User:Seyhan668/Adana Hippodrome

Adana Yeşiloba Race Course (Adana Yeşiloba Hipodromu) is a horse racing track located on D400 State Road at Yeşiloba neighborhood in Seyhan district of Adana.

History
Horse racing started in Adana in 1962 at a race course near the Şakirpaşa Airport. Short after the race course moved to its current location, a 66.6 hectare land. At the opening, there was only the sand track which still serves today. The turf track was completed in 1996 and started hosting competitions in the spring of 1998. Besides the two tracks, training track was opened in fall 2000. There are currently 3 tracks at the race course.

The second spectator stands which has a 3000-seater capacity was opened in January, 1999.

Physical attributes
The race course covers an area of 66.6 ha consisting of facilities for racing, training and barns. The race course has three interleaved tracks as:
 * a 1800 m long and 25 m wide sand oval,
 * a 1600 m long and 20 m wide turf oval for all-weather racing and
 * a 1400 m long and 15 m wide sand oval for training.

There are two spectator stands, newer one being a 3-storey, 3000-seater modern structure. Within the complex there are also a 5 restaurants, food vendors, a playground for children and a haflinger paddock. An area of more than 1 hectare is set as a recreational area for visitors.

There are 5 pony barns at the race course, also an oat storage and a horseshoer. At the pension area, there are 1260 barns and a modern horse hospital that accomodates an surgery unit. Also at this area there is a shopping and services center.