Glorious Racing

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] This year’s Qatar Goodwood Festival (‘Glorious Goodwood’) runs from Tuesday 26th July through to Saturday 30th July. The Glorious Goodwood Racing Timetable and prize money for each day are featured below. TUESDAY 26th JULY 2016 Time / Race / Distance / Age of horses […]

  Two-year-olds only. Five furlongs. First run 1829 (Note: two-year-old fillies only 1932–80). The Molecomb Stakes is named after part of the Goodwood Estate and for the greater period of the last century it was restricted to fillies.  Allison GrahamAllison is the Publisher of Eclipse Magazine. She loves going to the Races and is learning to bet

  Three-year-olds only. One mile. First run in 1998 The Henry Cecil-trained Great Dane proved a worthy winner of the inaugural running of the Thoroughbred Stakes in 1998.  Allison GrahamAllison is the Publisher of Eclipse Magazine. She loves going to the Races and is learning to bet (despite being officially the worst bettor in the

Three-year-olds and upwards. One mile and six furlongs. First run 1997 The QIPCO Sussex Stakes is one of Europe’s most prestigious mile contests with a roll of honour to match any major horse race in the world. It is therefore interesting to note that Goodwood’s race of champions had inauspicious beginnings. Allison GrahamAllison is the Publisher

  Two-year-olds only. Seven furlongs. First run 1975. (Note: Listed Race up to 1985; Group Three from 1986; elevated to Group Two status in 2003) The Vintage Stakes is one of the premier juvenile races of the season and has been won by numerous top-class performers including several that have gone on to Classic glory.  Allison GrahamAllison

  Three-year-olds only. One mile and four furlongs. First run 1990. (Note: for three-year-olds and up 1990-92) The Hounds Heritage Handicap has been won by some high-class individuals but pre-eminent among them is the brilliant Pilsudski, victorious in 1995 for Sir Michael Stoute.  Allison GrahamAllison is the Publisher of Eclipse Magazine. She loves going to the Races

  Three-year-olds and up. Two miles and five furlongs. First run 1823. (Note: race distance 2m 3f up to 1989; 2m in 1990; 2m 4f 1991–2000) One of Goodwood’s oldest races, known as the Goodwood Stakes, this long-distance handicap has always been a popular feature of the Festival Meeting.  Allison GrahamAllison is the Publisher of Eclipse Magazine.

  Three-year-olds and up. Two miles. First run 1812. (Note: Group Two up to 1984; Group Three 1985–94; Group Two from 1995: race distance 3m 1812–16; no race 1815 and 1817 to 1824; 2m 1825–1832; 2m 5f 1833–1989; 2m 4f in 1990; two miles thereafter) One of the oldest events in the Flat calendar, the Goodwood Cup

  Three-year-olds and upwards. Five furlongs. First run 1911 A showcase for raw speed, this prestigious sprint was introduced in 1911 to mark the previous year’s succession of King George V to the British throne.  Allison GrahamAllison is the Publisher of Eclipse Magazine. She loves going to the Races and is learning to bet (despite being

The Betfred Mile is one of the top handicaps of the season, which is not surprising given its £125,000 value, and remains one of the richest handicaps in Europe. Allison GrahamAllison is the Publisher of Eclipse Magazine. She loves going to the Races and is learning to bet (despite being officially the worst bettor in the