Jockey Club de São Paulo, Horse racing venue in Cidade Jardim, Brazil.
The Jockey Club de São Paulo is a racecourse in Cidade Jardim, São Paulo, built on 600,000 square metres beside the Pinheiros River. Its oval course of light-grey paving encircles a flat green infield with a darker oval patch and a small central structure; a lower grey ring runs along the inner edge, and lamp poles stand around the track. A smaller inner section with barriers and paved lanes sits on one side, and the city skyline rises beyond the far rail.
The club was founded on 14 March 1875 as Club de Corridas Paulistano and raced at the Mooca track on Bresser Street. Its current Cidade Jardim racecourse, on 600,000 square metres beside the Pinheiros River, was built between 1937 and 1941 to a design by Elisário Bahiana, later remodelled by French architect Henri Sajous. It opened on 25 January 1941, the city's anniversary, and the Mooca track was donated to the municipality.
The club was founded in 1875 as Club de Corridas Paulistano, and the name Jockey Club became official in 1881. Domitila de Castro won the third race on 10 July 1877, recorded as the first woman to ride in São Paulo. Races now run on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays, with about 1,400 English thoroughbreds stabled at the club.
Races are held on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays, so check the day before travelling. The course sits on the Pinheiros River bank in the Morumbi district, with the grandstands facing the oval; the infield and inner lanes are closed to spectators. The main event is the São Paulo Grand Prix over 2,400 metres of grass.
The racecourse was built between 1937 and 1941 on 600,000 square metres beside the Pinheiros River, which had not yet been straightened. The land came from the Cidade Jardim Company, and the project was drawn by Elisário Bahiana, later remodelled by the French architect Henri Sajous. The site is listed as a good class of heritage by CONDEPHAAT and Conpresp.
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