Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse

























Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse

View of the racecourse from the Maisons-Laffitte bridge
View of the racecourse from the Maisons-Laffitte bridge

Location
Maisons-Laffitte, France
Operated by Galop
Date opened 1878
Race type
Thoroughbred flat racing

The Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte at 1 avenue de la Pelouse in the northwestern Parisian suburb of Maisons-Laffitte in France is a turf horse racing facility and track for Thoroughbred flat racing. Opened in 1878 by Joseph Oller, inventor of the pari-mutuel machine, it sits on 92 hectares that belonged to the wealthy banker Jacques Laffitte.


The nearby Château de Maisons-Laffitte is home to The Museum of the Racehorse.


Open from early March through to the end of November, currently the major annual Conditions races at Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte include the:



  • Prix Eugène Adam

  • Prix Robert Papin

  • Prix Messidor

  • La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte

  • Prix Eclipse

  • Prix de Seine-et-Oise

  • Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte

  • Prix Miesque



References



  • France Galop website for Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte (French language)

Coordinates: 48°57′58″N 2°10′5″E / 48.96611°N 2.16806°E / 48.96611; 2.16806








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