A GUIDE FOR OWNERS & TRAINERS TUESDAY 30 JULY – SATURDAY 3 AUGUST 2019 THE QATAR GOODWOOD FESTIVAL Welcome To Goodwood Proudly boasting an illustrious history and heritage, Goodwood is an inspirational and unique venue that has often been described as the world’s most beautiful racecourse. I am delighted that the continuing success of the Qatar Goodwood Festival has culminated in further race upgrades, most notably The Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes, upgrading to Group 2 status last year. Goodwood has, for more than 200 years, been about the best racing in the most English of settings, accessible to everyone. Our partnership with Qatar has enabled us to significantly increase the prize money on offer this and it is, as always, key for us that this new money does not just sit at the top end but trickles down to the grassroots of the entire race programme. Royalty, celebrities, sporting heroes, statesmen and diplomats have all enjoyed visiting Goodwood. It now gives me great pleasure to invite some of the very best overseas owners and trainers to be a part of this truly great horseracing Festival and join our ambition to become the best race week experience in the world. The Duke of Richmond and Gordon Owner of Goodwood Over £5million in prize money will be awarded over five thrilling days at Goodwood Racecourse from 30 July – 3 August 2019 The Qatar Goodwood Festival, now in its fifth year, has established itself as one of the most competitive and entertaining weeks in the international racing calendar. Including the increase in prize money for the upgraded Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes the total prize purse for the Festival now exceeds £5.5million and no race will be run for less than £25,000. Following 2017’s elevation of the Qatar Goodwood Cup to Group 1 status we are very grateful to the BHA and the European Pattern Committee for supporting and approving the further development of our race programme. This resulted in the Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes being upgraded from a Group 3 to a Group 2 contest last year. We hope that this race will cement its position as part of a high-profile programme for stayers across Europe. The Qatar Nassau Stakes is the highlight of the Thursday of race week ensuring a focus on the very best fillies in particular. The supporting card on this day also features the Group 3 Gordon Stakes and will therefore serve to compliment the unique ambience of Ladies’ Day. The Group 1 Qatar Sussex Stakes is the highlight of the whole week and always serves up a mouth-watering race with the very best milers in the world sure to line up. We look forward to seeing the entries for this £1million contest in 2019 with great expectation. This brochure should include everything that you need to know from the race programme for the week. If, however, you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact the team whose details can be found towards the back of this booklet. We very much hope that your horse(s) will be able to compete at Goodwood and become part of its great history, alongside which we would love to host you in the unique setting of the Goodwood Estate. Yours sincerely, Alex Eade Racecourse General Manager AN UNRIVALLED RACECOURSE THE COURSE + ground rises d - ground falls The racecourse at Goodwood is meticulously prepared by Clerk of the Course, Edward Arkell, and his highly skilled team using their collective wealth of experience to create a fantastic racing surface. rise all roun 1m 1f & 1m 2f Overseas trained horses have done well at Goodwood in recent seasons: the Australian mare Ortensia landed the Qatar King George 1m Stakes in 2012 while the French have a strong record headed by Champion Miler, Solow, taking the Qatar Sussex Stakes in 2015 - 1 in 70 and Al Jazi leading the field home in the 2016 & 2017 renewal of the L’Ormirans Queen’s Plate. The highlight of 2018 being the 1m 3f second successive victory in the Qatar Goodwood Cup, by Stradivarius, who went on to complete the Weatherbys Stayers & 1m 4f - 1 in 55 Million Series, with a victory at the Ebor Festival. 7f le 1m 6f vel 7f, 1m, 1m 1f & 1m 3f - 1 in 36 RACES ONLY ENTER STRAIGHT BY LOWER BEND TOP BEND + 1 in 33 2m FINISH LOWER BEND 2m 5f 2m 4f + 1 in 39 - 1 in 66 + 1 in 55 5f 6f Course Characteristics Position of Starting Stalls Goodwood’s pronounced gradients and sharp bends favour the active, Straight Course: on stands side rail handy type of horse, the fluent mover rather than the big, long-striding Round Course: on inside rail runner, and this applies especially in short races and when the going is fast. (except 1m 3f & 1m 4f: on outside rail) Stradivarius returning to the Winners Enclosure after winning the Qatar Goodwood Cup for a second consecutive year for trainer John Gosden. “In terms of beauty in Europe, it’s hard to pick between Goodwood and Deauville.I think those two tracks are charming, historical. Goodwood with its panoramic view, and undulating course… it’s just a fantastic place.” Barry Irwin, Team Valor International (USA) The Qatar Goodwood Cup (Group 1) Tuesday 30 July 2019 TOTAL PRIZE FUND: £500,000 WINNING HORSE: £283,550 FOR: 3-year-olds and upwards DISTANCE: 2 miles (3200 metres) FIELD SAFETY 16 LIMIT: WEIGHTS: 3yo colts and geldings 8st 10lb / 55.34kg Fillies 8st 7lb / 53.98kg 4yo and up colts and geldings 9st 7lb / 60.32kg Fillies 9st 4lb / 58.96kg NOMINATION: Noon 25 June and pay £2,100 SCRATCH BY: Noon 9 July or pay £2,700 CONFIRM BY: Noon 24 July and pay £1,450 DECLARE TO RUN: 10:00am 28 July LATEST WINNERS: 2014: Cavalryman, Good to firm, 8 ran, 3m 27.07s 2015: Big Orange, Good, 11 ran, 3m 24.85s 2016: Big Orange, Good to firm, 14 ran, 3m 24.93s 2017: Stradivarius, Good, 14 ran, 3m 25.47s 2018: Stradivarius, Good, 7 ran, 3m 30.56s Lightning Spear beating the favourites to take the Group 1 Qatar Sussex Stakes under jockey Oisin Murphy. “Running at Goodwood is a great experience. The racecourse is beautifully maintained and the people are extremely welcoming. Glorious in every way!” Freddy Head, Trainer of Solow (FRA) The Qatar Sussex Stakes (Group 1) Wednesday 31 July 2019 TOTAL PRIZE FUND: £1,000,000 WINNING HORSE: £560,200 FOR: 3-year-olds and upwards DISTANCE: 1m (1600 metres) FIELD SAFETY LIMIT: 20 WEIGHTS: 3yo colts and geldings 9st 1lb / 57.60kg Fillies 8st 12lb / 56.24kg 4yo and up colts and geldings 9st 8lb / 60.78kg Fillies 9st 5lb / 59.42kg NOMINATION: Noon 28 May and pay £3,750 SCRATCH BY: Noon 9 July or pay £4,500 CONFIRM BY: Noon 25 July and pay £2,500 DECLARE TO RUN: 10:00am 29 July LATEST WINNERS: 2013: Toronado, Good to soft, 7 ran, 1m 36.29s 2014: Kingman, Good to firm, 4 ran, 1m 41.75s 2015: Solow, Good, 8 ran, 1m 39.18s 2016: The Gurkha, Good to firm, 10 ran, 1m 37.35s 2017: Here Comes When, Soft, 7 ran, 1m 46.11s 2018: Lightning Spear, Good, 8 ran, 1m 39.89s Wild Illusion finishing strong for trainer Charlie Appleby and the Godolphin team, before going on to further Group 1 success at Lonchamp. “Goodwood is one of the premier racecourses in the United Kingdom and by far the most picturesque with the highest quality of racing. I do not know an owner who would not want to have a runner at Goodwood.” Roger Charlton The Qatar Nassau Stakes (Group 1) Thursday 1 August 2019 TOTAL PRIZE FUND: £600,000 WINNING HORSE: £340,260 FOR: 3-year-olds and upwards, fillies and mares only DISTANCE: 1 Mile, about 2 furlongs (1970 metres) FIELD SAFETY 18 LIMIT: WEIGHTS: 3yo 8st 13lb / 56.69kg, 4yo and up 9st 7lb / 60.32kg NOMINATION: Noon 25 June and pay £2,600 SCRATCH BY: Noon 9 July or pay £2,900 CONFIRM BY: Noon 26 July and pay £2,000 DECLARE TO RUN: 10:00am 30 July LATEST WINNERS: 2014: Sultanina, Good to firm, 6 ran, 2m 6.58s 2015: Legatissimo, Good to firm, 9 ran, 2m 6.04s 2016: Minding, Good to firm, 5 ran, 2m 5.05s 2017: Winter, Soft, 6 ran, 2m 11.79s 2018: Wild Illusion, Good, 6 ran, 2m 6.22s The first stage of the Doha Triple Crown The Qatar Goodwood Festival hosts the first leg of the prestigious Doha Triple Crown that was initiated in 2015 and carries a prize fund of £400,000. The series celebrates the passion and investment Qatar has made in horseracing over the past years and reflects Qatar’s culture and tradition by their continued commitment to their heritage and the Arabian horse. The Doha Triple Crown’s second stage is the Qatar Arabian World Cup (Gr1PA), held at the celebrated Arc meeting in October. The third stage for the HH Emir’s Sword (Gr1PA) is run in Doha in February at HH The Emir’s Sword Festival, one of the biggest events on Qatar’s horse racing calendar that attracts many of the world’s best Purebred Arabians to race. The Doha Triple Crown series unites three of the most prestigious international Arabian races in the world. The Qatar International Stakes (Gr1 PA) Wednesday 31 July 2019 TOTAL PRIZE FUND: £400,000 SPONSOR: Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club WINNING HORSE: £200,000 FOR: Purebred Arabians, four years and upwards DISTANCE: 1 mile FIELD SAFETY LIMIT: 18 WEIGHTS: 5 yo and upwards 9st 8lbs / 62.23kg 4 yo 9st 7lbs / 61.60kg Fillies and Mares 4lbs / 2.54kg allowance PENALTIES: After 2018 a winner of a Group 2 race +3lb / 1.36kg of a Group 1 race +5lb / 2.26kg NOMINATION: Noon 26 June SCRATCH BY: Not applicable for this race SUPPLEMENTARY Noon 23 July ENTRY CONFIRM BY: Not applicable for this race DECLARE TO RUN: 11:00am 29 July LATEST WINNERS: 2015: Sir Bani Yas (FR), Gd to Fm, 1 minute 46.5s 2016: Al Mourtajez (FR), Gd to Fm, 1 minute 43.54s 2017: Tayf (FR), Soft, 1 minute 55.77s 2018: Muraaqib (FR), Good, 1minute 48s “Goodwood is one of the most beautiful racecourses in the world and the facilities are first class.