Phone +33 1 39 12 81 70 | ||
Address 1 Avenue de la Pelouse, 78600 Maisons-Laffitte, France Similar Château de Maisons, Saint‑Cloud Racecourse, Chantilly Racecourse, Deauville‑La Touques Racecourse, Longchamp Racecourse | ||
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:
References
Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA