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GOODWOOD RACECOURSE Chichester, England
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oodwood Racecourse is a horse racing track five miles north of Chichester, West Sussex, owned by the family of the Duke of Richmond, whose seat is nearby Goodwood House.
Synonymous with racing, the first public race meeting took place here in 1802, the year after the third Duke of Richmond first held a private race meeting for the officers of the Sussex Militia and members of the Goodwood hunt. Up until 1801, the officers held their annual races in nearby Petworth Park, courtesy of the Earl of Egremont, until their invitation was withdrawn. The Duke of Richmond came to the rescue, allowing the officers to race on the Harroway, a narrow ridge on top of the South Downs. The private meeting was so successful it was decided that a public race meeting would be held the following year, over three days. Horse racing was suspended during the First and Second World Wars, but Goodwood’s popularity grew again during the second half of the 20th century. A record one-day
