Location Esher, Surrey Screened on Racing UK Phone +44 1372 464348 | Date opened 1875 Course type Flat
National Hunt Owner Jockey Club | |
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Owned by Jockey Club Racecourses Address Portsmouth Rd, Esher KT10 9AJ, UK Similar Kempton Park Racecourse, Ascot Racecourse, Goodwood Racecourse, Cheltenham Festival, Haydock Park Racecourse Profiles | ||
Kingman winning the solario stakes at sandown park racecourse
Sandown Park is a horse racing course and leisure venue in Esher, Surrey, England, located in the outer suburbs of London. It hosts one Group 1 flat race, the Eclipse Stakes. It regularly has horse racing during afternoons, evenings and on weekends, and also hosts many non racing events such as trade shows, wedding fairs, toy fairs, car shows and auctions, property shows, concerts, and even some private events. The venue have hosted bands such as UB40, Madness (band), Girls Aloud, Sugababes, Spandau Ballet, Westlife, Boyzone and Simply Red. The racecourse is very close to Esher railway station served by trains from London Waterloo.
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Retrained racehorses performance at sandown park racecourse
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.