Lancashire Oaks at Newmarket....

Should have been Doncaster or York flat left handed similar…..

Neither of those belong to The Jockey Club.

Be reet up their street daan theer.

its snowing at Naas Stewarts!1.20 aah its gone off I can clearly now...I'll get my coat!

It's globalisation.

The Lancashire Oaks hasn't been run in Lancashire since 1973.

Excuse my ignorance Ged, but is Haydock no longer in Lancashire

It's in Merseyside and has been since the great local govt reorganisation of 1974. I suspect most people would still consider it as being in Lancashire though.Why IS it being run at Newmarket ? Is Haydock temporarily closed ?

looks like another 7 yr,s before the sniper hits the target on the july course

the hole in the turf

Presumed it was something like that Salmon, just that wiki has Haydock in Lancashire. Haydock was closed whilst they sort out the potholes.

Haydock is for local gov't/administrative purposes in Merseyside but is STILL considered part of Lancashire here in the North-West as are both Liverpool and Manchester.

On the actual race itself, did Egan think he was riding Pegasus ! Woeful doesn't do it justice !

Did MORRIS think his horse could sprint at full speed for three furlongs

Rewind 19 years.....The 2007 Lancashire Oaks was relocated to Newmarket due to the cancellation of the original fixture at Haydock Park. The event had to be moved after track officials identified significant ground issues and potential voids under th