Hippodrome Wellington
The Hippodrome Wellington (also Wellingtonrenbaan) was a horse racing track in Ostend in the Flemish Region of Belgium built in 1883 and named for the Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
The facility hosted both harness and flat racing events. Notable among its flat races for Thoroughbred horses was the Grand Prix Prince Rose held annually in July on the Nationale feestdag. Formerly known as the Grand International d'Ostende, it was renamed to honor the great Belgian horse, Prince Rose.
The venue hosted concerts by artists like Michael Jackson (1997), David Bowie (2002) and Bon Jovi (2003) and the 2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships an In 2004 it was converted into a golf course named Wellington Golf Oostende.
[edit] Film shot at the Hippodrome Wellington
- 1996: Camping Cosmos directed by Jan Bucquoy (Jockey sequence)
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- Official website of the Wellington Golf Oostende
- Collection of photographs of Hippodrome Wellington
Coordinates: 51°13′16″N 2°53′46″E / 51.221185°N 2.896142°E
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