Valparaiso Sporting Club
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Valparaiso Sporting Club is a thoroughbred horse race track in Vina del Mar, Valparaiso Region, Chile.
| Horse Race Track | |
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| Valparaiso Sporting Club | |
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| Location | Vina del Mar, Chile |
| Year opened | 1882 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Website | www.sporting.cl |
| Principal Races | |
| Chilean Derby (Chi-G1) | |
| Copa de Plata (Chi-G1) | |
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[edit] History
Valparaiso Sporting Club was founded in 1882 by members of mostly British origin. Since 1885, it is the site of the Chilean Derby Stakes. Derby Day is considered the second biggest festival in Chile and regularly attracts attendances of up to 80.000 [1].
While it is situated in Vina del Mar, the track is named for the nearby city of Valparaiso, where most of the Clubs' founders lived. As the name suggests, the site also features playing fields for various other sports, such as Cricket, Soccer, Polo and Rugby.
[edit] Physical Attributes
Races are conducted on a left-handed turf course, about 2000 meters long.
[edit] Racing
Purses at VSC are lower than at the two Greater Santiago tracks, Hipodromo Chile and Club Hipico de Santiago, but considerably higher than the provincial tracks Club Hipico de Concepcion and Club Hipico de Antofagasta. Several prestigious stakes races are run at Valparaiso.
[edit] 2006 Major Stakes Schedule
| Date | Race (Clasico) | Distance | Age/Sex | Grade |
| Fri Jan 6 | Copa Jackson | 1900m | 3yo | G2 |
| Sun Feb 5 | El Derby | 2400m | 3yo | G1 |
| Wed Mar 22 | Ilustre Municipalidad de Vina del Mar | 1500m | 3+ | G2 |
| Wed May 3 | El Estreno Nicanor Senoret | 1300m | 2yo | G2 |
| Wed May 31 | Stud Book de Chile | 1400m | 2yo | G2 |
| Wed Jun 28 | Copa de Plata - Italo Traverso | 1500m | 2yo | G1 |
