After acquiring 200 acres of land in the Erbenheim district, which was later supplemented by a further 50 acres in Nordenstadter Feld, the Wiesbaden racing club, chaired by Christian Kalkbrenner, began construction of the Erbenheim racecourse in 1907. Chief engineer Heinrich Stein (Cologne), a native of Erbenheim, emerged as the first prize winner of an ideas competition.

The new track was opened on 23.07.1910 with a large number of German riders in attendance. Three-day events were held in spring, summer and fall, bringing thousands of guests to Wiesbaden and Erbenheim. One highlight was the landing of the Zeppelin Viktoria Luise as part of the Prince Heinrich flight at Whitsun 1913. The First World War put an end to the further flourishing of Erbenheim racecourse.

The racecourse was a flat track over 2,000 m, as well as a straight of 1,000 m, a steeplechase track with 17 jumps and a grass and sand track for training. The buildings included a massive, self-supporting iron grandstand with 1,200 seats, a restaurant and all the necessary facilities, an even larger covered wooden grandstand for 1,500 spectators, also with a restaurant and ancillary facilities, a massive administration building with an apartment and a totalizer building for 33 counters. There were also small pavilion-style buildings for ticket offices and saddle stables. A stone stable building with 20 boxes and a trainer's apartment was built to accommodate racehorses.

The grounds of the racecourse were also used for gymnastics festivals of the surrounding gymnastics clubs, automobile races, air shows and major political events. The organization of the third Nassau Farmers' Day from 8 to 12 July 1922 was a particular attraction.

On 08.08.1929, the Erbenheim racecourse became a civil airport for postal and scheduled flights.