Horner Rennbahn

The racecourse Hamburg-Horn, also referred to as Horner Racecourse is a racecourse for horseracing in Hamburg's horn. In honor of the nearby metro station Horner is named racecourse of the U2 and U4.

History

In 1855 the construction of the racecourse in the Prussian village Horn, east of Hamburg began. Since 1869 (at first, then and now North German Deutsches Derby Derby gallop Deutsches Derby) held there the gallop derby. In 1870 the first totalizator was in a shack in Germany. Horn was elevated in 1874 to the suburb of Hamburg; the incorporation as a district was 1894. On the grandstands and standing room for 50,000 visitors find space.

A 1912 erbauter tunnel, also the vehicles can pass, connecting the grandstand side to the inner area of ​​the Horner Racecourse, which is a recreational park under administration of the district office Hamburg-Mitte available to the public.

The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is to merge the two horse racing tracks in the city ( Traber in Bahr field and gallopers in Horn ) on the Horner Racecourse. The preliminary master plan (2010 ) provides a complete reconstruction of the site and the building on the merger.

Facilities

• The Horner Racecourse is home to one of the oldest minigolf courses from Hamburg ( built in 1980 ).
• In addition to the mini golf course and Peerstall Hamburg Horn, the parade ring and the Absattelring is still the "game house, Horner Racecourse ' " and the Hamburg Racing Club (HRC ) resident of.
• Inside is during the race days numerous tents with offers of any kind
• Outside the Derby Week provides the amusement park sports surfaces for basketball and football as well as a skater area. In addition, there are two official barbecue areas, the Rennbahnsee, extensive lawns and in the southern area a fenced dog run area in accordance with § 8 ( 3) 1 dog law (on the whole area there is otherwise a leash ).