Goodwood Races

Goodwood Racecourse is a right-handed British horse racing venue on the Goodwood Estate in Sussex. Used only for flat events, it is best known for the five-day Glorious Goodwood Festival over the summer. Goodwood races range in distance, from sprints over five furlongs, right up to stayers’ events over two-and-a-half miles.

The track is one of the most unique in the UK. Rather than be run on a traditional oval, Goodwood Racecourse events happen in an arc-shape unless they are longer than a mile-and-a-half. The run into the home straight is sharply downhill.

Feature Group 1 Goodwood races today include the two-mile Goodwood Cup, Sussex Stakes over a mile and Nassau Stakes for fillies and mares over a mile-and-a-quarter.

Goodwood Racecourse Events And Fixtures 2021

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There are no events this month

FRI 30th Apr Goodwood South

Turf Flat Afternoon

SAT 1st May Goodwood South

Turf Flat Afternoon

FRI 21st May Goodwood South

Turf Flat Afternoon

SAT 22nd May Goodwood South

Turf Flat Afternoon

FRI 4th Jun Goodwood South

Turf Flat Evening

SUN 6th Jun Goodwood South

Turf Flat Afternoon

FRI 11th Jun Goodwood South

Turf Flat Evening

FRI 18th Jun Goodwood South

Turf Flat Evening

TUE 27th Jul Goodwood South

Turf Flat Afternoon

WED 28th Jul Goodwood South

Turf Flat Afternoon

THU 29th Jul Goodwood South

Turf Flat Afternoon

FRI 30th Jul Goodwood South

Turf Flat Afternoon

SAT 31st Jul Goodwood South

Turf Flat Afternoon

FRI 27th Aug Goodwood South

Turf Flat Evening

SAT 28th Aug Goodwood South

Turf Flat Afternoon

SUN 29th Aug Goodwood South

Turf Flat Afternoon

TUE 7th Sept Goodwood South

Turf Jump Afternoon

WED 22nd Sept Goodwood South

Turf Flat Afternoon

SUN 10th Oct Goodwood South

Turf Flat Afternoon

There are no events this month

Confirmed races in plain text. Confirmed pattern races in bold text. Unconfirmed races in grey text.

Goodwood Races Tips

Oisin Murphy and Jim Crowley were the jockeys to follow when it comes to Goodwood horse racing over the five years between 2016 and 2020. Both rode more than 35 winners in that time, at 15 and 17 per cent strike rates, respectively. While winning fewer, William Buick posted a better average than either in the saddle at Goodwood races, however, with a 27 per cent success rate.
In terms of top Goodwood Racecourse trainers, Mark Johnston is known for targeting Glorious Goodwood with many runners from his stables in the Yorkshire Dales heading south. He saddled more winners (44) than any other handler in the five flat seasons from 2016 to 2020 inclusive.
William Haggas and John Gosden had better winners to runners ratios, however, with 21 per cent and 22 per cent respectively.