Ankara 75th Anniversary Race Course is a horse racing

Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...

 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...

 located at Batıkent

Batikent

Batıkent is a city near Ankara, Turkey. It is a suburban residential area located 16 km west of the city, and Ankara's largest suburb. The population is approximately 200,000, mainly middle-class families; it is a popular residential area for students and government workers...

 neighborhood in Yenimahalle district of Ankara

Ankara

Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. It is founded in 1998, which was the 75th anniversity of Turkish Republic's foundation.

Physical attributes

The race course covers an area of 138.3 ha (341.7 acre) consisting of facilities for racing, training and barns. The race course has three tracks as:

• a 2200 m (2,405.9 yd) long and 30 m (98.4 ft) wide turf oval,
• a 2055 m (2,247.4 yd) long and 20 m (65.6 ft) wide sand track and
• a 1900 m (2,077.9 yd) long and 15 m (49.2 ft) wide oval training.

The track's total spectator capacity is 8,700 with 2,300 seats. The complex, built on four storeys, comprises of offices, social and recreational facilities.

Major races

• Republic Race (Cumhuriyet Koşusu is the most prestigious flat racing
  Flat racing
  Flat racing is a form of Thoroughbred horse racing which is run over a level track at a predetermined distance. It differs from steeplechase racing which is run over hurdles...
  
   in Turkey after the Gazi Race
  Gazi Race
  The Gazi Race is a Turkish thoroughbred horse flat race that is established in honor of the founder of the Turkish Republic Gazi Mustafa Kemal. It is country's most prestigious horse racing event, which is held uninterruptedly since its establishment in 1927...
  
  , which is run at Veliefendi Race Course
  Veliefendi Race Course
  Veliefendi Race Course is a horse racing track located at Veliefendi neighborhood in Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul, Turkey.It is country's oldest and biggest race course founded on a former grassland that was historically a farm belonging to Şeyhülislam Veliyüddin Efendi, a 18th-century...
  
   in Istanbul
  Istanbul
  Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
  
  . Established in 1981, it is held on the last weekend of October (Republic Day, 29 October). 22 purebred Arabian horse
  Arabian horse
  The Arabian or Arab horse is a breed of horse that originated on the Arabian Peninsula. With a distinctive head shape and high tail carriage, the Arabian is one of the most easily recognizable horse breeds in the world. It is also one of the oldest breeds, with archaeological evidence of horses...
  
  s that are 3-year-old and older compete over a distance of 1600 m (1,749.8 yd) on the turf track. The winner is awarded a total money prize of TL 1.275 million (approx. US$900,000 as of October 2010) accompanied by a trophy bestowed by the Turkish president.

• President's Race (Cumhurbaşkanlık Koşusu), held since 1939 in honor of the Turkish president, is the country's another prestigious flat racing
  Flat racing
  Flat racing is a form of Thoroughbred horse racing which is run over a level track at a predetermined distance. It differs from steeplechase racing which is run over hurdles...
  
  . It is run on the same day with Republic Race over a distance of 2400 m (2,624.7 yd) on the turf track by 9 to 14 thoroughbred horse
  Horse
  The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
  
  s that are 3-year-old and older. The award totals to TL 743,750 (approx. US$520,000 as of October 2010) and a trophy bestowed by the Turkish president.