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), and the venue was also used for hare coursing in the 1880s. 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.
Facilities 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.UK VFR Flight Guide. Published by Goodall Publications Ltd. Distributed to the aviation trade by: AFE, Southside, Manchester Airport, Wilmslow Cheshire (1995)
It was awarded Racecourse of the Year in 1998 and 2000.
Notable races MonthDOW Race NameType GradeDistanceAge/SexSaturday Altcar Novices' ChaseChase Grade 25yo +Saturday Rossington Main Novices' HurdleHurdle Grade 24yo +Saturday Peter Marsh ChaseChase Grade 25yo +Saturday Rendlesham HurdleHurdle Grade 24yo +Saturday Prestige Novices' HurdleHurdle Grade 24yo +Saturday Grand National TrialChase Prem Hcap5yo +Saturday Victor Ludorum Juvenile HurdleHurdle Conditions4yo onlySaturday Swinton Handicap HurdleHurdle Prem Hcap4yo +Saturday Spring TrophyFlat Listed3yo +Saturday Silver BowlFlat Handicap3yo onlySaturday Temple StakesFlat Group 23yo +Saturday Sandy Lane StakesFlat Group 23yo onlySaturday Lester Piggott StakesFlat Group 34yo + fSaturday Achilles StakesFlat Listed3yo +Saturday John of Gaunt StakesFlat Group 34yo +Saturday Old Newton CupFlat Handicap4yo +Saturday Lancashire OaksFlat Group 23yo + fSaturday Dick Hern Fillies' StakesFlat Conditions3yo + fSaturday Rose of Lancaster StakesFlat Group 33yo +Saturday Ascendant StakesFlat Conditions2yo onlySaturday Haydock Sprint CupFlat Group 13yo +Saturday Superior MileFlat Group 33yo +Saturday Betfair Stayers' Handicap HurdleHurdle Grade 34yo +Saturday Betfair ChaseChase Grade 15yo +Saturday Tommy Whittle ChaseChase Handicap4yo +
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External links Official website Course guide on GG.COM Course guide on At The Races Landing Haydock Park Racecourse