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

The Goodwood 2021 ran on  Saturday May 15, 2021 at Morphettville Racecourse and was won in an upset by Savatoxl ($19). 

2021 The Goodwood
Date:	Saturday May 15, 2021
Track:	Morphettville Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Conditions:	Open – Set Weights + Penalties
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$500,000
Inaugurated:	1881

2021 The Goodwood Results

• 1st: #6 Savatoxl
• 2nd: #9 Instant Celebrity
• 3rd: #2 Gytrash

The Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained DC McKay Stakes winner Savatoxl ($19) ran out of his skin to score a big two length upset in The Goodwood 2021 results beating home the Robert Sangster Stakes winning filly Instant Celebrity ($5.50) with Gytrash ($2.70F) running third as the beaten favourite.

Click here to read more on the big upset win by The Goodwood 2021 champion Savatoxl.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	6	SAVATOXL	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Barend Vorster		2	56kg		$19
	2	9	INSTANT CELEBRITY	Phillip Stokes	Ms Jamie Kah	2L	11	55kg		$5.50
	3	2	GYTRASH	Gordon Richards	Jason Collett	2.4L	4	58.5kg		$2.70F
	4	4	DIRTY WORK	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jye McNeil	3.7L	1	57kg		$16
	5	10	PROPHET’S THUMB	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Damian Lane	4L	7	55kg		$21
	6	5	VIRIDINE	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	4.3L	9	56kg		$31
	7	1	BEHEMOTH	David Jolly	Craig Williams	4.6L	6	59kg		$4.60
	8	3	KEMALPASA	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	Jake Toeroek	5.8L	5	57.5kg		$12
	9	7	PRETTY BRAZEN	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie	6.8L	3	55.5kg		$41
	10	8	BEAU ROSSA	Will Clarken	Todd Pannell	9.7L	8	55.5kg		$16
	11	11	DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Jason Holder	10L	10	54.5kg		$61

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 The Goodwood Betting Odds

The autumn’s latest The Goodwood 2021 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below.

2021 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). Brisbane winter racing could also be on the agenda for sprinters in The Goodwood field.

The official The Goodwood 2021 field and barriers are set for release on the Tuesday of race week and will be announced below.

The 2021 The Goodwood final field is now out with 11 sprinters in the mix led by the locally-trained heroes Behemoth and Gytrash both racing first-up from barriers six and four respectively.

Click here to read more on the key sprinters in The Goodwood 2021 field and betting market.

2021 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 2021 The Goodwood nominations attracted 24 star sprinters including the likes of last year’s runner-up Gytrash who won the $1 million Winners Stakes in Sydney last October and the star local David Jolly-trained Behemoth who ran third in this year’s $5 million The All-Star Mile in Melbourne.

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).

The Goodwood Recent Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
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