Haydock Park Racecourse

Richard Gauthier Collection Haydock Park Racecourse

	The earliest record of racing taking place in the vicinity of Haydock was in 1751 on Golbourn Heath when the races were known as Newton races, the principal race being the Newton Hunt Cup. Regular meetings were staged at Newton-le-Willows from 1807 until 1898, after which Haydock Park was launched. The inaugural two day National Hunt meeting was on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th February 1899 (comments and results shown below), although it had been planned for the week before but was abandoned due to frost, followed by a meeting under Jockey Club rules in May (first race result shown below) and again in August. By 1908 Sydney Sandon had become Secretary of Haydock Park Racecourse, beginning the process of firmly establishing the course as one of the most prestigious in the country. The course closed between 1939 and 1945, returning on Wednesday 14th August 1946, and a year later Sheila’s Cottage won a 3 ½ mile Chase on Friday 28th November 1947, using it as a springboard to Grand National success the next year. The Lancashire Oaks, formerly contested at Manchester, was transferred to Haydock in 1963, while in 1966 the Vernon’s Sprint Cup was introduced to the Haydock programme when Be Friendly won for the popular BBC commentator Sir Peter O’Sullevan. The new grandstand was opened in 1990, maintaining Haydock’s place as one of the top dual code racecourses in the country. Currently hosts 32 fixtures annually. Friday 12th May 1899 The Golborne Park Plate over 5 furlongs 1. Beatitude (9/4), owned by Mr E Hobson and ridden by Rickaby 2. Shearling (6/4), owned by Mr J G Elsey and ridden by Weldon 3. Veritas (10/1), owned by Mr Garratt Moore and ridden by W Freemantle


	1939 Lancashire Oaks CESTRIA 1947 Lancashire Oaks SMOKESCREEN 1948 Lancashire Oaks YOUNG ENTRY 1949 Lancashire Oaks EYEWASH 1950 Lancashire Oaks DUTCH CLOVER 1951 Lancashire Oaks DOLLARINA 1952 Lancashire Oaks STREAM OF LIGHT 1953 Lancashire Oaks HARVEST FESTIVAL 1954 Lancashire Oaks BLUE PRELUDE 1955 Lancashire Oaks JENNY LIND 1956 Lancashire Oaks HUSTLE 1957 Lancashire Oaks LOBELIA 1958 Lancashire Oaks ST LUCIA 1959 Lancashire Oaks NOBLE LASSIE 1960 Lancashire Oaks CHOTA HAZRI 1961 Lancashire Oaks IRRISTABLE 1962 Lancashire Oaks FRENCH CREAM 1963 Lancashire Oaks RED CHORUS 1965 Lancashire Oaks WITHOUT REPROACH 1966 Lancashire Oaks ROYAL FLIRT Haydock Sprint Cup BE FRIENDLY 1967 Lancashire Oaks THE NUN Haydock Sprint Cup BE FRIENDLY 1968 Lancashire Oaks BRINGLEY 1969 Lancashire Oaks GAMBOLA Haydock Sprint Cup TUDOR MUSIC 1970 Lancashire Oaks AMPHORA Haydock Sprint Cup GOLDEN ORANGE 1971 Lancashire Oaks MAINA Haydock Sprint Cup GREEN GOD 1972 Lancashire Oaks STAR SHIP Haydock Sprint Cup ABERGWAUN 1973 Lancashire Oaks ISTIEA Haydock Sprint Cup THE BLUE 1974 Lancashire Oaks MIL’S BOMB Haydock Sprint Cup PRINCELY SON 1975 Lancashire Oaks ONE OVER PARR Haydock Sprint Cup LIANGA 1976 Lancashire Oaks CENTROCON Haydock Sprint Cup RECORD TOKEN 1977 Lancashire Oaks BUSACA Haydock Sprint Cup BOLDBOY 1978 Lancashire Oaks PRINCESS EBOLI Haydock Sprint Cup ABSALOM 1979 Lancashire Oaks REPROCOLOUR Haydock Sprint Cup DOUBLE FORM 1980 Lancashire Oaks VIELLE Haydock Sprint Cup MOORESTYLE 1981 Lancashire Oaks RHEIN BRIDGE Haydock Sprint Cup RUNNETT Peter Marsh Chase LITTLE OWL 1982 Lancashire Oaks SING SOFTLY Haydock Sprint Cup INDIAN KING Peter Marsh Chase BREGAWN 1983 Lancashire Oaks GIVE THANKS Haydock Sprint Cup HABIBTI Peter Marsh Chase ASHLEY HOUSE 1984 Lancashire Oaks SANDY ISLAND Haydock Sprint Cup PETONG 1985 Lancashire Oaks GRAECIA MAGNA Haydock Sprint Cup OROJOYA 1986 Lancashire Oaks PARK EXPRESS Haydock Sprint Cup GREEN DESERT Peter Marsh Chase COMBS DITCH 1987 Lancashire Oaks THREE TAILS Haydock Sprint Cup AJDAL Peter Marsh Chase THE THINKER 1988 Lancashire Oaks ANDALEEB Haydock Sprint Cup DOWSING 1989 Lancashire Oaks ROSEATE TERN Haydock Sprint Cup DANEHILL Peter Marsh Chase BISHOPS YARN 1990 Lancashire Oaks PHARIAN Haydock Sprint Cup DAYJUR Peter Marsh Chase NICK THE BRIEF 1991 Lancashire Oaks PATRICIA Haydock Sprint Cup POLAR FALCON 1992 Lancashire Oaks NIODINI Haydock Sprint Cup SHEIKH ALBADOU Peter Marsh Chase TWIN OAKS 1993 Lancashire Oaks RAINBOW LAKE Haydock Sprint Cup WOLFHOUND Peter Marsh Chase JODAMI 1994 Lancashire Oaks STATE CRYSTAL Haydock Sprint Cup LAVINIA FONTANA Peter Marsh Chase ZETA’S LAD 1995 Lancashire Oaks FANJICA Haydock Sprint Cup CHEROKEE ROSE Peter Marsh Chase EARTH SUMMIT 1996 Lancashire Oaks SPOUT Haydock Sprint Cup IKTAMAL Peter Marsh Chase SCOTTON BANKS 1997 Lancashire Oaks SQUEAK Haydock Sprint Cup ROYAL APPLAUSE Peter Marsh Chase JODAMI 1998 Lancashire Oaks CATCHASCATCHCAN Haydock Sprint Cup TAMARISK Peter Marsh Chase GENERAL WOLFE 1999 Lancashire Oaks NOUSHKEY Haydock Sprint Cup DIKTAT Peter Marsh Chase GENERAL WOLFE 2000 Lancashire Oaks ELA ATHENA Haydock Sprint Cup PIPALONG Peter Marsh Chase THE LAST FLING 2001 Lancashire Oaks SACRED SONG Haydock Sprint Cup NUCLEAR DEBATE 2002 Lancashire Oaks MELLOW PARK Haydock Sprint Cup INVINCIBLE SPIRIT Peter Marsh Chase RED STRIKER 2003 Lancashire Oaks PLACE ROUGE Haydock Sprint Cup SOMNUS Peter Marsh Chase TRUCKERS TAVERN 2004 Lancashire Oaks PONGEE Haydock Sprint Cup TANTE ROSE Peter Marsh Chase ARTIC JACK 2005 Lancashire Oaks PLAYFUL ACT Haydock Sprint Cup GOODRICKE Peter Marsh Chase LORD TRANSCEND 2006 Lancashire Oaks ALLEGRETTO Haydock Sprint Cup REVERENCE Peter Marsh Chase EBONY LIGHT 2007 Lancashire Oaks TURBO LINN Haydock Sprint Cup RED CLUBS Peter Marsh Chase THE OUTLIER 2008 Lancashire Oaks ANNA PAVLOVA Haydock Sprint Cup AFRICAN ROSE 2009 Lancashire Oaks BARSHIBA Haydock Sprint Cup REGAL PARADE Peter Marsh Chase CLOUDY LANE 2010 Lancashire Oaks BARSHIBA Haydock Sprint Cup MARKAB Peter Marsh Chase OUR VIC 2011 Lancashire Oaks GERTURDE BELL Haydock Sprint Cup DREAM AHEAD 2012 Lancashire Oaks GREAT HEAVEN Haydock Sprint Cup SOCIETY ROCK Peter Marsh Chase ACCORDING TO PETE 2013 Lancashire Oaks EMIRATES QUEEN Haydock Sprint Cup GORDON LORD BYRON 2014 Lancashire Oaks POMOLOGY Haydock Sprint Cup G FORCE Peter Marsh Chase WYCHWOODS BROOK 2015 Peter Marsh Chase SAMSTOWN Lancashire Oaks LADY TIANA Haydock Sprint Cup TWILIGHT SON 2016 Peter Marsh Chase CLOUDY TOO Lancashire Oaks ENDLESS TIME Haydock Sprint Cup QUIET REFLECTION 2017 Peter Marsh Chase BRISTOL DE MAI