List of horse racing venues by capacity

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The following is a list of horse racing venues, ordered by capacity. The figures generally represent the licensed capacity of the venue, which is usually far higher than the number of seats in the stands.

Currently all venues with a capacity of 40,000 or more are included.

Venue Capacity Location Country
Tokyo Racecourse 223,000 Tokyo  Japan
Nakayama Racecourse 165,676 Chiba  Japan
Hanshin Racecourse 139,877 Hyogo  Japan
Flemington Racecourse 130,000[1] Melbourne  Australia
Epsom Downs 120,000[2] Epsom  United Kingdom
Churchill Downs 165,000 Louisville, Kentucky  United States
Kyoto Racecourse 120,000 Kyoto  Japan
Hipódromo de San Isidro 100,000 San Isidro  Argentina
Pimlico Race Course 98,983 Baltimore  United States
Belmont Park 90,000 Elmont, New York  United States
Sha Tin Racecourse 85,000[3] Sha Tin District  Hong Kong, China
Santa Anita Park 85,000 Arcadia, California  United States
Hipódromo da Gávea 80,000 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil
Aintree Racecourse 75,000 Liverpool  United Kingdom
Niigata Racecourse 75,000 Niigata  Japan
Ascot Racecourse 70,000[4] Ascot  United Kingdom
Cheltenham Racecourse 67,500 Cheltenham  United Kingdom
Hamilton Park Racecourse 60,000[5] Hamilton  United Kingdom
Meydan Racecourse 60,000[6] Dubai Meydan City  United Arab Emirates
Vincennes Racecourse 60,000 Paris  France
Chukyo Racecourse 58,400 Toyoake, Aichi  Japan
York Racecourse 56,000[7] York  United Kingdom
Happy Valley Racecourse 55,000[8] Happy Valley, Hong Kong  Hong Kong, China
Doncaster Racecourse 50,000 Doncaster  United Kingdom
Club Hipico de Santiago 50,000 Santiago  Chile
Fukushima Racecourse 50,000 Fukushima  Japan
Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo 50,000 Palermo  Argentina
Horner Rennbahn 50,000[9] Hamburg  Germany
ParisLongchamp Racecourse 50,000 Paris  France
Sapporo Racecourse 50,000 Sapporo  Japan
Saratoga Race Course 50,000 Saratoga Springs  United States
Caulfield Racecourse 46,800 Melbourne  Australia
Del Mar Racetrack 44,000 Del Mar  United States
Woodbine Racetrack 42,000[10] Toronto  Canada
Aqueduct Racetrack 40,000 New York  United States
Auteuil Hippodrome 40,000 Paris  France
Hipódromo de Monterrico 40,000[11] Lima  Peru
Seoul Race Park 40,000[12] Gwacheon  South Korea
40,000 Berlin  Germany
Hippodrome Waregem 40,000 Waregem  Belgium

Defunct venues[]

Venue Capacity Location Country Closed
Circus Maximus 270,000 (est.) Rome Vexilloid of the Roman Empire Roman Empire 103
Hippodrome of Constantinople 100,000 Constantinople Palaiologos Byzantine Empire 1453
Sportsman's Park 67,000 Cicero  United States 2003
Harringay Stadium 50,000 London  United Kingdom 1987[13]
Celtic Park 50,000 Belfast  United Kingdom[14] 1980s
Ely Racecourse 40,000 Cardiff  United Kingdom 1939

See also[]

References[]

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  13. ^ Greyhound Racing track
  14. ^ Greyhound Racing track
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