Glorious Goodwood is one of the most searched-for race meetings of the British summer, and with late July approaching, interest is already building. Here is everything to know before the festival begins.
When Is Glorious Goodwood 2026?
Glorious Goodwood runs across five days in late July at Goodwood Racecourse in West Sussex — one of the most picturesque settings in world sport, set on the South Downs overlooking the English Channel. The meeting follows the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown and the July Festival at Newmarket in the post-Royal Ascot summer programme.
How to Watch Glorious Goodwood
ITV and ITVX carry live coverage of the major races across the festival, free to air in the UK. Racing TV and Sky Sports Racing broadcast full daily coverage for subscribers, including every race on the card rather than just the televised highlights.
The Key Races
The Sussex Stakes is the festival's marquee Group 1 — a mile race for the best milers in Europe, regularly featuring Royal Ascot's Queen Anne and St James's Palace Stakes winners in a rematch. This year, with Bow Echo's dominant St James's Palace Stakes win still fresh, his participation in the Sussex Stakes would make it one of the most anticipated races of the festival.
The Goodwood Cup is the staying championship of the meeting, run over two miles, and regularly attracts horses who contested the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. The Nassau Stakes is the leading fillies' race of the week, a natural target for Oaks and Coronation Stakes form to be tested against older fillies for the first time.
The Stewards' Cup is the festival's marquee handicap — one of the most competitive sprint handicaps of the entire Flat season, with a maximum field and enormous public betting interest.
Why Goodwood Suits Form Analysis
Goodwood's exposed downland position means the going can vary significantly depending on summer weather, and that variability creates genuine opportunities for punters who check conditions carefully. A horse with proven good to firm form arriving at Goodwood on a baking July week is in very different shape to the same horse if rain has softened the ground overnight.
Free Tips for Every Day
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