Bro Park Racecourse Explained

Thoroughbred horse racing
Bro Park
Location	Upplands-Bro Municipality, Sweden
Coordinates	59.5211°N 17.6119°W
Inaugurated	2016
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Tracks	Dirt track (1900 m)[1] Grass track (2100 m)
Web site	www.svenskgalopp.se/bropark
Most important races
Zawawi Bro Park Vårsprint
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Bro Park is a Thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Upplands-Bro Municipality, approximately 40 kilometres northwest of Stockholm city. It was inaugurated June 19, 2016, with around 10,000 visitors in the audience.^{[2] [3]}

Background

In 2011, an agreement was signed to sell the land where Täby Racecourse was located to JM Bygg and Skanska, that intended to build 4,000 apartments on the land. The racing meets held at Täby were therefore in 2016 moved to the new facility at Bro Park.^[4]

References

1. http://www.ubro.se/sport-fritid/bro-park-vaxer-fram Bro Park växer fram
2. Web site: Här är nya superarenan . 17 April 2016 . 27 August 2015 . .
3. Web site: Abba-Benny hyllade Bro Parks invigning . June 20, 2016 . June 20, 2016 . . Swedish.
4. Web site: Bro Park - Stockholms nya galoppbana . 16 December 2014. 6 May 2016 .