Şirinyer Racecourse
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| Location | Buca, İzmir, Turkey |
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| Coordinates | 38°23′04″N 27°09′01″E / 38.384444°N 27.150278°E |
| Owned by | Jockey Club of Turkey (TJK) |
| Date opened | September 23, 1856 |
| Screened on | TJK TV[1] |
| Course type | Flat/Thoroughbred |
Şirinyer Racecourse (Turkish: Şirinyer Hipodromu) is a horse racing track located at Şirinyer neighborhood in Buca district of İzmir, Turkey.
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[edit]
- ^ "TJK TV Live". Archived from the original on December 15, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
- ^ "Düzenli At Yarışlarının 160. Yılı Kutlanacak". Milliyet (in Turkish). September 21, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Er, Tayfun (September 28, 2018). "At yarışçılığı". Takvim (in Turkish). Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Tarihçe" (in Turkish). Jockey Club of Turkey. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Yenilenen Şirinyer Hipodromu yarışlara hazır" (in Turkish). Haberturk. November 2, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "İzmir gece at yarışları başladı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). May 31, 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Karataş, Bahri (August 17, 2015). "Şirinyer Hipodromu yenileniyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). İzmir. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Yenilenen Şirinyer Hipodromu, 'Gripin' grubu ile bugün sezonu açıyor" (in Turkish). Jockey Club of Turkey. November 4, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2019.