Sha Tin Racecourse

Sha Tin Racecourse
Sha Tin Racecourse
	Southeast Panorama over the Sha Tin horse race course in October 2009
Traditional Chinese	沙田馬場
Simplified Chinese	沙田马场
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shātián Mǎchǎng
Yale Romanization	Shātyán mǎchǎng
IPA	[ʂátʰjɛ̌n màʈʂʰàŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Sā tìhn máh cheùhng
Jyutping	Saa1 tin4 maa5 coeng4
IPA	[sáː tʰɪ̏n ma̬ː tsʰœ̏ŋ]

Sha Tin Racecourse
沙田馬場
	Overview of Sha Tin Racecourse in May 2009
Location	Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Owned by	Hong Kong Jockey Club
Date opened	7 October 1978
Capacity	85,000
Course type	Thoroughbred
Notable races	Group One races:; Hong Kong Derby; Queen Elizabeth II Cup; Champions Mile; Hong Kong International Races; Hong Kong Triple Crown
	Official website

Sha Tin Racecourse is one of the two racecourses for horse racing in Hong Kong. It is located in Sha Tin in the New Territories. It is managed by Hong Kong Jockey Club.

Penfold Park is encircled by the track, and the Hong Kong Sports Institute is located immediately south of the property.

Michael Jackson planned to perform at the racecourse on his Dangerous World Tour, which was the start of the third leg, but was cancelled due to the conflict of the racing season.