Hipódromo Chile


Hipódromo Chile is a thoroughbred horse race track in the municipality of Independencia, in the Santiago [Metropolitan Region] of Chile. It is one of two race tracks in Greater Santiago.

History

The track was founded in 1904 by a group of 19 owners, breeders and supporters. It is one of Chile's three main tracks, the others being Club Hipico de Santiago and Valparaiso [Sporting Club].

Physical attributes

Hipodromo Chile features a roughly triangular left-handed dirt track of slightly more than 1 mile. Of the three main race tracks in Chile, it is the only one that does not have a turf track.

Racing

Live racing is conducted every Saturday and most Thursdays. As usual for Chile's major tracks, 18 to 20 races on a single raceday are common.

2007 Major Stakes schedule