Goodwood Races
Preserved but no longer current.
So called from the park in which they are held. They begin the last Tuesday of July, and last four days, the chief being Thursday, called the "Cup Day." These races are held in a private park, the property of the Duke of Richmond. The racecourse is one of the oddest shaped in the world, with a curious loop at the end of the 5-furlong gallop. The course of the Goodwood Cup is 2 miles 5 furlongs.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Goodwood Races” mean?
So called from the park in which they are held. They begin the last Tuesday of July, and last four days, the chief being Thursday, called the "Cup Day." These races are held in a private park, the property of the Duke of Richmond. The racecourse is one of the oddest shaped in the world, with a curious loop at the end of the 5-furlong gallop. The course of the Goodwood Cup is 2 miles 5 furlongs.
Is “Goodwood Races” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.