The Goodwood

The Goodwood is a Group 1 race held every year at Morphettville in Adelaide during the Autumn Racing Carnival as a follow-up from the Robert Sangster Stakes.

2023 The Goodwood Results

  • 1st: #16 Royal Merchant
  • 2nd: #17 Another Award
  • 3rd: #7 Zapateo



The Goodwood is a Group 1 race held at Morphettville Racecourse in Adelaide as part of the South Australia Jockey Club’s premier racing carnival. Taking place in May of each year, The Goodwood is a 1200m sprint run under set weights plus penalties and is currently worth just over $500,000 in total prize money, making it one of the more lucrative South Australian races.

For 2020 The Goodwood prize money was reduced to $400,000 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the leading sprint race at the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival, the event always attracts a highly competitive field of quality gallopers. Entries may come via a number of earlier races including the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) for fillies & mares at the same track and distance a fortnight earlier.

In 2021 the Robert Sangster Stakes winning filly ran second in The Goodwood behind shock winner Savatoxl. The Robert Sangster Stakes form from 2023 was franked in The Goodwood with Another Award running second in both Group 1s and Zapateo placing third in both races.

The latest horses to complete the Robert Sangster Stakes – The Goodwood double were Black Caviar (2012) and Platelet (2013).

The Goodwood 2023 ran on  Saturday May 20, 2023 at Morphettville Racecourse and was won in fighting fashion by the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained filly Royal Merchant ($18). 

2023 The Goodwood
Date: Saturday May 20, 2023
Track: Morphettville Racecourse
Distance: 1200m
Conditions: Open – Set Weights + Penalties
Status: Group 1
Prize Money: $502,250
Inaugurated: 1881

2023 The Goodwood Results

  • 1st: #16 Royal Merchant ($18)
  • 2nd: #17 Another Award
  • 3rd: #7 Zapateo

It was an all-female 2023 The Goodwood trifecta this autumn with the tough Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Group 2 Tobin Bronze Stakes winning filly Royal Merchant ($18) fighting back to score an upset victory over Another Award (2nd) and Zapateo (3rd) who both came off the same placings in the Group 1 Robert Sangster last stat.

Click here to read more on the tenacious victory by the three-year-old Royal Merchant in The Goodwood 2023 results.

2023 The Goodwood Results & Finishing Order

Colour Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 16 ROYAL MERCHANT Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Michael Dee 14 52.5kg $18
2 17 ANOTHER AWARD Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas Jason Holder 0.4L 3 52.5kg (cd 53kg) $6
3 7 ZAPATEO James Cummings Damien Oliver 1.2L 16 55kg $3.50F
4 9 LOFTY STRIKE Julius Sandhu Jamie Mott 1.7L 9 54.5kg $4
5 8 SERADESS Mark & Levi Kavanagh Todd Pannell 1.9L 13 55kg $20
6 1 FRONT PAGE Geoff Duryea Billy Egan 2.4L 8 58.5kg $16
7 4 KALLOS James Cummings Ben Melham 2.9L 4 57kg $12
8 2 KEMENTARI James Cummings Jake Toeroek 3.6L 6 57kg $31
9 12 FRANKIE PINOT Tony & Calvin McEvoy Ms Madison Lloyd (a) 3.6L 12 54.5kg $26
10 11 GENERAL BEAU Mathew Ellerton Lachlan Neindorf (a) 3.8L 10 54.5kg $101
11 13 NOT AN OPTION Michael Moroney Patrick Moloney 4.6L 1 54.5kg $61
12 5 CURRAN Lyn Tolson & Leonie Proctor Craig Newitt 4.7L 7 57kg $71
13 10 ZOUTORI Mathew Ellerton Craig Williams 5.8L 2 54.5kg $21
14 15 MNEMENTH Mitchell Beer Jordan Mallyon 7L 15 54.5kg $51
15 3 SAVATOXL Will Savage Ms Caitlin Jones 7.5L 5 57kg $26
16 6 FREE OF DEBT Chris Bieg Justin Potter 7.7L 11 56kg $151
14 LARIMER STREET David Jolly Ms Kayla Crowther 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 The Goodwood Betting Odds

The autumn’s latest The Goodwood 2023 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below.

There was a notable upset in 2022 with Lombardo winning at The Goodwood odds of $18 and again in 2023 with the filly Royal Merchant also saluting at $18 in The Goodwood betting.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 THE GOODWOOD ODDS (Final Field)

2023 The Goodwood Form

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 THE GOODWOOD FORM GUIDE

2023 The Goodwood Tips

Stay tuned for our insider The Goodwood 2023 Tips on the Adelaide sprint feature this May.

  • To Win: #17 Another Award ($13 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Going for value in this year’s The Goodwood field and have the mare Another Award on top at a nice double-figure price. The in-form and improving five-year-old daughter of Shamus Award represents ace local trainers Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas and comes off a key lead-up. She has a lovely strike-rate at the track and distance (8:4-1-0). Last start she was under a length away second in the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) here at 50/1. Right track, right trip and drops from 56.5kg that run to just 52.5kg. Gets the run of the race from barrier three after jumping wide last time out and will be flying with that weight. Upset hope.

2023 The Goodwood Field

The Goodwood race field attracts a smart line-up of sprinters, many coming out of lead-up sprint races held in Melbourne or Sydney during the autumn. Alternatively fillies and mares may have a lead-up into The Goodwood at the track and distance two weeks prior in the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m). In 2023 the same two mares, Another Award and Zapateo, ran second and third respectively in both the Robert Sangster and The Goodwood results.

Brisbane winter racing could also be on the agenda for sprinters in The Goodwood field.

The official The Goodwood 2023 field and barriers are set for release on the Tuesday of race week and will be announced below.

The 2023 The Goodwood final field features a quality line-up of sprinters led in betting by dual Group 1 second placed Snitzel colt Lofty Strike and Godolphin’s in-form Brazen Beau mare Zapateo coming off a third in the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes at the track.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2023 The Goodwood field and betting markets.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 104x10x882 FRONT PAGE Geoff Duryea Billy Egan 9 58.5kg 100
2 03x54737x0 KEMENTARI James Cummings Jake Toeroek 7 57kg 109
3 x0289x0x11 SAVATOXL Will Savage Ms Caitlin Jones 6 57kg 107
4 301279×111 KALLOS James Cummings Ben Melham 4 57kg 104
5 043778×517 CURRAN Lyn Tolson & Leonie Proctor Craig Newitt 8 57kg 96
6 9x109x80x6 FREE OF DEBT Chris Bieg Justin Potter 12 56kg 95
7 16144×0113 ZAPATEO James Cummings Damien Oliver 17 55kg 110
8 311x70x245 SERADESS Mark & Levi Kavanagh Todd Pannell 14 55kg 98
9 1x347x1228 LOFTY STRIKE Julius Sandhu Jamie Mott 10 54.5kg 110
10 x0865x05x5 ZOUTORI Mathew Ellerton Craig Williams 2 54.5kg 107
11 3420x49x53 GENERAL BEAU Mathew Ellerton Lachlan Neindorf (a) 11 54.5kg 98
12 1455x0x522 FRANKIE PINOT Tony & Calvin McEvoy Ms Madison Lloyd (a) 13 54.5kg 98
13 784×746153 NOT AN OPTION Michael Moroney Patrick Moloney 1 54.5kg 97
14 626x311x82 LARIMER STREET David Jolly Ms Kayla Crowther 5 54.5kg 93
15 1321x01x71 MNEMENTH Mitchell Beer Jordan Mallyon 16 54.5kg 91
16 1125442321 ROYAL MERCHANT Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Michael Dee 15 52.5kg 94
17 4057×31432 ANOTHER AWARD Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas Jason Holder 3 52.5kg 98

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 The Goodwood Nominations

The Goodwood nominations are taken in early May about a fortnight out from the race and the full list of early entries will be available below.

The 2023 The Goodwood nominations close on Tuesday the 9th of May, 2023. 

The Goodwood History

D.O.D. was the inaugural Goodwood winner in 1881 when it was a principal race run over six furlongs. From 1886 to 1888 the race was not held but resumed the next year in 1889 under the same status and distance. In 1942 and 1943 the race did not take place again. The length was converted to 1200m in 1973 and the race’s status was lifted to Group 1 in 1980. Up until 2007 the race was run as a handicap event known as the Goodwood Handicap.

Notable recent The Goodwood winners include Trekking (2020), Black Heart Bart (2016) and super mare Black Caviar (2012).

In 2023 Royal Merchant became the first The Goodwood winning filly since Lone Rock (2011).

The Goodwood Recent Winners

Year Place Horse Time
2023
The Goodwood
1st Royal Merchant 1 minute 11.19 seconds
2nd Another Award
3rd Zapateo
2022
The Goodwood
1st Lombardo 1 minute 9.22 seconds
2nd Halvorsen
3rd The Astrologist
2021
The Goodwood
1st Savatoxl 1 minute 10.19 seconds
2nd Instant Celebrity
3rd Gytrash
2020
The Goodwood
1st Trekking 1 minute 10.38 seconds
2nd Gytrash
3rd Lyre
2019
The Goodwood
1st Despatch 1 minute 9.30 seconds
2nd Behemoth
3rd Spright
2018
The Goodwood
1st Santa Ana Lane 1 minute 09.80 seconds
2nd Missrock
3rd I’ll Have A Bit
2017
The Goodwood
1st Vega Magic 1 minute 09.34 seconds
2nd Missrock
3rd Casino Wizard
2016
The Goodwood
1st Black Heart Bart 1 minute 10.0 seconds
2nd Under The Louvre
3rd Supido
2015
The Goodwood
1st Flamberge 1 minute 9.3 seconds
2nd Lord Of The Sky
3rd Under The Louvre
2014
The Goodwood
1st Smokin’ Joey 1 minute 11.6 seconds
2nd Platelet
3rd Riziz
2013
The Goodwood
1st Platelet 1 minute 9.7 seconds
2nd Conservatorium
3rd Altar
2012
The Goodwood
1st Black Caviar 1 minute 10.3 seconds
2nd We’re Gonna Rock
3rd Stirling Grove
2011
The Goodwood
1st Lone Rock 1 minute 09.0 seconds
2nd Crystal Lily
3rd Pinwheel
2010
The Goodwood
1st Velocitea 1 minute 09.01 seconds
2nd Catapulted
3rd Very Discreet
2009
The Goodwood
1st Takeover Target 1 minute 10.7 seconds
2nd I Am Invincible
3rd Commanding Hope
2008
The Goodwood
1st Shadoways 1 minute 9.3 seconds
2nd Cargo Cult
3rd Diplomatic Force
2007
The Goodwood
1st Let Go Thommo 1 minute 9.3 seconds
2nd Tesbury Jack
3rd Royal Ida
2006
The Goodwood
1st Perfectly Ready 1 minute 10.7 seconds
2nd Sassbee
3rd Squillani
2005
The Goodwood
1st Glamour Puss 1 minute 9.1 seconds
2nd Solar Antiquity
3rd Shablec
2004
The Goodwood
1st Super Elegant 1 minute 9.2 seconds
2nd Recurring
3rd Danabaa
2003
The Goodwood
1st Bomber Bill 1 minute 9.4 seconds
2nd Squillani
3rd Debrief
2002
The Goodwood
1st Zip Zip Away 1 minute 11.1 seconds
2nd Libidinious
3rd The Big Chill
2001
The Goodwood
1st Keeper 1 minute 10.4 seconds
2nd Sudurka
3rd Ateaters
2000
The Goodwood
1st Marstic 1 minute 13.9 seconds
2nd Czar Hero
3rd Strident

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