For yet another season, Dos Hermanas is positioned as the great showcase of Turf on the international horse racing circuit.
The Winter Horseracing Season 2025/2026 in Dos Hermanas will premiere on 20 November at the Gran Hipódromo de Andalucía. This was announced by the Chief Executive Officer of Apuesta Mutua Andaluza, S.A.U. and Deputy Mayor Delegate for Finance of Dos Hermanas Town Council, Juan Antonio Vilches Romero, during the presentation ceremony which was attended by Ernesto José Gasco Gonzalo, President of the Association of Horseracing Organising Companies and President of the Zarzuela Hippodrome; Rafael Márquez Ojea, Corporate General Manager of the Association of Horseracing Organising Companies; and Fernando Pérez Pallarés, Technical Director of the Association of Horseracing Organising Companies.
A total of 14 days of the horse racing season, belonging to SELAE's professional circuit, will be held on the following dates:
- November 20 and 27.
- December 7, 14, 21 and 28.
- January 11, 18 and 25.
- February 1, 8, 12, 22 and 28.
Five horse races will be held on each day. The 20th and 27th of November will be held on Thursday afternoons, starting at 15:45 hours. The rest of the racing calendar will be held on Sundays, until 28 February, at 12 noon.
The Hippodrome Association together with Apuesta Mutua Andaluza, S.A.U. has put together a complete programme following the trend of recent years of increasing the prizes compared to previous seasons and where the novelty lies in increasing the prizes up to the fifth classified, being the intention of both entities to offer more possibilities for professionals and owners. In November and December alone, a total of 265,000 euros in prizes will be distributed among the participants.
As part of the national horse racing circuit, the racing season at the Gran Hipódromo de Andalucía offers a unique entertainment experience and contributes to the dissemination and promotion of equestrian culture in the region as well as other cultural areas thanks to the different events, exhibitions and shows that are organised during the races, thus complementing the leisure offer.
During his speech, Juan Antonio Vilches Romero, as CEO of Apuesta Mutua Andaluza, S.A.U., manager of the Gran Hipódromo de Andalucía, highlighted «the effort made every year with the celebration of this season, which involves the creation of numerous jobs and services», while thanking «the collaboration and support of public entities, both state, such as SELAE, or the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, with aid for breeders' associations, as well as provincial, with the Provincial Council of Seville. Similarly, the CEO of AMA expressed the lack of support from other public entities, such as the Junta de Andalucía.
In terms of tourism, the development of this type of event has a great influence on the environment in which they are held, due to the fact that all equestrian activities involve transport, travel, accommodation, accommodation and catering, both for people and horses, and this undoubtedly has a positive impact on the development of tourism in the area where they are held, involving the possibility of making the environment, with its traditions and culture, known. The aim is to promote the racing season at the Gran Hipódromo de Andalucía as a unique tourist product.
Furthermore, the advantage of the weather in Dos Hermanas, together with the improvement made to the grass track, allows horse racing to be held at a time of year when it is impossible to do so in other locations. In this sense, the technical director of the Association of Horse Racing Organising Societies, Fernando Pérez, has highlighted the racing programme drawn up for this season, emphasising the «solidarity» nature of the programme «so that the prizes can be distributed to the greatest number of horses and, with this, help mainly for the owners».
The racecourse racing season boosts the local and national horse racing industry. It generates business opportunities for breeders, trainers, jockeys and other equestrian professionals. It also promotes the breeding and genetic improvement of racehorses. On the other hand, it is an essential axis in the horse racing circuit in Spain and a key element to continue promoting the turf industry, as other national racecourses are nourished by professionals from this land who compete at a high level, and which, in short, consolidates horse racing as a source of sportsmen and professionals.
For his part, Ernesto José Gasco, as president of the Racecourse Association, has placed special emphasis on the importance of this season within the national racing circuit. He highlighted the value of this sport, «unique in that both men and women compete on equal terms». «The Nazarene horseracing season, which
represents the south, together with the racing season at Hipódromo de la Zarzuela, embodying the centre, and that of San Sebastián, representing the north, show the density and union of all areas within the Spanish turf,» concluded the president of Hipódromo de la Zarzuela.
Free admission and complementary leisure activities
Finally, Rafael Márquez Ojea, Corporate General Manager of the Association of Horseracing Organising Companies, reminded that the entrance to the facilities of the Gran Hipódromo de Andalucía, as usual, is free of charge and is always accompanied by a complementary leisure offer (restaurants, children's activities, competitions, performances, parades, street markets,...), with the aim of offering visitors a unique experience adapted to all tastes and ages and to showcase and promote the greatest number of local and provincial sectors.), with the aim of offering visitors a unique experience adapted to all tastes and ages and to showcase and promote as many local and provincial sectors as possible.
Thanks to the agreement signed with the company Sisbet Limeted (SIS), one of the most prominent distributors of live horse racing, Spanish horse racing has INTERNATIONAL visibility in more than 100 countries around the world through the SIS-T.V. racing channel (France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Croatia, Sweden, Mozambique, Ireland, Malta, Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Gibraltar, Italy, Argentina, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Uruguay, Peru and Chile). (France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Croatia, Sweden, Mozambique, Ireland, Malta, Georgia, Bosnia, Estonia, Gibraltar, Italy, Argentina, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Uruguay, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Venezuela, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia, Bosnia, etc.). Therefore, the racing season of the Gran Hipódromo de Andalucía is a magnificent showcase for sponsors, both public entities such as the Diputación de Sevilla and private companies.
Retransmission of the races on Movistar+
The days can be followed live and exclusively on Movistar+, specifically on its sports channels. In addition, #Vamos on M+ broadcasts a one-hour programme which, depending on the day's schedule, can be seen live or recorded. Also during the week, various replays and reports are broadcast on M+'s sports news programmes, with great exposure in Spain and Andorra, with an average audience of 150,000 viewers per day.
The Gran Hipódromo de Andalucía continues to support industry, commerce and local associations every racing season. As horse racing is a sporting and social event that attracts more and more people from different areas, with free admission to the venue and a large parking area, which are always accompanied by a complementary leisure offer (restaurants, children's activities, competitions, performances, parades, street markets,...), with the aim of offering visitors a complete experience adapted to all tastes and ages, with a family atmosphere, and in order to expose and promote the largest number of local and provincial sectors.