Hippodrome Du Parc De Beyrouth
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Hippodrome Du Parc De Beyrouth is a racecourse located in Beirut, Lebanon showcasing a variety of horseracing events every week. The racecourse was founded in 1912 by the Pine Forest of Beirut “Forêt des Pins” and in 1920 it relocated to the Résidence des Pins.
Its property is owned by the Municipality of Beirut and managed by SPARCA "Society for the Protection and Improvement of the Arabian Horse in Lebanon ".
The first race meeting at Hippodrome was held on the 6th of October, 1921 consisting of 4 races each with an average of 3 to 5 horses. In 1930, the racecourse premiered its first international races and from year 1944 to 1967, every Sunday of September was dedicated for international horseracing events that included Grand Prix of Iraq, Syria, Egypt and Lebanon. In 1973, the racecourse installed light poles showcasing racing events between 5:00pm to 8:00pm.
The racecourse holds races every weekend on its sandy track but the number of horses in training has fallen from aprox. 1500 down to 500.
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Currently, there are more than 700 horses training on the track and every week there is one meeting of 8 races held with an average of 10 to 12 horses per race.
The weekly horseracing meetings are held every Sundays staring from 12:30pm except for July and August when races are held on Saturdays starting from 1:30pm.
Results of the previous meeting are published every Tuesday as well as publishing the program for the next racing event.
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