Sandown Park Racecourse
Location | National Hunt |
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Official website |
Sandown Park is a
London Waterloo. There is a secondary exit from Esher station which is open on race days, this exit leads directly into the racecourse and Lower Green, Esher.[1]
History
Sandown Park was one of the first courses to charge all for attending. It opened in 1875 and everyone had to pay at least half a crown. The first meeting was over three days, starting on Thursday 22 April, and included the Grand National Hunt Chase, now staged at the Cheltenham Festival. The Grand International Steeple Chase took place on the Saturday, worth £2,130 to the winner, and was the largest prize for a steeplechase that season, unusually even eclipsing that for the Liverpool Grand National.[2]
In 1875, Sandown became the first course in England to have a members' enclosure.[3]
Notable races
Month | Meeting | DOW | Race Name | Type | Grade | Distance | Age/Sex |
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January | Friday | Grand Military Gold Cup | Chase | Conditions | 3m | 6yo + | |
February | Saturday | Masters Handicap Chase | Chase | Handicap | 3m | 5yo + | |
February | Saturday | Scilly Isles Novices' Chase | Chase | Grade 1 | 2m 4f | 5yo + | |
February | Saturday | Heroes Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | Premier Hcap | 2m 6f | 4yo + | |
March | Saturday | Imperial Cup | Hurdle | Premier Hcap | 2m | 4yo + | |
March | Saturday | EBF Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Premier Hcap | 2m 4f | 4yo-7yo | |
April | Friday | Sandown Mile | Flat | Group 2 | 1m | 4yo + | |
April | Friday | Sandown Classic Trial | Flat | Group 3 | 1m 1f 209y | 3yo only | |
April | Friday | Esher Cup | Flat | Handicap | 1m | 3yo | |
April | Friday | Gordon Richards Stakes | Flat | Group 3 | 1m 1f 209y | 4yo + | |
April | Saturday | Bet365 Gold Cup | Chase | Premier Hcap | 3m 5f | 5yo + | |
April | Saturday | Celebration Chase | Chase | Grade 1 | 2m | 5yo + | |
May | Thursday | Henry II Stakes | Flat | Group 3 | 2m 50y | 4yo + | |
May | Thursday | Brigadier Gerard Stakes | Flat | Group 3 | 1m 1f 209y | 4yo + | |
May | Thursday | National Stakes | Flat | Listed | 5f 10y | 2yo | |
May | Thursday | Heron Stakes | Flat | Listed | 1m | 3yo | |
May | Thursday | Whitsun Cup | Flat | Handicap | 1m | 4yo+ | |
July | Saturday | Eclipse Stakes | Flat | Group 1 | 1m 1f 209y | 3yo + | |
July | Saturday | Sprint Stakes | Flat | Group 3 | 5f 10y | 3yo + | |
August | Saturday | Atalanta Stakes | Flat | Group 3 | 1m | 3yo + f | |
August | Saturday | Solario Stakes | Flat | Group 3 | 7f | 2yo only | |
December | Friday | Esher Novices' Chase | Chase | Grade 2 | 3m | 4yo + | |
December | Friday | Winter Novices' Hurdle | Hurdle | Grade 2 | 2m 4f | 4yo + | |
December | Saturday | Henry VIII Novices' Chase | Chase | Grade 1 | 2m | 4yo + | |
December | Saturday | Tingle Creek Chase | Chase | Grade 1 | 2m | 4yo + |
References
- ^ "Modern map of Lower Green, Esher". Lower Green Esher. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-9567250-0-4
- ^
Plumptre, George (1985). The Fast Set - The World of Edwardian Racing. London: Andre Deutsch. p. 11. ISBN 0233977546.
External links
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