Hipódromo de San Isidro

{{Short description|Horse racing track in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina}}

{{Infobox Racecourse

|Name = Hipodromo de San Isidro

|Location = San Isidro, Argentina

|Opened = December 8, 1935

|RaceType = Thoroughbred

|Website = http://www.hipodromosanisidro.com

|NotableRaces = GP Internacional Carlos Pellegrini (Arg-G1)
GP Internacional Felix de Alzaga Inzue (Arg-G1)
GP Internacional J. S. de Anchorena (Arg-G1)
Gran Premio Jockey Club (Arg-G1)

}}

The Hipódromo de San Isidro is a horse racing track located in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina, owned by the Argentine Jockey Club. It is one of the largest and most important racetracks in the Americas.{{Cite web|title=Historia – Hipódromo de San Isidro – Jockey Club A.C.|url=https://hipodromosanisidro.com/historia/|access-date=2022-01-17|language=es}} 120 racing days are held per year, on every Wednesday, every other Friday and Saturday, and some Sundays.{{Cite web|title=Hipódromo de San Isidro Historia|url=https://turfans.com/hipodromo-de-san-isidro_historia.html|access-date=2022-01-17|website=turfans.com|language=es}}

The Hipódromo is located 22 km from Buenos Aires City. It has an area of 1.48 km².

Each December, the Hipódromo hosts the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini, the most important horse race in Argentina.

The Hipódromo de San Isidro hosts the annual Carlos Pellegrini Awards.{{Cite web|title=42º Disitinciones Carlos Pellegrini {{!}} Hipódromo de San Isidro, el evento que premia a las máximas figuras del Turf.|url=https://e.hipodromosanisidro.com/distinciones42/|access-date=2022-01-17|website=e.hipodromosanisidro.com}}

History

In 1926, the Argentine Jockey Club purchased 316 hectares for the purposes of building an additional racecourse to accompany its Hipódromo de Palermo. In 1930, a golf course was completed on the property, designed by Allister Mckenzie. The course itself was built using the latest methods, with accompanying training tracks, stalls, and veterinary hospital building. On December 8, 1935, the racecourse was completed and opened.{{Cite web|title=Jockey Club {{!}} Sitio Oficial {{!}} Sede Social - La historia del Jockey Club|url=https://www.jockeyclub.org.ar/JockeyNeWeb/HISlahistoria.php|access-date=2022-01-17|website=www.jockeyclub.org.ar}}

An inner dirt track was added in 1994.

Facilities

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The racecourse occupies an area of 148 hectares, with a main turf course {{Convert|2783|m|mi}} around, {{Convert|45|m|yd}} wide, and with a chute for straight races of {{Convert|1000|m|mi}}, races of {{Convert|1400|m|mi}} using a diagonal, and a chute for single turn races of {{Convert|2400|m|mi}}. The inner dirt course is {{Convert|2590|m|mi}} around and {{Convert|31|m|yd}} wide, allowing it to host races of up to 24 horses.{{Cite web|title=Jockey Club {{!}} Sitio Oficial {{!}} Hipódromo - La historia del Hipódromo|url=https://www.jockeyclub.org.ar/JockeyNeWeb/HIPOresena.php|access-date=2022-01-17|website=www.jockeyclub.org.ar}}

The grandstands have a capacity of 100,000, with {{Convert|32000|m2|sqft}} of covered seating. The record attendance is 300,000 for the 2022 LollaPalooza Argentina.

The property includes five training tracks, covering 94 hectares, including a {{Convert|30|m|yd}} wide and {{Convert|2420|m|mi}} long turf track, a {{Convert|25|m|yd}} wide and {{Convert|2247|m|mi}} long sand track, a {{Convert|25|m|yd}} wide and {{Convert|2100|m|mi}} long dirt track, and two smaller river sand tracks. There are 135 stables containing 1,800 stalls.

Other amenities include a chemical laboratory that processes post-race samples from across the country,{{Cite web|title=Racing Chemical Service Analysis Laboratory Anti-doping Control Area|url=https://hipodromosanisidro.com/wp-content/uploads/web_institucional/serv_quim_ingles.pdf}} a veterinary hospital[https://hipodromosanisidro.com/wp-content/uploads/web_institucional/triptico_hospital_veterinario.pdf Hospital veterinario] with a Center for Regenerative Veterinary Medicine,{{Cite web|title=Centro de medicina regenerativa veterinaria: Hospital veterinaria del jockey club|url=https://hipodromosanisidro.com/wp-content/uploads/web_institucional/centro_medicina_regenerativa.pdf|language=es}} a school for apprentice jockeys, a school for farriers, an arboretum, and a sales floor for horses containing space for 3,600 people.

Important races

Group 1 Races

Group 2 Races

Gran Premio 9 de Julio
Gran Premio América
Gran Premio Carlos P. Rodriguez
Gran Premio Cyllene
Gran Premio Ecuador
Gran Premio Eliseo Ramírez
Gran Premio Federico de Alvear
Gran Premio Forli
Gran Premio Horacio Bustillo
Gran Premio Juan Shaw
Gran Premio La Mission
Gran Premio Los Haras
Gran Premio Omega
Gran Premio Partícula
Gran Premio Paseana
Gran Premio Pippermint
Gran Premio Raúl y Raúl E. Chevallier
Gran Premio Ricardo Ezequiel y Ezequiel M. Fernández Guerrico
Gran Premio Sibila

Group 3 Races

Gran Premio Botafogo
Gran Premio Condesa
Gran Premio de la Provincia de Buenos Aires César Iraola
Gran Premio Ensayo Fernando Santamarina
Gran Premio Eudoro J. Balsa
Gran Premio General Las Heras
Gran Premio General Pueyrredón
Gran Premio General Viamonte
Gran Premio Invasor
Gran Premio Ocurrencia
Gran Premio Olavarría
Gran Premio Pedro Chapar
Gran Premio Porteño
Gran Premio Progreso
Gran Premio Santiago Lawrie
Gran Premio Southern Halo
Gran Premio Velocidad

References

External links

[http://www.hipodromosanisidro.com Institutional website]
[http://www.horseracingsouthamerica.com/hipodromo-de-san-isidro-buenos-aries-argentina/ Racecourse Profile on Horse Racing South America]

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Category:Horse racing venues in Argentina

Category:San Isidro, Buenos Aires

Category:Sports venues in Argentina