Goodwood have moved two of their highlight Group races from their traditional Saturday slot to Sunday of the August Bank Holiday fixture [22 – 24 August] for the 2025 season.
The Group 3 Prestige Stakes and Group 2 Celebration Mile are two of their pinnacle contests outside of the Qatar Goodwood Festival presented by Visit Qatar. The move is designed to spread the weekend’s top-class racing action at Britain’s premier courses.
The change has been implemented by Goodwood, with the assistance of the BHA Flat Pattern Committee, due to the clash with the concluding day of York’s Ebor Festival and in the hope that it will enhance the overall offering of Sunday flat racing.
The alteration has already received backing from several industry stakeholders including ITV Racing and The Racecourse Media Group with ITV Racing Producer Paul Cooper saying: "It’s great that Goodwood have been willing to show such flexibility in order to make the Sunday such a strong day of racing, after four days at York.
"The Celebration Mile is always an excellent contest and will give us a great showpiece on that day. Another example of what can happen when racecourses work together with partners for the benefit of the sport and the terrestrial coverage."
Both Group race contests will revert to the Saturday where there is no fixture clash with the York Ebor Festival - highlighting the continued collaboration between both Goodwood and York Racecourses.
Commenting on the change, William Derby, Chief Executive and Clerk of the Course at York, said: “York and Goodwood have a long and deep relationship and continue to work together across a number of areas.
"This should make for a wonderful August Bank Holiday weekend of racing action and hopefully improve the sport on offer for race fans, connections and broadcasters.”
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