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Sopot Hippodrome, Horse racing venue in Sopot, Poland.

Sopot Hippodrome is a horse racing venue in the Karlikowo district of Sopot, Poland, covering 38.9685 hectares between Polna, Łokietka and Droga Zielona streets. Its 31-hectare track area has an outer turf flat-racing course of 1,850 m, an inner turf steeplechase course with 24 obstacles, and a 1,600 m sand training track. The complex includes stables for about 300 horses, a hippotherapy centre, a wooden judges' stand from 1926, a second wooden stand from 1885, and a totalisator building with 12 betting windows from 1926.

Horse races were first held here in the 1870s, when the Black Hussars stationed in Gdańsk organised hunting runs as cavalry training. Flat and jump races have been held regularly since 1898, and the course, two grandstands and the totalisator hall date from that period. In the interwar years, as part of the Free City of Gdańsk, the hippodrome became known across Europe. After 1945 it housed horses brought by UNRRA aid, and since 1999 it has been owned by the city of Sopot.

The hippodrome's stands were laid out so spectators watch races with the Baltic Sea in view, which the source calls the only equestrian venue in Europe with a sea view; Japan's Hakodate racecourse is named as another seaside track. The site also hosts dog and cat shows, classic-car rallies and concerts, including Tina Turner in 2000 and a Mass during John Paul II's 1999 visit.

The grounds lie in western Karlikowo, bounded by Polna, Łokietka and Droga Zielona streets, with the Gdańsk–Gdynia railway line to the west and the beach about 400 m east. The site covers 38.9685 ha and is entered in the monument register as A-1623 (25 March 1997). Races and multi-day meetings are held seasonally, so check the programme before coming.

The grandstand is arranged so that spectators look out over the track toward the Baltic, roughly 400 m away; the venue is described as the only European racecourse with a sea view, with Japan's Hakodate racecourse cited as another seaside track. The 38.97-hectare grounds are bordered by Polna, Łokietka and Droga Zielona streets and the Gdańsk–Gdynia railway line.

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