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Horse Racing Season

Mauritius has a busy horse-racing programme from around May to the end of November with 24 to 26 race days, most of them on Saturdays at the Champ de Mars racecourse in Port Louis. It is in a striking setting with a backdrop of gaunt mountains like a natural amphitheatre. The big race is the Derby, held at the end of August.Admission to the central area is usually free and you get the chance to mix with thousands of betting crazy locals.

Tickets are required to enter the grandstands on one side but entry to the arena surrounded by the track is free.

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    To get to the Domaine, take any bus running between Port Louis and Curepipe, and ask to get off at Domaine les Pailles. From the road it takes less than half an hour on foot to the reception centre.

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