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Sha Tin Racecourse (Traditional Chinese: 沙田馬場) is
one of the two racecourses for horse racing in Hong
Kong. It is located in Sha Tin in the New Territories.
It is managed by Hong Kong Jockey Club.
It was first built
in 1978 (under the administration of Sir David Akers-Jones,
the then-Secretary for the New Territories) on reclaimed
land and is the larger of the two tracks in Hong Kong.
The course has 474 races per season including:
 Sha Tin
Racecourse Silver Jubilee Cup
Sha Tin
Sprint Trophy
Originally built with capacity for 35,000 and one
grandstand, it now has capacity for 85,000 and two
grandstands. It also has 23 stables for a capacity
of 1,260 horses.
Other features include:
Equine
Hospital
Racing
Laboratory
Equine
Swimming Pool
Riverside
Gallop
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Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic
Venue: Sha Tin
Racecourse; 
