 Haydock Park Racecourse logo | |
| Location | Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside WA12 0HQ[1] |
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| Coordinates | 53°28′41″N 2°37′19″W / 53.47806°N 2.62194°W |
| Owned by | Jockey Club Racecourses |
| Screened on | Racing TV |
| Course type | Flat National Hunt |
| Official website | |
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]
- ^ "Homepage - Haydock Park Racecourse - Haydock Park Racecourse". haydock.thejockeyclub.co.uk.
- ^ Edward, Charles and James Weatherby (1837). Racing calendar. 1836. C & W Reynell. p. 63. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "DEATH OF FULLERTON". Otago Witness. 17 August 1899. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978). Biographical Encyclopedia of British Flat Racing. Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-354-08536-0.