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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.
| Horse Race Track | |
|---|---|
| Hipódromo Chile | |
| |
| Location | Independencia, Chile |
| Year opened | 1904 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Website | www.hipodromo.cl |
| Principal Races | |
| Chilean St. Leger (Chi-G1) | |
| Gran Premio Hipodromo Chile (Chi-G1) | |
| Chilean Guineas (Chi-G1) | |
| Gran Criterium (Chi-G1) | |
History edit
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 edit
Hipodromo Chile features a roughly triangular left-handed dirt track of slightly more than 1 mile (exactly 1.645m). Of the three main race tracks in Chile, it is the only one that does not have a turf track.
Racing edit
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 edit
| Day | Date | Race (Clasico) | Distance | Age/Sex | Grade |
| Saturday | May 5 | Gran Premio Hipodromo Chile | 2200m | 3+ | G1 |
| Saturday | June 16 | Gran Premio de Honor | 2400m | 3+ | G2 |
| Saturday | June 23 | Tanteo de Potrancas | 1500m | 2F | G1 |
| Saturday | June 30 | Tanteo de Potrillos | 1500m | 2M | G1 |
| Saturday | July 14 | Pedro del Rio Talavera | 2200m | 3+ | G2 |
| Saturday | July 28 | Fernando Moller Bordeu | 1600m | 3+ | G2 |
| Saturday | August 4 | Gran Premio Criadores | 1600m | 3M | G2 |
| Saturday | August 4 | GP Criadores Salvador Hess | 1500m | 3F | G2 |
| Saturday | August 18 | Domingo Segundo Herrera | 1500m | 3M | G2 |
| Saturday | September 1 | Mil Guineas | 1600m | 3F | G1 |
| Sat | September 8 | Dos Mil Guineas | 1600m | 3M | G1 |
| Saturday | October 6 | Gran Criterium Mauricio Serrano | 1900m | 3yo | G1 |
| Saturday | October 20 | Independencia | 1800m | 3F | G2 |
| Saturday | November 10 | Alberto Solari Magnasco | 2000m | 3F | G1 |
| Saturday | December 1 | Haras de Chile | 2000m | 3+ F&M | G2 |
| Saturday | December 15 | St. Leger | 2200m | 3yo | G1 |
| Saturday | December 15 | Seleccion de Velocistas | 1000m | 3+ | G2 |
External links edit
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