Trabrennbahn Karlshorst, Horse racing venue and cultural heritage monument in Karlshorst, Berlin, Germany.
Trabrennbahn Karlshorst is a 37-hectare horse racing facility on Treskowallee in Berlin-Karlshorst, run by the Pferdesportpark Berlin-Karlshorst e. V. Its 1,200-metre track was rebuilt in 1984/1985, and the grandstand designed by Heinrich Straumer, with 2,300 seats, opened in 1935. A monument by Willibald Fritsch honours 97 amateur and 20 professional riders killed in the First World War.
The site was established in 1894 and originally hosted obstacle races before shifting to harness racing after 1945. This change was shaped by Soviet occupation forces and permanently altered what types of competitions took place here.
This venue draws people who share a passion for harness racing and equestrian sports. Visitors experience a gathering rooted in horse racing traditions that remain central to how the place operates today.
The grounds lie on the Treskowallee near the Karlshorst S-Bahn station, which received a six-track terminus built beside the suburban platform for racegoers in 1895. The 37-hectare site is run by the Pferdesportpark Berlin-Karlshorst e. V.; visitors can buy shares in a racehorse for little money and anyone may take lessons at the driving school for trotters.
A granite plaque set into the ground near the war memorial commemorates King Midas, a successful racehorse of the early 1920s. The memorial itself, designed by Willibald Fritsch, honours 97 amateur and 20 professional riders who fell in the First World War and was inaugurated in 1925 in the presence of Reich President Paul von Hindenburg.
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