Haydock
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A top class course situated between Manchester and Liverpool, Haydock hosts both jump and flat racing, usually of a high quality.
Haydock is a left handed (anti-clockwise) kidney shaped track about 1¾ miles round. It is generally flat although the finishing straight is very slightly uphill.
It has a fair share of top quality jump and flat races throughout the year. It has one meeting during the year with both flat and jump racing.
Admission:
There are a number of admission options at Haydock. Top of the range is the Premier Suite offering some luxury surroundings with restricted numbers (£34 - £45), the County Enclosure equates to members elsewhere (£23 - £34), next is the main Tattersalls enclosure (£14 - £20) and the Newton (Course) enclosure (£7 - £10).
Location:
Located between Manchester and Liverpool, Haydock park is conveniently located close to J23 of the M6. There are two entrances – for coaches and racegoers with reserved car parking places the A49 should be used. For all other racegoers the A580 east should be used … both routes are signposted.
Ease of public transport access: Moderate (Rail to Newton-Le-Willows, Warrington or Wigan then taxi)
Suitability for the first time racegoer: good (average at the busier weekend meetings)
Race Meetings 2008 / 2009
2008
Jump
November 6th & 22nd
December 20th & 30th
Flat
August 1st (eve) , 7th , 8th (eve) & 9th
September 6th , 16th , 26th & 27th
2009
Mixed
May 9th
Jump
January 17th
February 14th
March 21st
April 11th
October 28th
November 5th & 21st
December 19th & 30th
Flat
April 25th (eve)
May 21st , 22nd (eve) , 23rd , 29th (eve) & 30th
June 10th , 11th (eve) & 20th (eve)
July 2nd , 3rd (eve) , 4th , 17th , 18th (eve) & 31st (eve)
August 6th , 7th (eve) & 8th
September 5th , 15th , 25th & 26th
Last Reviewed: August 2008
Web Site: www.haydock-park.co.uk
Telephone: 01942 725963
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