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Goodwood Racecourse stand View past the main stand The racecourse Goodwood Racecourse is a horse-racing track five miles north of Chichester , West Sussex , in England controlled by the family of the Duke of Richmond , whose seat is nearby Goodwood House .
The Goodwood Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 2 miles (3,219 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.
The event is named after Molecomb, a house on the Goodwood Estate originally built by the 3rd Duke of Richmond for his sister Lady Sarah Lennox. The race was established in 1829, and the inaugural running was won by Convert.
Goodwood Racecourse W. Sussex, England: Race type: Flat / Thoroughbred: Sponsor: Bonhams: Website: Goodwood: Race information; Distance: 1 mile (1,609 metres) Surface: Turf: Track: Right-handed: Qualification: Three-year-olds excluding G1 winners: Weight: 9 st 1 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies Penalties 7 lb for Group 2 winners * 4 lb for Group ...
The event was established in 1981, and was originally a Listed race called the Harroways Stakes. It was named after the Harroways, an area of the Goodwood Estate where the racecourse was founded. It was upgraded to Group 3 and given its present title in 1987.
The Goodwood Circuit pits in 2008. Goodwood became famous for its Glover Trophy non-championship Formula One race, the Goodwood Nine Hours sports car endurance races run in 1952, 1953 and 1955, and the Tourist Trophy sports car race, run here between 1958 and 1964. The cars that raced in those events can be seen recreating (in shorter form) the ...
The title of the event acknowledges the friendship between the 5th Duke of Richmond, a former owner of Goodwood Racecourse, and the House of Orange-Nassau. The race was established in 1840, and it was originally restricted to three-year-old fillies. During the early part of its history it was contested over a distance of 1 mile.
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