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Aintree Racecourse
Aintree Racecourse, Merseyside, home of the Grand National steeplechase since 1839; founded 1829 by William Lynn on land leased from the Earl of Sefton; also hosted the British Grand Prix five times.
Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack (the Big A), Queens, New York City's only racetrack, opened 1894, rebuilt 1959, home of the Wood Memorial and winter inner dirt track (1975–2017); final live racing June 28, 2026, with Resorts World casino on site.
Ascot Racecourse
Ascot Racecourse, founded by Queen Anne in 1711 in Berkshire, England, hosts Royal Ascot each June plus 26 race days yearly; a right-handed triangular round course, straight mile, 2006 £200m grandstand, and £264.5m UK economic impact.
Belmont Park
Belmont Park, Elmont, New York: NYRA thoroughbred racetrack and traditional home of the Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown's final leg. Rebuilt with a $455 million state loan; new 275,000-sq-ft grandstand opened September 18, 2026; hosts 2027 Breeders' Cup.
Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs is the Louisville, Kentucky Thoroughbred racetrack that has hosted the Kentucky Derby every year since its first running on May 17, 1875, founded by Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. on land leased from the Churchill family, now undergoing its largest expansion.
Defunct horse racing venues
Defunct horse racing venues are permanently closed racecourses, as US thoroughbred tracks have fallen to roughly 75 from more than 300 in the late 1800s.
Flemington Racecourse
Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne's premier horse racing venue and home of the Melbourne Cup since 1861, racing continuously since 3 March 1840, National Heritage listed 2006, VRC-trusteed.
Harness racing track
A harness racing track, or trotting track, is an oval racetrack where horses pull drivers in two-wheeled carts, racing at the trot or pace, usually over one mile.
Harrah's Philadelphia
Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack, formerly Harrah's Chester, is a Chester, PA racino with a 5/8-mile limestone harness track partly over the Delaware River; racing opened September 10, 2006, casino January 2007.
Hippodrome
Hippodrome (Greek hippodromos, horse + course): ancient Greek and Roman oval track for horse and chariot races with tiered seating; Roman counterpart the circus; modern sense covers equestrian arenas and theaters, e.g. Hippodrome of Constantinople.
Hippodrome of Constantinople
Hippodrome of Constantinople: Byzantine chariot-racing circus begun under Septimius Severus and completed by Constantine I by 330 AD, modeled on Rome's Circus Maximus, home of the Blues and Greens factions and the Nika Revolt of 532.
Hollywood Park Racetrack
Hollywood Park Racetrack, also called the Home of Champions, was an Inglewood, California Thoroughbred track opened June 10, 1938 by Jack L. Warner, home of the Hollywood Gold Cup and first Breeders' Cup, closed December 22, 2013; its land is now SoFi Stadium.
List of horse racing venues
Horse racing venues (racecourses): facilities defined by surface (dirt, turf, synthetic Polytrack/Tapeta), geometry, and capacity. Tokyo Racecourse is largest at 223,000; Britain has 59 courses; Meydan, Sha Tin, and closures like Aqueduct 2026 are covered.
Meydan Racecourse
Meydan Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, opened in 2010 as the new home of the Dubai World Cup, replacing the older Nad Al Sheba course.
New York Racing Association
New York Racing Association (NYRA), founded 1955, nonprofit franchisee running thoroughbred racing at Aqueduct, Belmont Park, and Saratoga through 2033; oversaw $455 million Belmont rebuild and Aqueduct's 2026 closure.
Parx Casino and Racing
Parx Casino and Racing, Bensalem, PA; formerly Keystone Racetrack and Philadelphia Park; thoroughbred track plus Category 1 casino under Greenwood Gaming; home of the $1 million Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby and Cotillion Stakes.
Randwick Racecourse
Randwick Racecourse (Royal Randwick), Sydney thoroughbred racing venue since 1833, ATC headquarters, home of The Championships and the $20 million TAB Everest, with 20 Group 1 races yearly.
Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park, opened December 25, 1934 in Arcadia, California, is a major Thoroughbred racetrack with an Art Deco Gordon Kaufmann grandstand, home of the Santa Anita Derby and Handicap, a WWII Japanese American assembly center, and site of the 2019 horse-fatality crisis and later safety reforms.
Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Race Course, opened August 3, 1863 in Saratoga Springs, NY, is the oldest active sporting venue in the United States; home of the Travers Stakes, operated by NYRA, and temporary host of the Belmont Stakes 2024-2026.
Sha Tin Racecourse (沙田马场)
Sha Tin Racecourse (沙田马场) is Hong Kong's principal horse racing venue, opened in 1978, seating more than 80,000 and hosting all 12 of Hong Kong's Group 1 races.
Tokyo Racecourse
Tokyo Racecourse (東京競馬場) is the Japan Racing Association's largest racecourse, a left-handed thoroughbred track in Fuchu, western Tokyo, opened in 1933 and home of the Japan Cup.