Haydock Park Racecourse is a
racecourse in
Merseyside,
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 the area 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.