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.

VenueCapacityLocationCountry
Tokyo Racecourse223,000Tokyo Japan
Nakayama Racecourse165,676Chiba Japan
Churchill Downs165,000Louisville, Kentucky United States
Hanshin Racecourse139,877Hyogo Japan
Flemington Racecourse130,000[1]Melbourne Australia
Kyoto Racecourse120,000Kyoto Japan
Hipódromo de San Isidro100,000San Isidro Argentina
Pimlico Race Course98,983Baltimore United States
Belmont Park90,000Elmont, New York United States
Sha Tin Racecourse85,000[2]Sha Tin District Hong Kong, China
Santa Anita Park85,000Arcadia, California United States
Epsom Downs80,000[3] Epsom United Kingdom
Hipódromo da Gávea80,000Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Aintree Racecourse75,000Liverpool United Kingdom
Niigata Racecourse75,000Niigata Japan
Ascot Racecourse70,000[4]Ascot United Kingdom
Cheltenham Racecourse67,500Cheltenham United Kingdom
Hamilton Park Racecourse60,000[5]Hamilton United Kingdom
Meydan Racecourse60,000[6]Dubai Meydan City United Arab Emirates
Vincennes Racecourse60,000Paris France
Chukyo Racecourse58,400Toyoake, Aichi Japan
York Racecourse56,000[7]York United Kingdom
Happy Valley Racecourse55,000[8]Happy Valley, Hong Kong Hong Kong, China
Doncaster Racecourse50,000Doncaster United Kingdom
Club Hipico de Santiago50,000Santiago Chile
Fukushima Racecourse50,000Fukushima Japan
Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo50,000Palermo Argentina
Horner Rennbahn50,000[9]Hamburg Germany
ParisLongchamp Racecourse50,000Paris France
Sapporo Racecourse50,000Sapporo Japan
Saratoga Race Course50,000Saratoga Springs United States
Caulfield Racecourse46,800Melbourne Australia
Del Mar Racetrack44,000Del Mar United States
Woodbine Racetrack42,000[10]Toronto Canada
Auteuil Hippodrome40,000Paris France
Hipódromo de Monterrico40,000[11]Lima Peru
Seoul Race Park40,000[12]Gwacheon South Korea
Galopprennbahn Hoppegarten40,000Berlin Germany
Hippodrome Waregem40,000Waregem Belgium

Defunct venues

VenueCapacityLocationCountryClosed
Circus Maximus270,000 (est.)RomeVexilloid of the Roman Empire Roman Empire103
Hippodrome of Constantinople100,000ConstantinoplePalaiologos Byzantine Empire1453
Sportsman's Park67,000Cicero United States2003
Ely Racecourse40,000Cardiff United Kingdom1939

See also

References

  1. ↑ "100,000 and more — but nobody's counting – National". theage.com.au. 7 November 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "Stadiums in Hong Kong". World Stadiums. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  3. ↑ https://populous.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Populous-Italia-Brochure.pdf
  4. ↑ "Royal Ascot Plays Down Attendance Fall - Races - Other Sports - Sports - Dalje.com". Javno.com. 21 June 2007. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "Sponsorship Package". Hamilton-park.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Billion-dollar racing complex opens in Dubai | Horsetalk – International horse news". Horsetalk. 30 January 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Stadiums in England :: Yorkshire & The Humber". World Stadiums. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  8. ↑ "Horse racing at Happy Valley lives up to hype". The Star. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Horner Rennbahn in Hamburg". World Stadiums. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  10. ↑ "Stadiums in Canada :: Ontario". World Stadiums. Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  11. ↑ "Stadiums in Peru". World Stadiums. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  12. ↑ "Stadiums in South Korea :: Kyonggi-do". World Stadiums. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
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