As one of the highlights of the British summer horse racing calendar that follows a longer, five day format, the Glorious Goodwood couldn’t miss an opportunity to have a dedicated Ladies’ Day. From a prestigious charity race run Magnolia Cup that features influential female amateur jockeys to a display of the finest off-track fashion, the Goodwood Festival Ladies’ Day promises a memorable experience to all visitors. The Ladies’ Day at the Goodwood Festival typically takes place on the third day of the meeting, usually a Thursday. This year it falls on 30 July and will open at 1:10 pm with...

Flat horse racing enthusiasts are marking their calendars once again, as the Qatar Goodwood Festival is getting ready to start their 2026 edition. Universally called the Glorious Goodwood, this year it falls between Tuesday, 28 July and Saturday, 1 August and will traditionally be conducted at the Goodwood Racecourse in Chichester.  The Goodwood Racecourse opened its gates for the first time in 1801. Today it operates in the flat season and hosts a number of notable races, including 3 of Britain’s 36 annual Group 1 flat races, namely, the Sussex Stakes, the Goodwood Cup, and the Nassau Stakes, all of...

The concluding day of the Newmarket July Festival introduces a whirlwind of racing action, as some of the fastest horses are getting ready to participate in one of the world’s most valuable and prestigious sprint races. Headlining the third day of the meeting and the entire event, the July Cup will take place on Saturday, 11 July this year. The July Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race that accepts both male and female horses aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres) on the July Course. The race was established...