Haydock Park Racecourse

Haydock Park
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LocationNewton-le-Willows, Merseyside WA12 0HQ[1]
Coordinates53°28′41″N2°37′19″W / 53.47806°N 2.62194°W / 53.47806; -2.62194
Owned byJockey Club Racecourses
Screened onRacing TV
Course typeFlatNational Hunt
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Haydock Park Racecourse is a racecourse in Merseyside, North West England. The racecourse is set in an area of parkland bounded by the towns of Haydock to the west, Ashton-in-Makerfield to the north, Golborne to the east and Newton-le-Willows to the south. Horse racing had been run in Newton for many years (the great racemare Queen of Trumps won at Newton in 1836),[2] and the venue was also used for hare coursing in the 1880s.[3] The current racecourse was opened in 1899. Much of the course's early development was overseen by Sydney Sandon, who served as course secretary, chairman and managing director in the early 20th century.[4]

Facilities

Haydock Park racecourse dress code

The track is a mostly flat left-handed oval of around 1 mile 5 furlongs with a slight rise on the four and a half furlong run-in. An extension or "chute" to the straight allows sprints of up to six furlongs to be run on a straight course. There are courses for flat racing and National Hunt racing.

The facilities include a champagne bar and has an airstrip that can be used as a small airport for light aircraft.[5][6][7][8]

It was awarded Racecourse of the Year in 1998 and 2000.[9]

Notable races

Month DOW Race Name Type GradeDistance Age/Sex
JanuarySaturday Altcar Novices' ChaseChase Grade 2 2m 5f5yo +
JanuarySaturday Rossington Main Novices' HurdleHurdle Grade 2 2m4yo +
JanuarySaturday Peter Marsh ChaseChase Grade 2 3m 1f5yo +
FebruarySaturday Rendlesham HurdleHurdle Grade 2 3m4yo +
FebruarySaturday Prestige Novices' HurdleHurdle Grade 2 3m4yo +
FebruarySaturday Grand National TrialChase Prem Hcap 3m 4f5yo +
FebruarySaturday Victor Ludorum Juvenile HurdleHurdle Conditions 2m4yo only
MaySaturday Swinton Handicap HurdleHurdle Prem Hcap 2m4yo +
MaySaturday Spring TrophyFlat Listed 7f3yo +
MaySaturday Silver BowlFlat Handicap 1m3yo only
MaySaturday Temple StakesFlat Group 2 5f3yo +
JuneSaturday Sandy Lane StakesFlat Group 2 6f3yo only
JuneSaturday Lester Piggott StakesFlat Group 3 1m 3f 200y4yo + f
JuneSaturday Achilles StakesFlat Listed 5f3yo +
JuneSaturday John of Gaunt StakesFlat Group 3 7f4yo +
JulySaturday Old Newton CupFlat Handicap 1m 3f 200y4yo +
JulySaturday Lancashire OaksFlat Group 2 1m 3f 200y3yo + f
AugustSaturday Dick Hern Fillies' StakesFlat Conditions 1m3yo + f
AugustSaturday Rose of Lancaster StakesFlat Group 3 1m 2f 95y3yo +
SeptemberSaturday Ascendant StakesFlat Conditions 1m2yo only
SeptemberSaturday Haydock Sprint CupFlat Group 1 6f3yo +
SeptemberSaturday Superior MileFlat Group 3 1m3yo +
NovemberSaturday Betfair Stayers' Handicap HurdleHurdle Grade 3 3m ½f4yo +
NovemberSaturday Betfair ChaseChase Grade 1 3m 1½f5yo +
DecemberSaturday Tommy Whittle ChaseChase Handicap 3m4yo +

References

  1. ^"Homepage - Haydock Park Racecourse - Haydock Park Racecourse". haydock.thejockeyclub.co.uk.
  2. ^Edward, Charles and James Weatherby (1837). Racing calendar. 1836. C & W Reynell. p. 63. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  3. ^"DEATH OF FULLERTON". Otago Witness. 17 August 1899. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  4. ^Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978). Biographical Encyclopedia of British Flat Racing. Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
  5. ^UK VFR Flight Guide. Published by Goodall Publications Ltd. Distributed to the aviation trade by: AFE, Southside, Manchester Airport, Wilmslow Cheshire (1995)
  6. ^https://airportguide.com/airport/info/AG6246
  7. ^https://metar-taf.com/airport/GB-0309-haydock-park-airstrip#google_vignette
  8. ^https://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/haydock-park-newton-le-willows/
  9. ^West 2000, p. 13.

Bibliography

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