The track was founded in 1904 by a group of 19 owners, breeders and supporters.

Hipodromo Chile features a roughly triangular left-handed dirt track of slightly more than 1 mile (exactly 1.645m).

Live racing is conducted every Saturday and most Thursdays.

As usual for Chile's major tracks, 18 to 20 races on a single raceday are common.

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