San Lazaro Leisure Park

San Lazaro Leisure Park

Location	San Lazaro Leisure and Business Park Carmona, Cavite, Philippines
Coordinates	14°17′48″N121°2′12″E / 14.29667°N 121.03667°E / 14.29667; 121.03667
Owned by	Manila Jockey Club
Date opened	2003
Date closed	2022
Screened on	Cignal (Nationwide) Cablelink and SkyCable (Metro Manila)
Notable races	Presidential Gold Cup MJCI Founders Cup
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The San Lazaro Leisure Park is a mixed-used venue which features a racetrack in Carmona, Cavite, Philippines. It is the home of the Manila Jockey Club (MJC).

The leisure park occupies a land 77 hectares (770,000 m²) and houses around 1,800 thoroughbreds as of 2015. ^[1] Its horse racing operations lasted from its inception in 2013 until 2022.

History

Racetrack

The San Lazaro Leisure Park was operated by the Manila Jockey Club which was formed in 1867. Originally MJC organized races at the Santa Mesa Hippodrome before establishing the San Lazaro Hippodrome in 1912 within the same city. ^[2]

In 2002, MJC moved out of the San Lazaro Hippodrome. The former site was converted into a mixed-used development under the name, San Lazaro Tourism and Business Park. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

The Club then transferred its racetrack to its present site in Cavite in February 1, 2003. ^[1]

A grand cockpit of MJC's subdiary, Manila Cockers Club (MCC), the 2,000-seater MCC Coliseum was also constructed within the complex. ^{[6] [7]}

Closure

In August 2022, Manila Jockey Club announced that it would stop its horse racing operations with the last races under its banner at the San Lazaro Leisure Park scheduled in October, to focus on real estate ventures while leasing existing properties. ^[8]

The MJC leases its horse racing facilities in Carmona, Cavite, to The Horsemen's Track of Hapi Jockey Club Inc. (HJCI) ^[9]

See also

• Manila Jockey Club
• PFF National Training Centre

References

1. "Annual Report 2015" (PDF). Manila Jockey Club, Inc. p. 5, 7. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
2. "Phillipines". Asian Racing Federation. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
3. Mendez, Christina; Diaz, Conrado Jr. (April 2, 2003). "MJC gets nod to hold horse races at new Carmona site". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
4. "Goodbye San Lazaro, hello Carmona". Manila Standard Today . Retrieved June 4, 2015.
5. "Construction of new San Lazaro racetrack starts". The Philippine Star. October 11, 2002. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
6. "MCC Coliseum Rising Soon At San Lazaro Leisure Park". Manila Cockers Club. November 5, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
7. "Breeders support Manila Cockers Club". Manila Standard. July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
8. Dumlao-Abadilla, Doris (August 24, 2022). "Manila Jockey Club shutting down 155-year-old horse racing operations". Philippine Daily Inquirer .
9. "Manila Jockey to lease out Cavite horse racing facility". September 13, 2022.