Day 2 of Glorious Goodwood is today — Wednesday July 29. Yesterday delivered one of the most extraordinary results in Group 1 history, with Qirat winning the Sussex Stakes at 150/1. Today's card offers fresh opportunities with some of the most interesting juvenile racing of the summer.
The Vintage Stakes — Juvenile Colts Over Seven Furlongs
The Vintage Stakes Group 2 for two-year-old colts is one of the most informative juvenile races of the festival. Seven furlongs at Goodwood asks juveniles a genuine stamina question — this is not a pure sprint but a race that separates the precocious speedsters from the colts who will develop into genuine mile and middle-distance horses next season.
The best form reference for the Vintage tends to come from horses who ran in the July Stakes at Newmarket earlier this month, or from those whose debut form showed both natural pace and the ability to sustain it. <cite index="27-1">Dr Rascal won the Vintage Stakes at Goodwood yesterday</cite> — wait, that was the race at 2:25 which was the Vintage. Today's Wednesday card features different juvenile races.
The Molecomb Stakes — Pure Juvenile Speed
The Molecomb Stakes Group 3 for two-year-old sprinters over five furlongs is one of Goodwood's most exciting races. Contested over the downhill sprint track, it rewards horses with exceptional early pace who can handle Goodwood's unique opening gradient. A horse who showed raw, natural speed on debut — even in defeat — often translates that quality better at Goodwood's sprint course than on a conventional flat five furlongs.
The Lennox Stakes — Lake Forest's Next Target
<cite index="25-1">Lake Forest won the Lennox Stakes yesterday at Goodwood</cite> — the race Qirat had been entered for before appearing in the Sussex Stakes. Lake Forest's winning run continues and any horse who ran close behind him in the Lennox carries upgraded form into their next start.
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