Hippodrome de Vincennes explained
| Nickname: | "Temple of Trot" |
| Address: | 2 Route De La Ferme, 75012 |
| City: | Paris |
| Country: | France |
| Publictransit: | Joinville-le-Pont station |
| Owner: | La Société d’Encouragement à l’Elevage du Trotteur Français |
| Genre: | Harness racing |
| Capacity: | 40,000 |
| Field Shape: | 2,000-meter outdoor track |
| Acreage: | 42 hectares |
| Screens: | 160m² giant screen |
| Currentuse: | 130 meetings and more than 1,100 races each year |
| Opened: | March 1863 |
| Reopened: | 1879 |
| Tenants: | Dining: Le Panoramique, Café Casaques and Heat Bar |
| Website: | https://www.vincennes-hippodrome.com/fr/ |
The Hippodrome de Vincennes, also called Vincennes Raceourse, is a horse racing track located in Paris, France. It has a capacity of 40,000. It was created in 1863 and rebuilt in 1879, after being destroyed in the Franco-Prussian War.[1]
The venue sits on 42 hectares and includes two tracks, one large and one smaller one for night races.[2] The venue can accommodate 35,000 spectators and has stabling for 150 horses.[3]
Harness racing
The venue was originally open to all types of horse racing. On 26 November 1934, the last steeplechase race took place,[4] afterwards which the racetrack was devoted exclusively to mounted trotters and harness racing.[5] In 1920, the track hosted the first edition of the Prix d'Amérique, one of the world's most prestigious harness races worldwide.
Events venue
It has also been used for concerts, hosting:
- Pink Floyd - 12 September 1970
- Grateful Dead - 17 October 1981[6]
- Queen - 14 June 1986, with Belouis Some, Level 42 and Marillion
- Genesis - 3 June 1987, with Paul Young
- U2 - 4–5 July 1987 and 26 June 1993, with Belly and The Velvet Underground. The first date, was filmed and recorded for the live home video and album, Live from Paris.
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 19 June 1988, Tunnel of Love Express Tour
- Whitesnake - 1 September 1990
- AC/DC - 21 September 1991
- Guns N' Roses - 6 June 1992 (Pay-per-view concert with Steven Tyler, and Joe Perry (musician) from Aerosmith, and Lenny Kravitz guest appearing)
- Elton John - 18 June 1992
- Michael Jackson - 13 September 1992 (85,000 fans attended the show)[7]
- Metallica - 13 June 1993, with The Cult and Suicidal Tendencies
Notes and References
- Web site: Histoire . 2024-11-08 . Hippodrome Paris-Vincennes . fr-FR.
- Web site: Hippodrome de Paris-Vincennes Val-de-Marne Tourisme & Loisirs . 2024-11-08 . Val de Marne Tourisme & Loisirs . fr-FR.
- Web site: Vincennes Hippodrome of Paris . Paris je t'aime - Office de tourisme.
- Web site: Histoire . 2024-11-08 . Hippodrome Paris-Vincennes . fr-FR.
- Web site: Plus de 180 ans d'histoire LETROT . 2024-11-08 . www.letrot.com . fr.
- Web site: 2007-04-05 . Grateful Dead The Hippodrome - October 17, 1981 . 2024-11-08 . Grateful Dead . en.
- Web site: Dangerous World Tour - 9/13/1992 . 2024-11-08 . Michael Jackson Official Site . en-US.
