Festival of Speed is our longest-standing Motorsport event, starting in 1993 when it opened to 25,00 people. We were expecting 2000!
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
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.
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.
As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere
FOS Favourite Mad Mike Whiddett can be caught melting tyres in his incredible collection of cars (and trucks) up the hillclimb
Each room has it's own button to ring for James (your butler) whenever and whatever you need him for.
Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.
Festival of Speed is our longest-standing Motorsport event, starting in 1993 when it opened to 25,00 people. We were expecting 2000!
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.
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style
Festival of Speed is our longest-standing Motorsport event, starting in 1993 when it opened to 25,00 people. We were expecting 2000!
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.
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.
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
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.
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
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.
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 famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
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.
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.
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
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.
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).
Ensure you take a little time out together to pause and take in the celebration of all the hard work you put in will be a treasured memory.
Ensure you take a little time out together to pause and take in the celebration of all the hard work you put in will be a treasured memory.
The red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection
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
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).
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.
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 iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
Health & Wellbeing member Caroline Miller shares her extraordinary story of riding in the Magnolia Club at the Qatar Goodwood Festival, not just once but twice—first in 2021 and again in 2023. Caroline’s story has been one of real commitment and passion to do what she loves. A journey which she describes as a fairytale in which dreams do come true.
Born in East Sussex into a farming family, none of whom had any interest in equine pursuits. Caroline’s first experience of riding was on a donkey at Bexhill, from this moment a passion began to ignite. Any opportunity to speak with Caroline about her relationship with horses she will insist she is ‘Not a jockey, just a rider.’
After moving to Midhurst at seven years old after a family crisis, she quickly found a riding school where she worked for all her rides and became totally dedicated to the sport. At twelve years old she was riding polo ponies around Cowdray, and later on pursuing a career with the languages in London she exercised poly ponies in Richmond Park before starting her day of work.
By chance in her thirties, she met a family who trained point-to-pointers and in 1986 she won a race on a horse she had nursed back to health after a leg injury. This was a dream for her and a miracle. She later met Toby Balding and started riding out for him. Years later at almost sixty years old, Toby gave her an eight-year-old ex race horse to re-home.
The Magnolia Cup is an amateur ladies-only race during the Qatar Goodwood Festival in aid of women’s charities. Previous lineups have included women from across the world of business enterprise, fashion, marketing, retail and celebrity. As soon as Caroline learnt about this prestigious race she knew she needed to be involved. The determination to push herself carrying through from her early donkey riding days, led to her having her name for selection in 2021. She was fortunate enough to be selected to ride and then came the fitness test requirements.
It was at this time that Caroline joined as a Goodwood Health & Wellbeing member, driven to get herself into shape ready to pass the jockey test including a four-minute plank and four-minute leg raises. Discovering the array of classes and the community that comes with being a member she was delighted to throw herself into her membership.
Regularly exchanging four legs for two wheels by attending spin classes and spending time outside in a cardio tennis class. Caroline now enjoys everything that comes with her membership.
Caroline didn’t win the Magnolia Cup in 2021 but she was asked to jump back into the saddle for 2023. She was very thankful she had kept her fitness levels up and passed the qualifying fitness test with ease.
At the time of writing Caroline is top of the reserve list if someone drops out of the 2024 line up, but we are sure if she does race she will do well in representing senior riding enthusiasts. We will certainly be cheering her on.
Caroline continues to ride out racehorses regularly and at an exceptionally high level. In her spare time, she devotes herself to helping re-home race horses but always holds a special love for donkeys, harbouring a real infatuation with them ever since those first days on Bexhill Beach.
Caroline is pictured below on the left of the image, taken outside of The Kennels for the Magnolia Cup for Qatar Goodwood Festival in 2021.
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