Champ de Mars

The Champ de Mars racecourse was initially a military training ground until it was converted into a racecourse in 1812 by the Mauritius Turf Club which was founded in the same year. The Mauritius Turf Club is the second-oldest race course in the world. Champ de Mars was inaugurated and it hosted the first horse race in Mauritian history on 25 June 1812.