

From 2005 to present there has been a demonstration area for the rally cars at the top of the hill


Spectate from the chicane at the Revival to see plenty of classic cars going sideways as they exit this infamous point of our Motor Circuit.




Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.




Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.




...plan strategy in an ancient woodland, enjoy award-winning dining then drive around a racetrack?


The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.


The first thing ever dropped at Goodwood was a cuddly elephant which landed in 1932 just as the 9th Duke of Richmonds passion for flying was taking off.



G. Stubbs (1724–1806) created some of the animal portraiture masterpieces at Goodwood House, combining anatomical exactitude with expressive details









As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere


From 2005 to present there has been a demonstration area for the rally cars at the top of the hill






Revel in the history of our hounds with their family trees dating back to some of our earliest documents at Goodwood.


Easy boy! The charismatic Farnham Flyer loved to celebrate every win with a pint of beer. His Boxer dog, Grogger, did too and had a tendancy to steal sips straight from the glass.


FOS Favourite Mad Mike Whiddett can be caught melting tyres in his incredible collection of cars (and trucks) up the hillclimb


Spectate from the chicane at the Revival to see plenty of classic cars going sideways as they exit this infamous point of our Motor Circuit.


Festival of Speed is our longest-standing Motorsport event, starting in 1993 when it opened to 25,00 people. We were expecting 2000!


Future Lab is Goodwood's innovation pavilion, inspiring industry enthusiasts and future scientists with dynamic tech




The Fiat S76 or "Beast of Turin" is a Goodwood favourite and can usually be heard before it is seen at #FOS


From 2005 to present there has been a demonstration area for the rally cars at the top of the hill


King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.


The red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection












The first ever horsebox was used from Goodwood to Doncaster for the 1836 St. Leger. Elis arrived fresh and easily won his owner a £12k bet.





One Summer, King Edward VII turned his back on the traditional morning suit, and donned a linen suit and Panama hat. Thus the Glorious Goodwood trend was born.


The first public race meeting took place in 1802 and, through the nineteenth century, ‘Glorious Goodwood,’ as the press named it, became a highlight of the summer season


Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998




The first ever round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above Goodwood House.


"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto


Estate milk was once transformed into ice-creams, bombes, and syllabubs, and the Georgian ice house still stands in the grounds in front of Goodwood House.




Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.


...plan strategy in an ancient woodland, enjoy award-winning dining then drive around a racetrack?


One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.


The first ever round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above Goodwood House.


One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.






The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.



Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998


...plan strategy in an ancient woodland, enjoy award-winning dining then drive around a racetrack?


...plan strategy in an ancient woodland, enjoy award-winning dining then drive around a racetrack?



...plan strategy in an ancient woodland, enjoy award-winning dining then drive around a racetrack?



...plan strategy in an ancient woodland, enjoy award-winning dining then drive around a racetrack?


Just beyond Goodwood House along the Hillclimb, the 2nd Dukes banqueting house was also known as "one of the finest rooms in England" (George Vertue 1747).


As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere







Whoa Simon! A horse so determined and headstrong, he not only won the 1883 Goodwood Cup by 20 lengths, but couldn't be stopped and carried on running over the top of Trundle hill




Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998






The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.



Easy boy! The charismatic Farnham Flyer loved to celebrate every win with a pint of beer. His Boxer dog, Grogger, did too and had a tendancy to steal sips straight from the glass.


The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.


A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam




Goodwood’s pigs are a mix of two rare breeds (Gloucester Old Spots and Saddlebacks) plus the Large White Boar.






"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
The 'Glorious' was back in Goodwood as full capacity crowds returned for five fabulous days of racing across the Qatar Goodwood Festival last week.
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Day 1
While it was unfortunate the John Gosden trained Stradivarius didn't line-up to re-write his own piece of history on Tuesday, seeing leading female jockey, Hollie Doyle record her second-ever Group 1 success on the Alan King trained, Trueshan provided a wonderful culmination in the feature £500,000 Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup. Hollie's success in the race was one of three winners for the leading rider whose dominance in the weighing room continues to flourish.

Trueshan wins the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup
Day 2
There are seldom more beautiful sights in racing, than the magnificent purebred Arabians who went to post for the Qatar International Stakes on Wednesday. It was the French challenger Lady Princess who emerged the winner seeing off vanquished champion Ebraz who was successful in this race in 2019 and 2020. The theme of female winners continued when Alcohol Free became one of only a handful of fillies to win the £1 million Qatar Sussex Stakes under Oisin Murphy reeling in Poetic Flare inside the final furlong.
If there was a horse to take note of on day two it was Amor, the impressive winner of the Markel Molecomb Stakes for Richard Hannon and Al Shaqab Racing, he looks set to step up to Group One company with the Prix Morny at Deauville earmarked as the likely target.
Day 3
Thursday, August 29, began with the Magnolia Cup presented by Markel run in support of UK Charity Smart Works, which assists unemployed women to harness their confidence ahead of a job interview. In its tenth year, the race has raised over £1.6 million with the riders of this year's race raising over £50,000 alone. This year provided a thrilling dead-heat between Thea Gosden-Hood and Candida Crawford - all ten riders taking part have put in a phenomenal amount of work, and a special mention must go to Rachel Stringer, who has learned to ride for the race.
Lady Bowthorpe raised the roof when bagging her first Group One in the Qatar Nassau Stakes on Ladies' Day providing trainer William Jarvis with success at the top level after a 27 year drought. Owned by iconic music agent Emma Banks, there was barely a dry eye on the racecourse, and not since Frankel's success in 2012 has the racecourse been so alive with rapturous cheers.

Thea Gosden-Hood (far side) and Candida Crawford dead-head in Magnolia Cup presented by Markel
Day 4
Friday saw the legendary sprinter Battaash run his last race before retirement, glory in four consecutive King George Qatar Stakes make him one of the best horses we have seen in British racing in recent times, his achievements also mark him out as one of the fastest horses we have seen on the South Downs, in 2020 he broke the Goodwood course record over five furlongs, a time unlikely to be beaten for many years to come.

L’Ormarins Best Dressed 2021 Winner
Day 5
Pulborough trained, Wonderful Tonight was all class in Saturday's Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes for David Menuisier and William Buick, she looks a force to be reckoned with ahead of her trip to Paris for October's Qatar Prix L'Arc de Triomphe for owner Chris Wright. The final day's Unibet Stewards' Cup always throws up some fantastic finishes, and this year was no different, with Commanche Falls bursting up the stands side to provide a first win at the Qatar Goodwood Festival for northern-trainer Michael Dods and jockey Connor Beasley.

Wonderful Tonight wins the Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes
The weather largely remained unsettled across the week, but the racing stories and true 'Glorious Goodwood' experience failed to dampen the spirits. We now look forward to our August Bank Holiday racing fixture (Friday 27 - Sunday 29 August), which features a Friday Night Takeover from Ibiza legend Carl Cox and fun for all the family across the weekend.
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