Ankara 75th Anniversary Race Course

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Ankara 75th Anniversary Race Course
Ankara 75. Yıl Hipodromu
Location Batıkent, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey
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Ankara
75. Yıl
Hipodromu
Owned byJockey Club of Turkey (TJK)
Date opened1998;26 years ago (1998)
Screened onTJK TV [1]
Course type Flat/Thoroughbred
Notable races
  • Republic of Turkey Stakes (since 1981)
  • Presidency Cup (since 1939)
  • Grand National Assembly of Turkey Cup (since 1951)
  • Queen Elizabeth II Cup (since 1971)
  • Ankara Stakes (since 1950)

Ankara 75th Anniversary Race Course (Turkish : Ankara 75. Yıl Hipodromu) is a horse racing track located at Batıkent neighborhood in Yenimahalle district of Ankara, Turkey. It is founded in 1998, which was the 75th anniversary of Turkish Republic's foundation. [2]

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Physical attributes

The race course covers an area of 138.3 ha (342 acres) consisting of facilities for racing, training and barns. The race course has three tracks as:

The track's total spectator capacity is 8,700 with 2,300 seats. The complex, built on four storeys, comprises offices, social and recreational facilities. [2]

Major races

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References

  1. TJK TV Live Archived 2011-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 "Ankara 75. Yıl Hipodromu Bilgileri" (in Turkish). idaa tahmin. Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  3. 1 2 3 "Safkanlar Cumhuriyet ve Cumhurbaşkanı İçin Koşacak." (in Turkish). SporBul. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  4. 1 2 "75. Yıl Ankara Hipodromu'nda tarihi gün" (in Turkish). Spor. 2010-10-29. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  5. "72. Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası Ve Cumhuriyet Koşusu 75. Yıl Hipodromunda Yapıldı" (in Turkish). Birinci Kuvvet. 2010-10-30. Retrieved 2011-11-16.

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