I miss the racing at "The Park "...1984 was the year they reopened it after renovations . I loved going up there . The Friday night /Saturday double meetings were great.The old parade ring at the entrance was beautiful with the red roses and seat surrounding it . The red house you see at the end of the race is now in ruins .Shame on the builders who own the place now . Great memories of Piggott, Eddery and Carson at "The park "
yep brillant track, i used to cycle out, great food there too, i remember having baked potatoes with beans in the little huts, coolbars there too plus the end nightclub, great times.
Not only was Sadler's Wells an incredible competitor on the racetrack. But there's no doubt he's also the most influential turf sires ever in the history of this sport. What he's passed on to the Coolmore breeding program alone is incredible. Having sired Montjeu, High Chaparral, and the mighty Galileo. Who, without question in my mind, has himself now become the top stallion in the breeding industry to date. He just keeps on siring stakes winner after stakes winner.
"The Park " would have been ideal for our first floodlit track in Ireland ...nice and compact and close to the city ..Floodlit racing + hotels etc, would have been perfect.
