Şirinyer Racecourse

Şirinyer Racecourse (Turkish: Şirinyer Hipodromu) is a horse racing track located at Şirinyer neighborhood in Buca district of İzmir, Turkey.

Şirinyer Racecourse
Şirinyer Hipodromu
LocationBuca, İzmir, Turkey
Coordinates38.384444°N 27.150278°E / 38.384444; 27.150278
Owned byJockey Club of Turkey (TJK)
Date openedSeptember 23, 1856 (1856-09-23)
Screened onTJK TV[1]
Course typeFlat/Thoroughbred

It is the country's oldest racecourse founded in 1856. The first-ever horse race in Turkey was held in Şirinyer Racecourse on September 23, 1856.[2][3][4]

The racecourse covers an area of 47.9 ha (118 acres) consisting of facilities for racing, training and barns.[5] The racecourse hosts night races since 2007, the first venue in Turkey to do so.[6] The racecourse was renovated in 2000 and 2015.[7][8]

References
  1. "TJK TV Live". Archived from the original on December 15, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  2. "Düzenli At Yarışlarının 160. Yılı Kutlanacak". Milliyet (in Turkish). September 21, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  3. Er, Tayfun (September 28, 2018). "At yarışçılığı". Takvim (in Turkish). Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  4. "Tarihçe" (in Turkish). Jockey Club of Turkey. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  5. "Yenilenen Şirinyer Hipodromu yarışlara hazır" (in Turkish). Haberturk. November 2, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  6. "İzmir gece at yarışları başladı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). May 31, 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  7. Karataş, Bahri (August 17, 2015). "Şirinyer Hipodromu yenileniyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). İzmir. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  8. "Yenilenen Şirinyer Hipodromu, 'Gripin' grubu ile bugün sezonu açıyor" (in Turkish). Jockey Club of Turkey. November 4, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
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