Glorious Goodwood is amongst the sporting highlight of the British summer. Racing at Goodwood against the majestic backdrop of the Sussex Downs is a quintessentially English pursuit laced with tradition and pomp.
What | Glorious Goodwood 2022 |
Where | Goodwood Racecourse, Selhurstpark Rd, Chichester PO18 0PS, United Kingdom |
When | 26 – 30 June 2022 |
In 2022 the five-day meeting runs from Tuesday 26th July until Saturday 30th July and features a host of group-race action that brings together some of the star thoroughbreds from the United Kingdom, Ireland, continental Europe and further afield.
For five days in summer sunshine the racecourse at Goodwood is awash with the latest in style and fashion, while adhering to the strong tradition of the Glorious Goodwood experience.
This is truly a festival like no other and a staple of British racing with group-race action and tough handicaps for punters to try and solve.
Here’s an overview of the five days of Glorious Goodwood and what you can expect to see:
Day one is all about the stayers’ and the stamina-sapping Goodwood Cup over two-miles, a Group 1 contest offering a purse of £500,000. John Gosden’s superstar Stradivarius holds the record for the most victories in this prestigious race.
The supporting acts include a pair of Group 2 races in the Lennox Stakes and the Vintage Stakes, which completes a hat-trick of high quality races to kick-start Glorious Goodwood.
Start Time (GMT) | Race | Distance |
13:50 | The Unibet You’re On Handicap Stakes (Class 2) | 1m2f |
14:25 | Vintage Stakes (Class 1)(Group 2) | 7f |
15:00 | The Lennox Stakes (Class 1) (Group 2) | 7f |
15:35 | Goodwood Cup Stakes (Class 1) (Group 1) | 2m |
16:10 | The Back to Goodwood Handicap (Class 2) | 5f |
16:45 | The British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Class 2) | 6f |
17:20 | Unibet Fillies’ Handicap (Class 3) | 1m |
17:50 | The World Pool EBF Fillies’ Handicap Stakes (Class 3) | 6f |
The Group 1 Sussex Stakes is the main attraction on day two of Glorious Goodwood and it offers a chance for the Classic generation to take on their elders in a one-mile tussle. Amongst the most memorable of recent renewals of this great race was the 2011 ‘Duel on the Downs’ when the great Frankel dispatched reigning champion Canford Cliffs. The late Sir Henry Cecil’s charge would emerge victorious again a year later and remains the only dual winner of the Sussex Stakes.
The Group 2 Molecomb Stakes also features on Wednesday, a real speed test for the two-year-olds over the straight five furlongs that has been won by the likes of Brown Sugar, Kachy and Liberty Beach in recent times.
Start Time (GMT) | Race | Distance |
13:50 | “15 t0 Go” Handicap (Class 2) | 1m3f218y |
14:25 | Whispering Angel Oak Tree Stakes (Class 1) | 7f |
15:00 | The Markel Molecomb Stakes (Class 1) (Group 3) | 5f |
15:35 | The Qatar Sussex Stakes (Class 1) (Group 1) | 1m |
16:10 | The British Stallion Studs Alice Keppel EBF Fillies’ Conditions Stakes (Class 2) | 5f |
16:20 | The British EBF Premier Fillies’ Handicap (Class 2) | 1m1f197y |
17:20 | The Singleton Handicap (Class 3) | 7f |
Thursday is Ladies Day at Glorious Goodwood and the Group 1 Nassau Stakes is a particular highlight. Previous winners include Ouija Board, Midday and Minding and the overall purse is worth £600,000.
The Group 2 Lillie Langtry Stakes over a mile is relatively new (2003) and finds its most famous winner to date in Simple Verse, Ralph Beckett’s charge grabbing this prize en route to St Leger glory at Doncaster as a three-year-old. The Group 2 Richmond Stakes is an integral part of the Glorious Goodwood experience and is a fast-paced 6f dash for two-year-old colts.
Start Time (GMT) | Race | Distance |
13:50 | “15 to Go” Kincsem Handicap (Class 2) | 1m1f197y |
14:25 | Richmond Stakes (Class 1) (Group 2) | 6f |
15:00 | The John Pearce Racing Gordon Stakes (Class 1) (Group 3) | 1m3f218y |
15:35 | The Qatar Nassau Stakes (Class 1) (Group 1) | 1m2f |
16:10 | Browne and Rudnick Nursery Handicap Stakes (Class 2) | 7f |
16:45 | TDN Australia EBF Maiden Fillies’ Stakes (Class 2) | 7f |
17:20 | The Halnaker Handicap Stakes (Class 2) | 5f |
Speed is perhaps more routinely associated with motorsport in the Goodwood area but it has been hard to beat the pace set by Battash in recent years, winning the King George’s Stake four times.
The seven-race Friday card at Goodwood includes no less than four at group-race level and will be brimming with star quality.
Start Time (GMT) | Race | Distance |
13:50 | Unibet Goodwood Handicap (Class 2) | 2m4f134y |
14:25 | The Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes (Class 1) (Group 3) | 1m |
15:00 | The Golden Mile Handicap Stakes (Class 2) | 1m |
15:35 | The King George Qatar Stakes (Class 1) (Group 2) | 5f |
16:10 | The L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Glorious Stakes (Class 1) (Group 3) | 1m4f |
16:45 | Nursery Handicap Stakes (Class 2) | 6f |
17:20 | Tatler Handicap (Class 3) | 1m3f44y |
The highlight on the final afternoon is the cavalry charge that is the Stewards’ Cup over six-furlongs. The tough handicap routinely attracts a bumper entry and has a first prize in excess of £155,000.
The mercurial Frankie Dettori has won this tough prize twice since 2015 on board Magical Memory and Lancelot Du Lac.
Also on Saturday is the Group 2 Gordon Stakes over a mile and a half, a contest that iconic trainer Sir Michael Stoute has won a landmark ten times in his career.
Start Time (GMT) | Race | Distance |
13:50 | The Unibet Stewards’ Sprint Handicap Stakes (Class 2) (Consolation Race for The Stewards’ Cup) | 6f |
14:25 | The Unibet Summer Handicap Stakes (Class 2) | 1m6f |
15:00 | The Qatar Lillie Langrty Stakes (Class 1) (Group 2) | 1m6f |
15:35 | The Unibet Stewards’ Cup (Class 2) (Heritage Handicap) | 6f |
16:10 | Thames Material Handicap Stakes (Class 2) | 7f |
16:45 | The British European Breeders Fund EBF Maiden Stakes (Class 2) | 1m4f |
17:20 | Signature Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Class 3) | 1m1f |
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