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In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses". The United States and some parts of Canada use the term "racetracks" and some parts of Canada also use "raceway". In many non-English speaking countries a term cognate with hippodrome (e.g., Estonian : hipodroom , German : Hippodrom , Italian : ippodromo , etc.).
Racecourses in the Republic of Ireland. Irish horse racing is run on an All Ireland basis, so both the 25 courses in the Republic of Ireland and the 2 courses in Northern Ireland fall under the aegis of Horse Racing Ireland.
This List of British racecourses gives details of both current and former horse racing venues in Great Britain. As of 14 February 2025, there are 59 racecourses operating in Great Britain (excluding Point-to-Point courses). Hereford racecourse reopened in October 2016 having been closed since 2012.
Insular style illustration of a man riding a horse, from the Book of Kells. Horse racing in Ireland has a very long history. The ancient text Togail Bruidne Dá Derga (Destruction of the Mansion of Da-Derga) mentions chariot races taking place on the Curragh during the lifetime of the monarch Conaire Mór, [1] [2] whose reign is disputed but is believed to have occurred sometime between 110 BC ...
Racecourse Distance Age 2024-25 winner May: An Riocht Chase: Chase Killarney: 2m 4½f: 5yo + Ash Tree Meadow July: Grimes Hurdle: Hurdle Tipperary: 2m: 4yo + Winter Fog July/August: Galway Plate: Chase: Galway: 2m 6f: 4yo + Pinkerton July/August: Galway Hurdle: Hurdle: Galway: 2m: 4yo + Nuburgring July/August Ballybrit Novice Chase: Chase ...
Venue Capacity Location Country Image 1 Tokyo Racecourse: 223,000: Tokyo Japan 2 Nakayama Racecourse: 165,676: Chiba Japan 3 Churchill Downs: 165,000: Louisville ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Down Royal Racecourse (7 P) Pages in category "Horse racing venues in Northern Ireland"
Cork Racecourse, also known as Cork Racecourse Mallow, is a horse racing venue at Mallow, County Cork, Ireland which stages both National Hunt racing and Flat racing. It is located 35 km north of Cork and 64 km from Limerick [ 1 ]