A four hour drive southwest of Paris, Hippodrome de Chateaubriant was founded in 1980 as the national, Métairie Neuve Racecourse in Châteaubriant. It hosts 3 disciplines: trotters, flat racing, and steeplechase. Track: Turf, 1600 meters Website: http://www.hippodrome-chateaubriant.fr/decouvrez-l-un-des-plus-beaux-hippodromes-de-l-ouest