The following is a list of horse racing venues, ordered by capacity . The figures generally represent the licensed capacity of the venue, which is usually far higher than the number of seats in the stands.
Currently all venues with a capacity of 40,000 or more are included.
Churchill Downs Ascot Racecourse Auteuil Hippodrome
Venue
Capacity
Location
Country
Tokyo Racecourse
223,000
Tokyo
Japan
Nakayama Racecourse
165,676
Chiba
Japan
Churchill Downs
165,000
Louisville, Kentucky
United States
Hanshin Racecourse
139,877
Hyogo
Japan
Flemington Racecourse
130,000[1]
Melbourne
Australia
Kyoto Racecourse
120,000
Kyoto
Japan
Hipódromo de San Isidro
100,000
San Isidro
Argentina
Pimlico Race Course
98,983
Baltimore
United States
Belmont Park
90,000
Elmont, New York
United States
Sha Tin Racecourse
85,000[2]
Sha Tin District
Hong Kong , China
Santa Anita Park
85,000
Arcadia, California
United States
Epsom Downs
80,000[3]
Epsom
United Kingdom
Hipódromo da Gávea
80,000
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Aintree Racecourse
75,000
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Niigata Racecourse
75,000
Niigata
Japan
Ascot Racecourse
70,000[4]
Ascot
United Kingdom
Cheltenham Racecourse
67,500
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Hamilton Park Racecourse
60,000[5]
Hamilton
United Kingdom
Meydan Racecourse
60,000[6]
Dubai Meydan City
United Arab Emirates
Vincennes Racecourse
60,000
Paris
France
Chukyo Racecourse
58,400
Toyoake, Aichi
Japan
York Racecourse
56,000[7]
York
United Kingdom
Happy Valley Racecourse
55,000[8]
Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Hong Kong , China
Doncaster Racecourse
50,000
Doncaster
United Kingdom
Club Hipico de Santiago
50,000
Santiago
Chile
Fukushima Racecourse
50,000
Fukushima
Japan
Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo
50,000
Palermo
Argentina
Horner Rennbahn
50,000[9]
Hamburg
Germany
ParisLongchamp Racecourse
50,000
Paris
France
Sapporo Racecourse
50,000
Sapporo
Japan
Saratoga Race Course
50,000
Saratoga Springs
United States
Caulfield Racecourse
46,800
Melbourne
Australia
Del Mar Racetrack
44,000
Del Mar
United States
Woodbine Racetrack
42,000[10]
Toronto
Canada
Auteuil Hippodrome
40,000
Paris
France
Hipódromo de Monterrico
40,000[11]
Lima
Peru
Seoul Race Park
40,000[12]
Gwacheon
South Korea
Galopprennbahn Hoppegarten
40,000
Berlin
Germany
Hippodrome Waregem
40,000
Waregem
Belgium