Horse Racing in Madrid

Have you felt the power unleashed by the thousands of hooves thud past you in a wild gallop? If you have not then you are missing out a lot of the enthusiasm that sports have to offer. Known as both a powerful sport and also as a sport for the powerful, horse racing in Madrid is a huge draw and generates in influx of phenomenal numbers of tourists during the season. Horse racing in Madrid is so famous that the jockeys - who are celebrities no doubt - are practically heroes of the country of Spain. However, horse racing in Madrid is not restricted only to a niche stratum of the society. There are many commoners who watch the game and also indulge in placing their bets on the hopeful winning horses. In fact, these bets are a national phenomenon with there being transactions of millions of Euros.

The most famous and biggest horse racing destination in Madrid has go to be and is the La Zarzuela Racecourse or the "Hipódromo de la Zarzuela". The La Zarzuela Racecourse hosts two seasons of horse racing in Madrid in the course of the year. The first is the spring season that lasts between February and June, and the second seasonal bout of horse racing in Madrid is in fall and occurs in between the months of September and December. For the purpose of horse racing in Madrid the La Zarzuela Racecourse has provision to stable up to a 1,000 horses. Also the seating capacity of the La Zarzuela Racecourse for the enthusiasts of horse racing in Madrid is approximately 4,000 people. This important horse racing destination in Madrid is well connected by almost all modes of transportation as it is located slightly off the center; to be precise, 11 miles off the center of the city of Madrid.