Glorious Racing

  Four-year-olds and upwards. One mile and four furlongs. First run 1979. (Note: elevated to Listed status 1985; became Listed limited handicap for older horses 1993; awarded Group Three status in 2008) Staged up until 1989 as the Alycidon Glorious Stakes, in honour of the Goodwood Cup hero of 1949, the Glorious Stakes has been sponsored by […]

  Three-year-olds and upwards, fillies and mares. Seven furlongs. First run 1980 This race started life as the New Stand Stakes in 1980 and was the first race of that year’s Festival meeting to mark the opening of the new grandstand by Her Majesty the Queen.  Allison GrahamAllison is the Publisher of Eclipse Magazine. She loves

  Three-year-olds and up. Seven furlongs. Goodwood acquired this Group race in 2000. It was staged previously at Newcastle as the Beeswing Stakes.  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 History of the Universe), there’s

  Three-year-olds and upwards, fillies and mares. One mile, one furlong and 192 yards. (Note: for three-year-olds only up to 1974)  Established in 1840, the Nassau Stakes was named in recognition of the friendship between the fifth Duke of Richmond and the Dutch Royal Family, the House of Orange and Nassau. Allison GrahamAllison is the Publisher of

  Three-year-olds only. One mile and four furlongs. First run 1902. A St Leger trial with an excellent record. Goodwood House is the traditional English seat of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, with Gordon Castle his Scottish retreat.  Allison GrahamAllison is the Publisher of Eclipse Magazine. She loves going to the Races and is learning

  Three-year-olds and upwards. Six furlongs. First run 1840 The first official staging of the Stewards’ Cup took place in 1840 but the name actually dates back to 1834 when the senior of the two stewards officiating at Goodwood awarded a cup worth about £100 to any race of his choosing. Allison GrahamAllison is the Publisher

  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 & upwards. One mile & six furlongs. Fillies & mares. First run 2003. (Note: Listed in 2003; Group Three from 2004) 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 History of the Universe), there’s