The provides endless action to enjoy throughout the week. The finest stayers in the land provide a fitting curtain raiser in the Group 1 Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup, for any racing purist Tuesday is an unmissable day. Spearheading day two are the milers who grace the hallowed Goodwood turf in the £1 million Qatar Sussex Stakes, before the fillies strut their stuff on Ladies Day with the Qatar Nassau Stakes providing the feature spectacle.
As if that isn't enough, day four sees the fastest racehorses in the world contest the King George Qatar Stakes before arguably one of the most competitive handicaps in British flat racing comes under starters' orders in the form of the Coral Stewards' Cup on Saturday. You can on ONE of the following days only : (subject to availability, first come first serve basis) is steeped in horseracing history dating back to 1802 when the 3 Duke of Richmond introduced the sport. Significant moments within horseracing’s history have taken place at .
Lord George Bentinck commissioned the first ever horsebox to take his horse in secret from Goodwood to Doncaster to win the 1836 St leger. In 1952, Goodwood became the first British racecourse to provide racegoers with live commentary. It was also at Goodwood that Her Majesty The Queen has her last winner with her horse Love Affair.
There are 19 fixtures that take place across the season from May – October. One of the highlights of the flat racing season at Goodwood Racecourse is the Qatar Goodwood Festival.
