List of horse racing venues by capacity

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The following is a list of horse racing venues, ordered by capacity. The figures generally represent the licensed capacity of the venue, which is usually far higher than the number of seats in the stands. Venues with a capacity of 40,000 or more are included.

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Horse racing venues by capacity

#VenueCapacityLocationCountryImage
1 Tokyo Racecourse 223,000 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Horse racing @ Tokyo Race Course @ Fuchu (14120913615).jpg
2 Nakayama Racecourse 165,676 Chiba Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Nakayama Racecourse01.jpg
3 Churchill Downs 165,000 Louisville, Kentucky Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Churchill Downs - Louisville Kentucky.jpg
4 Hanshin Racecourse 139,877 Hyogo Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
5 Flemington Racecourse 130,000 [1] Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
6 Kyoto Racecourse 120,000 Kyoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
7 Hipódromo de San Isidro 100,000 San Isidro Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
8 Pimlico Race Course 98,983 Baltimore Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
9 Belmont Park 90,000 Elmont, New York Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
10 Sha Tin Racecourse 85,000 [2] Sha Tin District Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong , China Sha Tin Racecourse Overview 2009.jpg
11 Santa Anita Park 85,000 Arcadia, California Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
12 Epsom Downs 80,000 [3] Epsom Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Epsom Racecourse in 2020 49668509558 a41c734938 o.jpg
13 Hipódromo da Gávea 80,000 Rio de Janeiro Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Hipodromo do Cristal.jpg
14 Aintree Racecourse 75,000 Liverpool Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom View of Aintree Racecourse from The Melling Road (10).JPG
15 Niigata Racecourse 75,000 Niigata Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Niigata Racecourse 01.jpg
16 Ascot Racecourse 70,000 [4] Ascot Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Ascotnewstand.jpg
17 Cheltenham Racecourse 67,500 Cheltenham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
18 Hamilton Park Racecourse 60,000 [5] Hamilton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
19 Meydan Racecourse 60,000 [6] Dubai Meydan City Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
20 Hippodrome de Vincennes 60,000 Paris Flag of France.svg  France Hippodrome de Vincennes DSC03756.JPG
21 Chukyo Racecourse 58,400 Toyoake, Aichi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Chukyo Racetrack 15.jpg
22 York Racecourse 56,000 [7] York Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom York racecourse.jpg
23 Happy Valley Racecourse 55,000 [8] Happy Valley, Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong , China
24 Doncaster Racecourse 50,000 Doncaster Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Doncaster Racecourse 1.jpg
25 Club Hipico de Santiago 50,000 Santiago Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
26 Fukushima Racecourse 50,000 Fukushima Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
27 Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo 50,000 Palermo Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
28 Horner Rennbahn 50,000 [9] Hamburg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
29 ParisLongchamp Racecourse 50,000 Paris Flag of France.svg  France Paris Longchamp(c)Dominique Perrault architecte Adagp (2).jpg
30 Sapporo Racecourse 50,000 Sapporo Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
31 Saratoga Race Course 50,000 Saratoga Springs Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
32 Caulfield Racecourse 46,800 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
33 Del Mar Racetrack 44,000 Del Mar Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
34 Woodbine Racetrack 42,000 [10] Toronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
35 Auteuil Hippodrome 40,000 Paris Flag of France.svg  France Race track, hippodrome d'Auteuil, Paris 17 July 2016.jpg
36 Hipódromo de Monterrico 40,000 [11] Lima Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
37 Seoul Race Park 40,000 [12] Gwacheon Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
38 Galopprennbahn Hoppegarten 40,000 Berlin Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
39 Hippodrome Waregem 40,000 Waregem Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium

Defunct venues

VenueCapacityLocationCountryClosed
Circus Maximus 270,000 (est.) Rome Vexilloid of the Roman Empire.svg Roman Empire 103
Hippodrome of Constantinople 100,000 Constantinople Flag of Palaeologus Emperor - Libro del conoscimiento de todos los rregnos.svg Byzantine Empire 1453
Sportsman's Park 67,000 Cicero Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2003
Ely Racecourse 40,000 Cardiff Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1939

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