Club Hípico de Santiago is a

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horse

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Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, who ...

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History

The Club Hípico de Santiago, opened in 1870, is Chile's oldest racetrack and home to South America's oldest stakes race, the

Clásico El Ensayo The Clásico El Ensayo, also known as the Clásico El Ensayo Mega for sponsorship reasons, is a Graded stakes race, Group 1 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Chile open to three-year-olds, run at Club Hípico de Santiago in Santiago, ...

. It is one of Chile's three main tracks, the others being Hipodromo Chile and

Valparaiso Sporting Club Valparaiso Sporting (formerly known as Valparaiso Sporting Club), commonly known as the Sporting, is a thoroughbred flat horse race track in Viña del Mar, Valparaíso Region, Chile. History Valparaiso Sporting Club was founded in 1882 by me ...

Physical attributes

Club Hípico features a wide right-handed turf course, approximately 2400 m (12

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s) long, and is landscaped with gardens, fountains and ponds.

Concerts

Racing

Live racing takes place every Friday, every other Monday and on some Sundays. Racedays are extremely long by International standards, usually featuring around 18 races per card.

2007 Major Stakes Schedule

External links

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Racecourse Profile on Horse Racing South America
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