Galopprennbahn Hamburg-Horn (''Hamburg-Horn Racecourse''), also known as Horner Rennbahn, is a major
horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...
venue located in
Horn
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,
Hamburg
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Germany
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. It is Germany's oldest
horse-racing track
A race track (racetrack, racing track or racing circuit) is a facility built for racing of vehicles, athletes, or animals (e.g. horse racing or greyhound racing). A race track also may feature grandstands or concourses. Race tracks are also ...
, built in 1855. It has a capacity of 50,000 spectators. Since 1869 it hosts the annual
Deutsches Derby
The Deutsches Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Hamburg-Horn over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to tak ...
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The nearest public transit station is ]Horner Rennbahn
Galopprennbahn Hamburg-Horn (''Hamburg-Horn Racecourse''), also known as Horner Rennbahn, is a major horse racing venue located in Horn, Hamburg, Horn, Hamburg, Germany. It is Germany's oldest horse-racing track, built in 1855. It has a capacity o ...
station of Hamburg U-Bahn
The Hamburg U-Bahn is a rapid transit system serving the cities of Hamburg, Norderstedt and Ahrensburg in Germany. Although referred to by the term U-Bahn (the "U" commonly being understood as standing for "underground"), most of the system's ...
.
See also
* List of German flat horse races
A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Germany, including all conditions races which currently hold Group 1, 2 or 3 status in the Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own r ...
* List of horse racing venues by capacity
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 ...
References
External links
www.galopp-hamburg.de
Venue information
on worldstadiums.com
Horse racing venues in Germany
Sports venues in Hamburg
Buildings and structures in Hamburg-Mitte
1869 establishments in Germany
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