wikipedia article

Jamaica

• Caymanas Park, Kingston

  Wikipedia article

Japan

• Asahikawa Racecourse
• Chukyo Racecourse
• Fukushima Racecourse
• Fukuyama Racecourse
• Funabashi Racecourse
• Hakodate Racecourse
• Hanshin Racecourse
• Himeji Racecourse
• Horse Racing in Japan
• Iwamizawa Racetrack
• Kanazawa Racecourse
• Kasamatsu Racecourse
• Kawasaki Racecourse
• Kitami Racecourse
• Kochi Racecourse
• Kokura Racecourse
• Kyoto Racecourse
• Mizusawa Racecourse
• Mombetsu Racecourse
• Morioka Racecourse
• Nagoya Racecourse
• Nakayama Racecourse
• Niigata Racecourse
• Obihiro Racecourse
• Oi Racecourse
• Sapporo Racecourse
• Sonoda Racecourse
• Tokyo Racecourse
• Urawa Racecourse

Kenya

• Ngong Racecourse, Nairobi

Lebanon

• Beirut Hippodrome

Macau

• Macau racetrack

Mauritius

• Champ de Mars Racecourse

Mexico

• Hipodromo de las Americas, Mexico City

Netherlands

• Victoria Park, Wolvega, Wolvega

New Zealand

• Alexandra Park, Auckland (harness racing)
• Ellerslie Racecourse, Auckland
• NZ Clubs and Courses
• NZ Thoroughbred Official Website
• NZ Tour of Racetracks

Northern Ireland

• Down Royal races (Mixed)
• Downpatrick races (Mixed)

Pakistan

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

Panama

• Hipodromo Presidente Remon, Panama City

Paraguay

• Hipódromo de Asunción, Asunción

Peru

• Hipodromo de Monterrico, Lima

Philippines

• Metro Manila Turf Club, Manila
• Santa Ana Park

Puerto Rico

• Hipodromo El Nuevo Comandante, San Juan

Russia

• Moscow
• Rostov-na-Donu  

Scotland

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

Serbia

• Hipodrom Beograd

Singapore

• Kranji Racecourse

South Africa

• Fairview Racecourse
• Flamingo Park Racecourse
• Gold Circle Clairwood Race Course - KZN
• Greyville Racecourse - KZN
• South African Horse Racing
• South African Racing Association
• Vaal Racecourse

South Korea

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

Spain

• Hipodromo de la Zarzuela, Madrid ESP

Sweden

• Åbytravet, Mölndal
• Solvalla, Stockholm
• Täby Galopp, Stockholm

Thailand

• The Royal Bangkok Sports Club, Pathum Wan

Trinidad and Tobago

• Arima Race Club, Santa Rosa Park, Carapo

Turkey

• Ankara 75th Anniversary Race Course, Ankara
• Asian Racing Federation
• Veliefendi Race Course, Istanbul

United Arab Emirates

• Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club
• Al Ain Racecourse
• Jebel Ali Racecourse
• Meydan Racecourse
• Sharjah Equestrian & Racing Club

Uruguay

• Hipodromo Nacional de Maroñas, Montevideo

Venezuela

• Hipodromo La Rinconada, Caracas

Wales

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

Horse Racing - Thoroughbred

Breeding - General Information

• Anne Peters, Pedigree Goddess
• Directory of the Turf
• FoalPhotos.com
• Indian Stud Book
• International Federation of Horseracing Authorities
• Japanese Stud Book
• Kenya Stud Book
• Koren Stud Book
• New Zealand Stud Book
• Pam Shaughnessy, Thoroughbred Data Specialist
• Pedigree Query
• Stallion eSearch
• Stallions Now, 345 S. Coast Hwy 101, Ste M2, Encinitas, CA, 92024
• Stud Book Argentino
• Stud Book Brasileiro
• The Blood Horse
• Thoroughbred Information Agency, P.O. Box 102, Sierra Madre, California 91025
• Weatherbys Stud Book

Popular Racing Sites

• America's Best Racing (US)
• At the Races (UK)
• Blood-Horse (US)
• Daily Racing Form (US)
• Directory of the Turf (US & INT'L)
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• Harness Racing (US)
• Hipismo.net (INTL)
• Hong Kong Racing Form (HK)
• Horse Race Australia (AUS)
• Horse Races Now (US)
• Horse Racing Nation (US)
• HorseRacing.com (US & INT'L)
• IrishRacing.com (IRE & UK)
• Past the Wire (US)
• Paulick Report (US)
• Racenet (AUS)
• Racing Post (UK)
• Sporting Life (UK)
• Stallion E Search (US)
• This is Horse Racing (US)
• Thoroughbred Daily News (US)
• Thoroughbred Racing Commentary (US)
• Thoroughbred Trainers Information Guide
• Tom Noonan (US)

Racing - Education

• Godolphin Flying Start

Racing - Jockeys

• Chantal Sutherland Kruse
• Emma-Jane Wilson
• Female Jockeys
• Gary Stevens
• Jockeys' Guild
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