Goodwood racecourse has made changes to its 2025 schedule that will see two of the highlight Group races move from the traditional Saturday slot to Sunday of the August Bank Holiday fixture at the Sussex track [22 to 24 August].
The Group 3 Prestige Stakes and Group 2 Celebration Mile are two of Goodwood's pinnacle contests outside of the Qatar Goodwood Festival. Both headline races will be staged on Sunday of the August Bank Holiday fixture for the first time, in a bid 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. Goodwood is also hoping the change can assist with enhancing the overall offering of Sunday flat racing across the summer with the addition of a quality dual Group race card.
Commenting on the change, William Derby, Chief Executive and Clerk of the Course at York Racecourse, said, “York and Goodwood have a long and deep relationship and continue to work together across a number of areas. The move of the Group 2 Celebration Mile and the Prestige Stakes to the televised card on Sunday 24 August, 24 hours after the finale of the Ebor Festival on the Saturday continues to demonstrate a collaborative and partnership approach between Goodwood and York. 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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