Friday, 22 July 2011

Haydock Park news: It's Haydock Park-by-the-Sea in August

Friday 22 July: The seaside is coming to Haydock Park as the racecourse plans summer beach fun on the opening day of its August meeting.

With the summer holiday season in full swing, all accompanied children will be admitted free of charge and lots of free entertainment is being provided for the youngsters on Thursday 4 August.

In the combined Newton & Tattersalls Enclosure, there will be: seaside beach fun; donkey rides; Punch & Judy shows; cheeky chimps party bus; summer circus and craft workshops, inflatable pirate ship, a councy castle and face painters.

As a special offer, for every adult who buys a meal worth £5 or more in the Newton CafĂ©, one child eats free from the children's menu.

The horse racing action gets under way on 4 August at 2.10pm, with the racecourse open from just after midday.

A little over 24 hours later, and it's the third and final Ladies' Night of the season when fashion comes to the fore.

Ladies' Nights are occasions when ladies get out their finery, dress up and join their partners or friends for an evening out, combining good company, great food and wine, and a little flutter on the horses.

The evening features: the search for the 'best dressed lady', with a prize of £1,000; 'The Kiki' by Kirsty Doyle Collection fashion show; a silent disco with Radio City DJ Rick Houghton; Firefly - a free makeover and photography session for one lucky winner; and free mini-makeovers.

All the Ladies' Night activities take place on the racecourse's Makerfield Lawn and are free for visitors to the Tattersalls Enclosure and upwards.

Special offers for £6.50 are: strawberries and cream and a glass of fizz; or a deli sandwich and a pint of beer or glass of wine.  Pitchers of cocktails are £15.

The races begin at 6pm on Friday 5 August and conclude at 8.40pm.

The horse racing is top notch on the Saturday afternoon - 6 August - and features the Group 3 £50,000 Rose Of Lancaster Stakes.  The races also include the EBF 'Kayf Tara' Dick Hern Fillies' Stakes, with the sporting action starting at 1.50pm.

The racecourse's managing director Dickon White said: "Our August three-day meeting is one of the highlights of the summer.

"Rose Of Lancaster Stakes day features high-class racing, with the feature race often provides a fascinating clash between members of the classic generation and their elders.

"As well as excellent racing, there is something for everyone over the three days.  There's the final Ladies' Night of the year when there are valuable prizes to be won, while we're laying on an array of free children's entertainment on the opening day - the Thursday - with our Summer Seaside Family Fun Day."

Admission

* Thursday 4 August: £12 Newton & Tattersalls combined enclosure; £24 County; £36 Premier.
* Friday 5 August: £12 Newton; £20 Tattersalls; £30 County; £45 Premier.
* Saturday 6 August: £12 Newton; £22 Tattersalls; £35 County; £48 Premier.

Accompanied children under 18 enter free.  Senior citizens and students, with appropriate identification, enter Tattersalls at half price.  More at haydock-park.com where tickets can be bought online.

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For further information, please contact:
Dickon White, managing director, at Haydock Park Racecourse, on 01942 725963

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