On September 8, 2018, Estonian Post issued a double-sided stamped postcard dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the Tallinn Hippodrome.
The stamp printed on the postcard depicts an episode of trotting races. The illustration on the front of the card is also dedicated to racing. Modern photographs were used in the design. The back of the card is decorated with a drawing of the Tallinn Hippodrome from 1959.
In addition to the card, a special postmark was also designed, depicting a rider in a rocking chair.
The Tallinn Hippodrome is one of the oldest hippodromes in the Baltics, it was opened on September 25, 1923. State Elder Konstantin Päts, cutting the symbolic ribbon at the opening of the hippodrome, said: "Equestrian sport is not just entertainment and amusement, but also a review of the achievements of animal husbandry: the basis of agriculture, the army, and all prosperity."
The Tallinn hippodrome was incredibly popular, hundreds of spectators came to watch the horse races and trotting races that took place there.
The current complex of buildings was built in 1961 after a major fire, when the stands and office premises burned down, the restaurant building was destroyed even earlier - during the war. Alas, the architectural splendor of the original hippodrome has not survived. Of the pre-war buildings at the hippodrome, only one stable, built in 1838, has survived.
The Tallinn hippodrome is also unique in that it has one of the longest finish lines in Europe - 270 meters. It is on this section that the most intense final stage of the distance takes place, where the winners are determined. Horse competitions are held every second Saturday from May to October, and there is a betting shop at the hippodrome.
The site chosen in 1923 for the construction of the hippodrome was on the western outskirts of the city, but now the city has grown significantly and the hippodrome is within the city limits. In recent years, there has been talk of moving the hippodrome from the center of Tallinn to a new location in the suburbs.
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