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Garrison Savannah Racetrack

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"Garrison Savannah" redirects here. For the racehorse, seeGarrison Savannah (horse).

TheGarrison Savannah in the country ofBarbados, is ahorse racing venue located within theGarrison Historic Area, just outside the capital-cityBridgetown. A clockwise grass course, the Garrison Savannah is known internationally for the annualBarbados Gold Cup forThoroughbreds which takes place on the six-furlong track around the perimeter of the green.

The racetrack also is host to the annualBarbados Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing series.

Racing has taken place at the location since the days that a British garrison was stationed there.

In 2012 a network of subterranean tunnels were found to exist below the area.^[1]

Display of some of the oldest and most rare English cannons in the West Indies at the Savannah
Part of the track at the Savannah
The stands at the St. Ann's Garrison Savannah racetrack
The stands at the St. Ann's Garrison Savannah racetrack
The Barbados Turf Club's entrance to the Garrison Savannah racetrack stands

^Evanson, Heather-Lynn (5 February 2012)."Tunnel vision". Nation Newspaper. One Caribbean Media. Archived fromthe original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved20 March 2021.