Club Hipico de Antofagasta
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Club Hipico de Antofagasta is a Thoroughbred
race track
in Antofagasta
, Chile
. It features a left-handed nine-furlong dirt oval.
The track currently doesn't stage any major races, and its location is extremely remote (the nearest small race track is in Arequipa
, Peru
, more than 800 km away; the nearest Chilean track is Valparaiso Sporting Club
, more than 1.000 km away).
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
race track
Race track
A race track is a purpose-built facility for racing of animals , automobiles, motorcycles or athletes. A race track may also feature grandstands or concourses. Some motorsport tracks are called speedways.A racetrack is a permanent facility or building...
in Antofagasta
Antofagasta
Antofagasta is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. According to the 2002 census, the city has a population of 296,905...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. It features a left-handed nine-furlong dirt oval.
The track currently doesn't stage any major races, and its location is extremely remote (the nearest small race track is in Arequipa
Arequipa
Arequipa is the capital city of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. With a population of 836,859 it is the second most populous city of the country...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, more than 800 km away; the nearest Chilean track is Valparaiso Sporting Club
Valparaiso Sporting Club
Valparaiso Sporting Club is a thoroughbred horse race track in Viña del Mar, Valparaíso Region, Chile.- History :Valparaiso Sporting Club was founded in 1882 by members of mostly British origin. Since 1885, it is the site of the Chilean Derby Stakes...
, more than 1.000 km away).