Club Hípico de Santiago is a thoroughbred horse race track in Santiago, Chile.
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. It is one of Chile's three main tracks, the others being Hipodromo Chile and Valparaiso Sporting Club.
Physical attributes Club Hípico features a wide right-handed turf course, approximately 2400 m (12 furlongs) long, and is landscaped with gardens, fountains and ponds.
Concerts
Concerts at Club Hípico de SantiagoDateArtistTourAttendanceApril 15, 2007FestivalVive Latino 30,0799 March 2008Iron Maiden Somewhere Back in Time World Tour 65,000January 11, 2009FestivalLa Cumbre Del Rock Chileno —May 20, 2009Jonas BrothersJonas Brothers World Tour 2009 33,376October 11, 2009Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Satanico Pop Tour 50,000October 15, 2009Depeche Mode Tour of the Universe (tour) 50,280January 26, 2010Metallica World Magnetic Tour 55,080October 9, 2010Linkin Park A Thousand Suns World Tour 45,000April 27, 2022Metallica Metallica 2021–2022 Tour 62,681
Racing Live racing takes place every Friday, every other Monday and on some Sundays. Race days are extremely long by international standards, usually featuring around 18 races per card.
2007 Major Stakes Schedule DateRace (Premio ...)DistanceAge/SexGradeFri Feb 16 Verano - Arturo Cousino2000 m3+G2Fri May 4 Carlos Campino1800 m3+G2Sun May 20 Club Hípico de Santiago - Falabella2000 m 3+G1Fri Jun 22 Alberto Vial Infante1600 m 2MG1Fri Jun 29 Francisco Baeza2000 m3+ F&MG2Fri Jun 29 Arturo Lyon Pena1600 m2FG1Fri Aug 10 Criadores1600 m3MG2Fri Aug 10 Criadores - Dorana1600 m3FG2Fri Aug 24 Copa de Oro 2000 m3+G2Fri Aug 31 Polla de Potrillos1700 m 3MG1Fri Sep 7 Polla de Potrancas1700 m3FG1Fri Oct 5 Nacional Ricardo Lyon2000 m 3yoG1Sun Nov 4El Ensayo2400 m3yoG1Sun Dec 2Las Oaks 2000 m3FG1Mon Dec 10 Velocidad1000 m3+G2Fri Dec 28 Gran Clásico Coronación - Entel2000 m3+G2
External links
Home Page Racecourse Profile on Horse Racing South America