page_title: Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse
hierarchical_section_title: Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse
caption_attribution_description: English: Racecourse of Maisons-Laffitte in Yvelines department, France. This racecourse was inaugurated in 1878, his straight line of 2300m is the longest in Europe. Français&#160;: Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte dans les Yvelines en France. Cet hippodrome fut inauguré en 1878, sa ligne droite de 2300 m est la plus longue d'Europe.
context_page_description: 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. Opened in 1878 by Joseph Oller, inventor of the pari-mutuel machine, it sits on 92 hectares that belonged to the wealthy banker Jacques Laffitte.
  The nearby Château de Maisons-Laffitte is home to The Museum of the Racehorse.
  Open from early March through to the end of November, currently the major annual Conditions races at Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte include the:
  Prix Eugène Adam
  Prix Robert Papin
  Prix Messidor
  La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte
  Prix Eclipse
  Prix de Seine-et-Oise
  Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte
  Prix Miesque
context_section_description: 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. Opened in 1878 by Joseph Oller, inventor of the pari-mutuel machine, it sits on 92 hectares that belonged to the wealthy banker Jacques Laffitte.
  The nearby Château de Maisons-Laffitte is home to The Museum of the Racehorse.
  Open from early March through to the end of November, currently the major annual Conditions races at Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte include the:
  Prix Eugène Adam
  Prix Robert Papin
  Prix Messidor
  La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte
  Prix Eclipse
  Prix de Seine-et-Oise
  Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte
  Prix Miesque
caption: View of the racecourse from the Maisons-Laffitte bridge
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