

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


Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style




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




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




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


Built in 1787 by celebrated architect James Wyatt to house the third Duke of Richmond’s prized fox hounds, The Kennels was known as one of the most luxurious dog houses in the world!


Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.


The Duke of Richmond holds the title of Duke of Richmond and Gordon. This title reflects the historical association with both the Richmond and Gordon families.









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








A bell under each place at the table to signal if butlers can come back in to the dining room, a guests privacy is always paramount.


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


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


Legend of Goodwood's golden racing era and Le Mans winner Roy Salvadori once famously said "give me Goodwood on a summer's day and you can forget the rest".


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


For safety reasons F1 cars can no longer do official timed runs so instead perform stunning demonstrations!


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




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


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










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


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


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.


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


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.


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.


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


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




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


A temple-folly guarded by two sphinxes, the beautiful shell house was built in 1748 with collected shells and the floor made from horse teeth.




Goodwood Motor Circuit was officially opened in September 1948 when Freddie March, the 9th Duke and renowned amateur racer, tore around the track in a Bristol 400


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


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.


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.




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.


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


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



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?


...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?



We have been host to many incredible film crews using Goodwood as a backdrop for shows like Downton Abbey, Hollywood Blockbusters like Venom: let there be Carnage and the Man from U.N.C.L.E.


Head Butler David Edney has worked at Buckingham Palace taking part in Dinner Parties for the then Duke of Richmond and the Queen.


Built in 1787 by celebrated architect James Wyatt to house the third Duke of Richmond’s prized fox hounds, The Kennels was known as one of the most luxurious dog houses in the world!


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




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.


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






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









Built in 1787 by celebrated architect James Wyatt to house the third Duke of Richmond’s prized fox hounds, The Kennels was known as one of the most luxurious dog houses in the world!


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).


Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.


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


We have been host to many incredible film crews using Goodwood as a backdrop for shows like Downton Abbey, Hollywood Blockbusters like Venom: let there be Carnage and the Man from U.N.C.L.E.


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.
Juddmonte second string Qirat caused a sensational 150/1 shock in the G1 Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes, in a race where his owner’s 1/3 favourite Field Of Gold was well beaten.
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Ballydoyle pacemaker Serengeti and Qirat were given plenty of rope despite setting no more than even fractions, with Richard Kingscote able to conserve enough energy on the Ralph Beckett-trained son of Showcasing,
The chasing pack still had plenty of ground to make up as Kingscote kicked his mount into the lead approaching the final furlong, a misjudgement from the more fancied contenders that proved decisive.
Rosallion (11/2) closed to within a neck at the line, with Henri Matisse (11/2) just over two lengths further back in third. Europe’s leading three-year-old Field Of Gold made no impression when asked to improve and finished fourth.
Qirat is now unbeaten in three starts at Goodwood, having won two valuable contests at the course in 2024, while it was another G1 win for Hong Kong-bound Kingscote, who won the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot on Time For Sandals.
Beckett said: “We set out to go 12-second furlongs. That was the plan and what he did. It is a simple as that. They didn’t sit close to him and that is the end result. When he went past Serengeti, I could see they were not coming and I was fairly confident he would not stop. He looked a million dollars beforehand. I don't think he has ever looked that well.
“When the race closed, I asked [Juddmonte racing manager] Barry Mahon if we could enter him because he was working so well and loves this place. I had him pencilled in to be entered and Barry said, ‘I don’t think there is much point in that’. He is a real Goodwood specialist. That is a fact and Richard is very good in this [front-runner] role. He has always been a terrific judge on the clock. I think he rode his first winner for me in July 2006. I have always been glad to have him on our side.
“The horse loves this place. You don’t have to be a form man to realise that. It didn’t go right for him in the Royal Hunt Cup because I put blinkers on him. That was an error. I always felt he was looking after himself.
“What a wonderful mare his dam Emulous has been for us. She has come up with [last year’s Arc winner] Bluestocking and now this. She has been like a hole in the wall, a cash machine for us!
“Obviously, I am sorry it did not work out for Field of Gold, but it is a horse race. Anything can happen. I watched the race with Marcus Armytage and told him to back him each-way. I always thought he would run well. He is in the Clipper Stakes at York. We will do what we have to do.’’
Kingscote said: “It is a bit surreal and not what I expected this morning. I am delighted for Ralph and Juddmonte. Ralph was happy with the horse. He had won here twice before. Obviously, we didn’t expect him to win but hoped he would run well.
“Towards the cut-away I was thinking he was going well, but you always expect the horses rated 20lb higher to be coming through. I could see Rosallion coming, but my horse kept pulling out. I am grateful that I got legged up on him; I think Ralph was happy to have me on as I like being in front, like my fractions and it worked out okay."
On his move to Hong Kong, Kingscote added: ‘It is better to be going off on a positive note. Hopefully, the guys in Hong Kong get to see me riding winners. I am looking forward to the opportunity and hope it goes well, but I have not burned bridges, so I can always come back if needs be.’’
Barry Mahon of Juddmonte said: “In the parade ring, Ralph said to me 'this horse is going to run big' and to Richard he said, 'there's a big run in this horse', so while he was obviously there to make the pace, Ralph thought could finish in the three and he was dead right.
“He was always a horse that had a lot of potential and Ralph wanted to enter him in the race back earlier in the year and in my wisdom, I said, ‘don't be ridiculous’, but we ended up having to supplement him. But he has got the result – he is a beautiful horse and always has been. That's why we always felt there was more to come and, being a brother to Bluestocking, it is an unbelievable pedigree. It is great for the mare. She is a Group One winner herself, has bred an Arc winner and now she's bred a Sussex Stakes winner.”
Richard Hannon said of Rosallion: “It is pride, not frustration, but what does he have to do to win? Sean did the right thing and moved closer to the pacemakers, and he’s run a super race but didn’t win. It is life, isn’t it? He is a great horse, a good horse. His day has already come and there are other days to come. He is certainly not done with. He has beaten the best three-year-old we’ve seen for years and also the French Guineas winner.”
Aidan O’Brien said of Henri Matisse: “We are very happy with Henri Matisse. We think we haven’t got him really right yet, but we think we are getting there. Every time he runs, we are learning more. We were happy with him here, other than he didn’t win obviously.
“Ryan just said that coming down the hill at Goodwood, it just took him a little time to get organised as he’s a baby three-year-old. He felt he wasn’t finished with and there’s more to come.
“We think he is a miler, but Ryan thinks he will stay further. We will see how he is, but he could go back to France for the mile races and could end up in America for their mile races, or he could go up in trip, although we’ve never thought he was short of pace.”
John Gosden said of Field Of Gold: “He has done nothing wrong. The other pacemaker got left, he comes round, they're finally going a pace, we're sitting back a long way – that's life – and the pacemaker goes and wins it; if you let them have those fractions, they will do it.
“Field Of Gold ran on, but he didn't seem too well balanced on the track, as it's a different type of track he has ever run on. He just got a little unbalanced coming out of the dip into the bend, but I am not making any excuses. They ignored the pacemaker and paid the price. He ran a huge race in the Guineas and was flying at the finish. He was not flying at the finish today, so it was a very big difference. William [Buick] said as soon as he asked him, the engine wasn't there, simple as that. If it was, he would have run on probably with Rosallion in second, but he didn't fire today.”
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