Accross town from the lavish Club Hipico de Santiago is the modern and modest Hipodromo Chile. The racing is just as good, and the atmosphere perhaps even more festive. Race goers in suits and sundresses were of a decidedly lower percentage at Hipodromo than at Club Hipico, but there was certainly more booze consumed per capita at Hipodromo. If Hipico was keeneland, then Hipodromo would be Turfway, only with just as many graded stakes as their otherwise dominant sibling.
One other notable difference is Hipodromo has a dirt track--the only one in the nation, I´m told, and no turf course.
I´ll post some pics for your viewing pleasure shortly. [EDIT: my pics are now included! Click on the images to see them uncropped, as Blogger reformats them given the posting method i´ve employed here. Posting from the southern half of the globe is just trouble enough to induce me to comprimise my already lax standards.]
2 comments:
Love the South American tracks. So how easy is the trip down and accommodations and such if and gambling if you speak just about zero Espanol?
J.S.
good posting.i like it. thank u. :)-
bathmate
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