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9 unusual facts about Hippodrome


Arsenio Laurel

He was among the first champion racers in the early years of organized auto racing in the Philippines, driving his 1954 Studebaker on the oval of the Santa Ana Hippodrome in Manila (when the horses were not running).

Chemin d'Aylmer

The Rivermead and Hippodrome park and rides are located near Rivermead route and represents the main transit hub of the sector, however most routes travels in both sides of it.

Frances Day

She toured the provinces in 1930 and made her London stage debut at the Hippodrome in 1932.

National Library of Greece

The 20-hectare Delta is a seafront area that used to host the Athens Hippodrome, which was replaced by the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre for the Athens 2004 Olympics.

Pine Residence

The French State became the owner of the buildings and tenant of the Beirut municipal forest ground which was adjacent and separated from the Beirut Hippodrome by a simple wooden fence.

In view of the modernization of Beirut's city center, the wali of Beirut Azmi Bey planned to build a high-end meeting place for the city's privileged class in the ‘Bois des Pins’; he commissioned the building of a casino and a horse racecourse.

Real Sociedad B

Players of both the first and the second teams train in these facilities, with Sanse’s players being nicknamed "Potrillos" ("Colts") as the grounds are located near the city's horse racetrack.

Skachki, Primorskaya railroad

It was constructed in 1889 by the Joint-stock company of the Prinorskaya St.-Peterburg-Sestroretsk railway on the existing Ozerki line to serve the Hippodrome in Kolomyagi.

Zip Goes a Million

Zip Goes a Million began its pre-London tryout at the Hippodrome, Coventry, on 4 September 1951.


Alfredo Edel Colorno

Edel's costumes were also featured at the Hippodrome in New York during 1904 after the artist traveled to the United States.

Central Moscow Hippodrome

Central Moscow Hippodrome, founded in 1834 is the largest horse racing track as well as horse breeding research facility in Moscow and Russia.

Coventry Theatre

It opened in 1937 as the New Hippodrome and was renamed Coventry Theatre in 1955 and in 1979 it was purchased by businessman Paul Gregg and became the Apollo Theatre.

Deauville-La Touques Racecourse

Originally called Hippodrome de la Touques, it was named for the Touques River that separates the city of Deauville from Trouville-sur-Mer.

Feodor Machnow

After having spent time in Berlin he visited London in 1905 where he joined the Hippodrome accompanied by his wife and young child.

Ladbroke Estate

The result was the Hippodrome, a bold and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to build a race course to rival Epsom and Ascot.

Lamorna Watts

Her first professional paid theatrical production was as a member of the children’s choir in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at The Bristol Hippodrome.

Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse

The Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte at 1 avenue de la Pelouse in the northwestern Parisian suburb of Maisons-Laffitte in France is a turf horse racing facility and track for Thoroughbred flat racing.

Malcolm Boyden

Boyden has become a pantomime regular making his debut in 1997 when he played alongside Frank Bruno and Karl Howman in Goldilocks and the Three Bears at Birmingham’s Hippodrome Theatre.

Miesque

The annual Prix Miesque at the Hippodrome in Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines and the Miesque Stakes at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California are held in her honor.

Nebula Records

The label has released Detroit acts such as The Sillies, The MC5, Iggy Pop, RUR, Don Rader, Hippodrome and numerous anthologies and collections by various artists including Abkeys Honourable New Order, Roger McGuinn (lead singer/guitarist of The Byrds) and others.

Peter Feller

His father got him a job with Vail Scenic where he worked on Jimmy Durante's show "Jumbo" at the Hippodrome.

Pottery Lane

It was only with the building of the Hippodrome in 1837 by entrepreneur John Whyte, that the squalor of Pottery Lane was brought to London's attention.

The slum came to the attention of Londoners with the building of the Hippodrome in 1837 by entrepreneur John Whyte.

Prix d'Amérique

Prix d'Amérique is a harness race held at the Vincennes hippodrome in Paris, France.

Saint-Cloud Racecourse

The Hippodrome de Saint-Cloud is host to a number of important races including the Group One Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud held at the end of June/first week of July each year, and the Critérium de Saint-Cloud run each November.

Tayuman Street

It stretches 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) from the old San Lazaro Hippodrome in Santa Cruz to Barrio Pritil in Tondo district.

The Way of Georgia

The day after her sacking, Zourabichvili called on Georgians to gather in the thousands at the Tbilisi Hippodrome to express solidarity with her.

Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

The first show took place in May 1877 at Gilmore's Gardens (the Hippodrome).


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