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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. Venues with a capacity of 40,000 or more are included.

Horse racing venues by capacity

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

Defunct venues

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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
Ely Racecourse 40,000 Cardiff  United Kingdom 1939

See also

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References

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  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 [bare URL PDF]
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  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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