It is the only horseracing track in North America which stages, or is capable of staging, thoroughbred and standardbred horseracing programs on the same day.
In the early 18th century, Queen Anne kept a large string of horses and was instrumental in the founding of Royal Ascot where the opening race each year is still called the Queen Anne Stakes.
Newmarket is known as the home of horse racing in England and James I was prominent in introducing racing there after discovering the little village in 1605 whilst out hawking or riding.
France has a mature horse racing industry. The race with the largest international following is the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, with a prize of 4 million Euro, making it the richest race in Europe.
Greyville Racecourse is a Thoroughbred race track in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
The British tradition of horse racing left its mark as one of the most important entertainment and gambling institutions in Hong Kong.
The British tradition of horse racing left its mark as one of the most important entertainment and gambling institutions in Hong Kong.
Tokyo Racecourse hosts numerous G1 (Grade 1) races, including the Japan Cup, Tokyo Yushun (the Japanese Derby) and the Yasuda Kinen, a part of the Asian Mile Challenge.
Reported to be the world's largest race track, is host to the Dubai World Cup race. The race track complex contains two tracks with seating for 60,000, a hotel, restaurants, theater and museum.
Horse Racing was ntroduced to Singapore by the British during the colonial era. It remains a highly popular form of entertainment with the local Singaporean community till this date.
