Season Opener at Goodwood Racecourse Friday: Image Highlights
Horse Racing | Press Article
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Season Opener kicked off with a Spitfire flyover to commemorate VE Day Ph by. Johnathan Swann
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Havana Hurricane winner of Racing To School Reaches 250,000 EBF Restricted Novice Stakes Ph by. Sam Stephenson
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Amiloc winner of The British Stallion Studs John Dunlop EBF Conditions Stakes Ph by Sam Stevenson
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Rosario winner of The Racehorse Ownership From £25 At Racingclub.com Handicap Stakes Ph by. Sam Stephenson
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Chairmanoftheboard Elston Supports UK Financial Advisers Handicap Stakes winner Ph by. Sam Stephenson
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Grecian Legacy winner of The Racingclub.com Handicap Stakes Ph by. Sam Stephenson
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Diamond Bay wins UKHarvest Charity Handicap Stakes by photo finish Ph by. Sam Stephenson
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Last winner of the day Diamond Bay cooling off Ph by. Sam Stephenson
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Spitfire flies over Goodwood Racecourse on Season Opener Ph by. Max Carter
Notes to Editors:
Season Opener takes place Friday 2 and Saturday 3 May at Goodwood Racecourse.
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About Goodwood Racecourse
Introduced to the Goodwood Estate in 1802 by the 3rd Duke of Richmond, the Goodwood Racecourse has long been steeped in horseracing heritage. From Lord George Bentinck’s winning horse in the 1836 St Leger, which was transported in secret from Goodwood to Doncaster, to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s horse Love Affair taking its final win, the racecourse has been home to some significant moments in horseracing history.
Situated on the South Downs and hosting 19 race days from May through October, thousands of racegoers flock to one of the world’s most beautiful racecourses each year to enjoy a season of top-class racing and entertainment. With a varied calendar of fixtures, race day highlights include Three Friday Nights, the May Festival, the Qatar Goodwood Festival presented by Visit Qatar—more affectionately known as Glorious Goodwood—and the Season Finale, to name a few.
The Qatar Goodwood Festival is one of the undisputed highlights of the British flat racing season. The world-famous five-day festival is a sporting and social occasion like no other, unrivalled style, superb racing, and hospitality experiences to savour mean it’s not to be missed. The 2025 Qatar Goodwood Festival takes place from Tuesday 29 July to Saturday 2 August. The week is headed by three Group 1 races, including the £500,000 Qatar Goodwood Cup (2m), the £1 million Qatar Sussex Stakes (1m), and the £600,000 Qatar Nassau Stakes (1m2f).