The Goodwood
Race information
Group 1 race
Cellarman & Roy Medhurst
Location	Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia
Inaugurated	1881 (as the Goodwood Handicap)
Race type	Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Furphy (2022)
Distance	1,200 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Horses three years old and older
Weight	Set weights with penalties
Purse	$502,250 (2022)

The Goodwood is a South Australian Jockey Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three years old and older, run at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres at Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, South Australia in the SAJC Autumn Carnival.^[1]

History

In 2007 the race conditions were set weights and penalties after previously being a handicap race throughout its 121-year history and was renamed The Goodwood from Goodwood Handicap. The event is the richest sprint race in autumn in Adelaide with $502,250 in prize money.^[1] The race was a principal race until 1980 when it was granted Group 1 status.^[1] In the years between 1881–1885 the distance was one mile.^[2]
The race has always attracted high calibre sprinters. Recently such champions as Black Caviar and Takeover Target have won the race who have gone on to win overseas.^[1] Two horses have won the race twice with Mostyn (1894–95) and Musket Belle (1911–12).^[3] Aurie's Star which won the race in 1940, had in previous seasons taken out the Oakleigh Plate twice and the VRC Newmarket Handicap.^[3]

Records

The leading trainer with five wins is Walter Hickenbotham and they were achieved in the first decade of the twentieth century^[3] (1901, 1902, 1906, 1909, 1910).^[2] South Australian jockey John Letts holds the record with five wins in the event^[3] (1961, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1984).^[2]

The race record time was set by Spectrum in 1998 in a time of 1:08.33.^[2]

Winners

2023 - Royal Merchant^[4]
2022 - Lombardo^[5]
2021 - Savatoxl^[6]
2020 - Trekking^[7]
2019 - Despatch^[8]
2018 - Santa Ana Lane^[9]
2017 - Vega Magic^[10]
2016 – Black Heart Bart^[11]
2015 – Flamberge^[12]
2014 – Smokin' Joey^[13]
2013 – Platelet^[14]
2012 – Black Caviar^[15]
2011 – Lone Rock^[16]
2010 – Velocitea^[17]
2009 – Takeover Target^[18]
2008 – Shadoways^[19]
2007 – Let Go Thommo^[20]
2006 – Perfectly Ready^[21]
2005 – Glamour Puss^[22]
2004 – Super Elegant^[23]
2003 – Bomber Bill^[24]
2002 – Zip Zip Aray^[25]
2001 – Keeper^[26]
2000 – Marstic^[27]
1999 – French Clock^[28]
1998 – Spectrum^[29]
1997 – Bellzevir^[30]
1996 – Sword^[31]
1995 – Centisle^[32]
1994 – Ambala^[33]
1993 – Jolly Old Mac^[34]
1992 – Euclase^[35]
1991 – Crush^[36]
1990 – Beau George^[37]
1989 – Boardwalk Angel^[38]
1988 – Cameronic^[39]
1987 – Daring Jon^[40]
1986 – Lord Galaxy^[41]
1985 – Mighty Avenger^[42]
1984 – Leica Planet^[43]
1983 – Bold Jet^[44]
1982 – Heavenly Time
1981 – Young Man
1980 – Marjoleo
1979 – Comaida Boy
1978 – Quiet Snort
1977 – Romantic Dream
1976 – Puncheon
1975 – Kenmark
1974 – Samist
1973 – Wise Virgin
1972 – Tango Miss
1971 – Romantic Son
1970 – Crown Lad
1969 – Grey John
1968 – Makadola
1967 – Picargo
1966 – High Income
1965 – Sunny Coronation
1964 – Kiltrice
1963 – Queen Dassie
1962 – Conrapt
1961 – Mikadis
1960 – Scenic Star
1959 – Bofresher
1958 – Sleep Tight
1957 – Hunter's Sight
1956 – Matrice
1955 – Copper Year
1954 – Gerante
1953 – First Scout
1952 – Jamboree
1951 – St. Comedy
1950 – Power's Hope
1949 – Cellarman
1948 – Denhoti
1947 – Galway Pipe
1946 – Royal Gem
1945 – Univari
1944 – Warworn
†1942–43 – Race not held
1941 – Unishak
1940 – Aurie's Star
1939 – Panka
1938 – Hegemonic
1937 – Night Gang
1936 – Agargil
1935 – Isosceles
1934 – Sister Florence
1933 – Opera Bag
1932 – Valaisanne
1931 – St. Bernadette
1930 – Doradus
1929 – Glenanton
1928 – Second Dale
1927 – Triangle
1926 – Ben Lomond
1925 – Bright Poppy
1924 – St. Roseate
1923 – Denacre
1922 – St. Speed
1921 – Peace Day
1920 – Mareca
1919 – Trillion
1918 – Pistolarie
1917 – Bourlang
1916 – Blague
1915 – Golden Wire
1914 – Kosai
1913 – Widgiewa
1912 – Musket Belle
1911 – Musket Belle
1910 – Lord Derby
1909 – True Scot
1908 – Lord Carlyon
1907 – The Amazon
1906 – Step-Out
1905 – First Fleece
1904 – Latch Key
1903 – Trochon
1902 – Footbolt
1901 – Finland
1900 – Ranfurly
1899 – Forest
1898 – Australian
1897 – Orient
1896 – Tinstream
1895 – Mostyn
1894 – Mostyn
1893 – Britisher
1892 – Fulham
1891 – The Despised
1890 – Goldstream
1889 – Chetwynd
‡1886–88 –Race not held
1885 – Lantern
1884 – Ironmaster
1883 – Colstoun
1882 – Result
1881 – D.O.D.

Note:
† Race not held due to a ban on war time racing in the state.^[45]
‡ Race not held due to the Totalizator Repeal Act 1883.^[46]

History

Records

Winners

References