Valparaiso Sporting Club

Valparaiso Sporting, commonly known as the Sporting, is a thoroughbred flat horse race track in Viña [del Mar], Valparaíso Region, Chile.

History

Valparaiso Sporting Club was founded in 1882 by members of mostly British origin. Since 1885, it has been the site of the Chilean Derby, which continues to draw large crowds on race day..
In 1920, Valparaiso Sporting Club was the site of the 1920 [South American Championship] in football, the precursor competition to the Copa America.

Physical attributes

Races are conducted on two left-handed courses, one turf and one dirt.

Racing

Purses at the Sporting are lower than at the two Greater Santiago tracks, Hipodromo Chile and Club Hipico de Santiago, but considerably higher than at the provincial tracks Club Hipico de Concepcion and Club Hipico de Antofagasta. Several prestigious stakes races are run at Valparaiso.