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| Address | 2 Route De La Ferme, 75012 Paris France |
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| Public transit | Joinville-le-Pont station |
| Owner | La Société d’Encouragement à l’Elevage du Trotteur Français |
| Event | Harness racing |
| Capacity | 40,000 |
| Field shape | 2,000-meter outdoor track |
| Acreage | 42 hectares |
| Screens | 160m² giant screen |
| Current use | 130 meetings and more than 1,100 races each year |
| Construction | |
| Opened | March 1863 |
| Reopened | 1879 |
| Tenants | |
| Dining: Le Panoramique, Café Casaques and Heat Bar | |
| Website | |
| https://www.vincennes-hippodrome.com/fr/ | |
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TheHippodrome de Vincennes, also calledVincennes Raceourse, is ahorse racing track located inParis,France. It has a capacity of 40,000. It was created in 1863 and rebuilt in 1879, after being destroyed in theFranco-Prussian War.[1]
The venue sits on 42 hectares and includes two tracks, one large and one smaller one for night races.[2] The venue can accommodate 35,000 spectators and has stabling for 150 horses.[3]
The venue was originally open to all types of horse racing. On 26 November 1934, the last steeplechase race took place,[4] afterwards which the racetrack was devoted exclusively to mounted trotters andharness racing.[5] In 1920, the track hosted the first edition of thePrix d'Amérique, one of the world's most prestigious harness races worldwide.[5]
It has also been used for concerts, hosting:
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