The Goodwood

The Goodwood is one of the showpiece events of Adelaide’s Autumn Carnival and the undisputed sprinting title that all the trainers want throughout the carnival.

A decision was made more than a decade ago by South Australian Racing officials to change the race from the traditional handicap to a set weights and penalties event, in an effort to bring some of Australia’s better sprinters to Morphettville to compete in the SAJC Goodwood.

The move paid immediate dividends in 2009 after superstar sprinter Takeover Target made the move to Morphettville, while Black Caviar was sent over to decimate her rivals just two years later.

2023 The Goodwood betting odds

Markets for The Goodwood 2023 are currently unavailable. Horsebetting.com.au will update this page when they are released.

Best The Goodwood bookmakers

The Goodwood is a Group 1 race in one of the key sprint fixtures on the Australian calendar, which means any bookmaker that takes themselves seriously open markets on the Goodwood nice and early.

Ladbrokes and Sportsbet usually open Goodwood all-in markets a couple of weeks in advance of the race, and other bookmakers we trust typically follow suit not long after.

Tote prices and other Fixed Odds markets tend to open when the race is two to three days away.

The bookies we trust the most are listed below and we recommend anyone interested in investing on the Goodwood to visit any of these sites:

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Latest The Goodwood News

Lombardo wins The Goodwood

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Betting on The Goodwood

The SAJC Goodwood is one of the toughest Group 1 races to be confident in heading into the race. Since 2011 nine of the ten winners have won a different lead up race leading into The Goodwood making hard to tie in formlines.

In the previous eight years only geldings have won the race, with Platelet being the last mare to win The Goodwood in 2013.

Since 1980, six three-year-olds have taken out The Goodwood; Daring Jon (1987), Boardwalk Angel (1989), Keeper (2001), Zip Zip Aray (2002), Perfectly Ready (2006) & Lone Rock (2011).

Since 2011, seven of the ten winners have saluted at double figure odds. Black Caviar was a redhot favourite in 2012 saluting at $1.10, whilst the last four winners have been at odds of over $10. The average winning price for The Goodwood over the last ten years is $16.70.

2023 The Goodwood Final Field

The field for The Goodwood 2023 is expected to be announced on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

Previous The Goodwood Final Fields

Plenty of superstar sprinters of the racing scene have competed in The Goodwood, check out some of the previous final fields.

• 2022 The Goodwood field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Behemoth	David Jolly	Kayla Crowther	8	59kg
  2		Savatoxl	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Barend Vorster	7	58.5kg
  3		September Run	Chris Waller	Craig Williams	18	57kg
  4		The Inferno	Cliff Brown	Mark Zahra	3	57kg
  5		Beau Rossa	Will Clarken	Ben Price	21	57kg
  6		In The Boat	Lindsey Smith	Blaike McDougall	20	57kg
  7		Instant Celebrity	Phillip Stokes	Jake Toeroek	17	56.5kg
  8		The Astrologist	Leon & Troy Corstens	Fred Kersley	6	56kg
  9		Halvorsen	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	Andrew Mallyon	2	56kg
  10		Free Of Debt	Chris Bieg	Dom Tourneur	4	56kg
  11		Regardsmaree	Nick Ryan	Billy Egan	1	56kg
  12		Ironclad	Will Clarken	Will Price	16	55.5kg
  13		Lombardo	Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr	Zac Spain	19	55.5kg
  14		Outlaws Revenge	Ryan Balfour	Jason Holder	9	55.5kg
  15		Bella Nipotina	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	15	55kg
  16		Aysar	Ben & JD Hayes	Michael Dee	16	54.5kg
  17		Not An Option	Mike Moroney	Patrick Moloney	5	54.5kg
  18		Frankie Pinot	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Dean Holland	10	54.5kg
  19		Extreme Warrior	Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr	Jamie Kah	13	53.5kg
  20		General Beau	Mathew Ellerton	Daniel Moor	14	52.5kg
  21		Manhatten Times	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	Jessica Eaton	11	52kg

• 2021 The Goodwood field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Behemoth	David Jolly	Craig Williams	6	59kg
  2		Gytrash	Gordon Richards	Jason Collett	4	58.5kg
  3		Kemalpasa	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	Jake Toeroek	5	57.5kg
  4		Dirty Work	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jye McNeil	1	57kg
  5		Virdine	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	9	56kg
  6		Savatoxl	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Barend Vorster	2	56kg
  7		Pretty Brazen	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie	3	55.5kg
  8		Beau Rossa	Will Clarken	Todd Pannell	8	55.5kg
  9		Instant Celebrity	Phillip Stokes	Jamie Kah	11	55kg
  10		Prophet’s Thumb	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Damian Lane	7	55kg
  11		Dollar For Dollar	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Jason Holder	10	54.5kg

• 2020 The Goodwood field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Santa Ana Lane	Anthony Freedman	Damien Thornton	10	59kg
  2		Trekking	James Cummings	John Allen	6	58.5kg
  3		Gytrash	Gordon Richards	Jason Holder	12	58.5kg
  4		Sunlight	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Barend Vorster	3	57kg
  5		Zoutori	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Lachlan Neindorf	11	57kg
  6		Jungle Edge	Mick Bell	Georgina Cartwright	13	56kg
  7		The Inevitable	Patrick Payne	Dean Holland	15	56kg
  8		Order Of Command	Danny O’Brien	Ethan Brown	2	55.5kg
  9		Behemoth	David Jolly	Todd Pannell	7	54.5kg
  10		Bold Star	Gordon Richards	Kayla Crowther	4	54.5kg
  11		Lyre	Anthony Freedman	Zac Spain	8	54kg
  12		Xilong	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Paul Gatt	1	53.5kg
  13		Free Of Debt	Chris Bieg	Dylan Caboche	14	53kg
  14		Amberdi	Sue Jaensch	Emily Finnegan	9	52.5kg
  15		Li’l Kontra	Ryan Balfour	Karl Zechner	5	52kg

2021 The Goodwood result

Recent SAJC Goodwood winners:

• 2022: Lombardo runs rivals ragged
  Despite starting favourite in a Manikato Stakes during the spring, the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained Lombardo had hardly set the world on fire throughout his autumn campaign. However, that all change in The Goodwood, with Zac Spain piloting Lombardo to Group 1 glory. Having drawn out wide in barrier 18, Spain was quick to take up the running and had many of his rivals chasing as they entered the home straight. Having kicked clear with 200m to go, Lombardo already had a winning break going on to beat Halvorsen by 1.5 lengths and handing Zac Spain his second Group 1 win as a jockey.
• 2021: Savatoxl shows you don't have to be the pick of the litter to win a group one
  When Will Savage bought the $8000 yearling in Alice Springs, never would you think it would be competing against some of the best sprinters in Australia in the Group One SAJC Goodwood. However 2021 comes after the five-year-old gelding has run most his wins on sand and is currently sitting at $19 to win his first Group One. Barend Vorster took the inside rail on Savatoxl and he ran clear to win by two lengths over group one winners Instant Celebrity and Gytrash.
• 2020: Trekking Gets Up On The Line
  It was an enthralling finish to the 2020 SAJC Goodwood when Gytrash reeled in tearaway leader Xilong at the 300m mark. However, Trekking who had been three back the fence and in the need of a bit of luck saw clear air at the 200m and charged down the middle of the track to nab the Group 1 superstar Gytrash on the winning post. The win for jocky John Allen was even sweeter as he had to undergo two weeks of quarantine prior to the Adelaide carnival due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Trekking’s win in The Goodwood was his second Group 1 success following a win in the Stradbroke Handicap almost 12 months earlier.
• 2019: Despatch causes boilover for McEvoy
  The 2019 edition of the Goodwood was won by $21 roughie Despatch, which was ridden by Todd Pannell and trained by Tony McEvoy. Despatch managed to hold off a fast-finishing Behemoth and pre-race favourite Spright, who also finished strongly.
• 2018: Santa Ana Lane squeezes through to score
  It seems unfathomable given Santa Ana Lane’s record in Group 1 races, but the champion sprinter was a huge outsider coming into the 2018 Goodwood. As the race panned out too he looked like an also-run, cornering towards the back of the field as the leaders entered the straight. In a piece of masterful riding however by Ben Melham, the gelding pierced his way through a wall of horses and hit the front in the final 50m to deliver a powerful win.
• 2017: Vega Magic stamps his authority from the front
  Vega Magic came into the 2017 Goodwood as the second favourite just behind the previous year’s winner Black Hart Bart, and the front runner seemed to have it all his own way coming to the turn. Missrock loomed up on his outside and looked to have the race won upon straightening but the Lindsay Park sprinter fought back like the champ he is and secured his first Group 1 victory.
• 2016: Black Heart Bart peaks in the Goodwood
  Black Heart Bart had a spectacular run of form leading into the Goodwood and was the justified $2.80 favourite. The West Australian native had a fantastic run in transit and delivered a withering burst of speed to put away its rivals.
• 2015: Moody prepares long-shot Flamberge for an upset win
  Peter Moody trained Flamberge was not expected to be a factor in the 2015 incarnation after poor last start finish, but connections would have been buoyed after a good jump put the gelding just off the speed. The multiple time group winner powered to the front at the 100m mark and saluted to return a massive $21.
• 2014: Smokin' Joey creates Goodwood history
  After spending most of the trip wide in the running, old favourite Smokin’ Joey was expected to wilt given it went in as a $41 chance. The gelding found an extra gear in the straight however and powerfully put away its rivals to be the longest priced winner in the last 20 years.
  
• 2013: Platelet completes Sangster/Goodwood double
  After taking out the Robert Sangster Stakes two weeks prior, Platelet went in at similar odds to back up that hard fought win. The then filly looked like it would peter out badly considering how far back it was but it stormed home late to record one of the most eye-catching wins in the race’s history.

The SAJC Goodwood past winners

The Goodwood Past Winners Pre 2000

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