Hippodrome de Vincennes

Hippodrome de Vincennes

"Temple of Trot"
Address	2 Route De La Ferme, 75012 Paris France
Public transit	Joinville-le-Pont station
Owner	La Société d’Encouragement à l’Elevage du Trotteur Français
Genre(s)	Harness racing
Capacity	40,000
Field shape	2,000-meter outdoor track
Acreage	42 hectares
Screens	160m² giant screen
Current use	130 meetings and more than 1,100 races each year
Construction
Opened	March 1863
Reopened	1879
Tenants
Dining: Le Panoramique, Café Casaques and Heat Bar
Website
https://www.vincennes-hippodrome.com/fr/

Tracks of the hippodrome

The Hippodrome de Vincennes, also called Vincennes Raceourse, is a horse racing track located in Paris, France. It has a capacity of 40,000. It was created in 1863 and rebuilt in 1879, after being destroyed in the Franco-Prussian War. ^[1]

The venue sits on 42 hectares and includes two tracks, one large and one smaller one for night races. ^[2] The venue can accommodate 35,000 spectators and has stabling for 150 horses. ^[3]

Harness racing

The venue was originally open to all types of horse racing. On 26 November 1934, the last steeplechase race took place, ^[4] afterwards which the racetrack was devoted exclusively to mounted trotters and harness racing. ^[5] In 1920, the track hosted the first edition of the Prix d'Amérique, one of the world's most prestigious harness races worldwide. ^[5]

Events venue

It has also been used for concerts, hosting:

• Pink Floyd - 12 September 1970
• Grateful Dead - 17 October 1981 ^{[6] [7]}
• Queen - 14 June 1986, with Belouis Some, Level 42 and Marillion
• Genesis - 3 June 1987, with Paul Young
• U2 - 4–5 July 1987 and 26 June 1993, with Belly and The Velvet Underground. The first date, was filmed and recorded for the live home video and album, Live from Paris .
• Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 19 June 1988, Tunnel of Love Express Tour
• Whitesnake - 1 September 1990
• AC/DC - 21 September 1991
• Guns N' Roses - 6 June 1992 (Pay-per-view concert with Steven Tyler, and Joe Perry (musician) from Aerosmith, and Lenny Kravitz guest appearing) ^[8]
• Elton John - 18 June 1992
• Michael Jackson - 13 September 1992 (85,000 fans attended the show) ^[9]
• Metallica - 13 June 1993, with The Cult and Suicidal Tendencies

References

1. "Histoire". Hippodrome Paris-Vincennes (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-08.
2. "Hippodrome de Paris-Vincennes | Val-de-Marne Tourisme & Loisirs". Val de Marne Tourisme & Loisirs (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-08.
3. "Vincennes Hippodrome of Paris". Paris je t'aime - Office de tourisme.
4. "Histoire". Hippodrome Paris-Vincennes (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-08.
5. "Plus de 180 ans d'histoire | LETROT". www.letrot.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-08.
6. Grateful Dead (1981-10-17), Grateful Dead Live at The Hippodrome on 1981-10-17 , retrieved 2024-11-08
7. "Grateful Dead The Hippodrome - October 17, 1981". Grateful Dead. 2007-04-05. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
8. Becher, Paul (1992-06-06), Guns N' Roses: Live in Paris (Music), Guns N' Roses, Lenny Kravitz, Duff McKagan, PolyGram Diversified Entertainment, retrieved 2024-11-08
9. "Dangerous World Tour - 9/13/1992". Michael Jackson Official Site. Retrieved 2024-11-08.

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