The Platense football club has a long-standing relationship with horse racing, which continues to this day. After winning the Torneo Apertura, the club celebrated by visiting the Hipódromo de Palermo. The club's colours, marrom and branco, are reminiscent of the jockey's uniform from the time. Fans of the club, wearing these colours, made reference to the team's origins at the Hipódromo. The team was founded in 1905 at the Hipódromo de Palermo. The club received fans, who wore the colours of the Platense, making reference to the history of the emergence of the team.
Platense celebrates Libertadores win at historic Hipódromo de Palermo
The Platense football club, set to face Fluminense in the Conmebol Libertadores, has strong ties to horse racing, according to Globo Esporte Futebol.
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