Oostende Racecourse
Meeting 22 July 2013
Yes, that's Oostende Belgium. No, we had no idea either.
It's situated by the sea just to the west of the centre before you get to the football ground, and is based around a modernised Art Deco building. The track comprises an 800m oval all weather and a grass track around that with a 2km straight.
We saw trap racing and normal jockey racing with Arabian horses. The proceedings were held up for the track to be repaired, two horses who had thrown their riders jumping off the track and finally a horse that threw his rider going to the start before embacking on his own 5 lap race evading dozens of people on the track trying to stop him.
It's situated by the sea just to the west of the centre before you get to the football ground, and is based around a modernised Art Deco building. The track comprises an 800m oval all weather and a grass track around that with a 2km straight.
We saw trap racing and normal jockey racing with Arabian horses. The proceedings were held up for the track to be repaired, two horses who had thrown their riders jumping off the track and finally a horse that threw his rider going to the start before embacking on his own 5 lap race evading dozens of people on the track trying to stop him.