Ladbrokes Tip: The Goodwood odds are usually led by any class mares coming off a run in the Robert Sangster Stakes
The next edition of The Goodwood runs on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at Adelaide’s Morphettville Racecourse with stakes set at $1 million.
2026 The Goodwood Odds
The latest The Goodwood 2026 betting odds are available right here across the autumn so check back for the updated prices on your favourites to win this season’s The Goodwood in Adelaide.
The Goodwood Betting Tips
There is plenty of value to be found doing The Goodwood tips as upsets in Adelaide’s premier sprint race are not uncommon.
Fillies and mares have a strong recent record in the race winning all four editions from 2010 – 2013, so looking for the best out of the Robert Sangster Stakes two weeks earlier is a good The Goodwood betting tip.
The girls were on top again in 2023 dominating The Goodwood results with the filly Royal Merchant defeating the mares Another Award (2nd) and Zapateo (3rd).
In 2024 four-year-old mare Benedetta led an all-girl The Goodwood trifecta.
Wide barriers aren’t a hindrance as Flamberge saluted in 2015 from 16 of 17, so instead look for Group 1 performed horses at the 1200m distance.
The other top The Goodwood tip is to lay the favourite based on their poor recent record in the classic.
2026 The Goodwood Tips
The Ladbrokes’ insider The Goodwood 2026 betting tips and Morphettville race selections on the May classic will be detailed right here the week of the race so stay tuned for the top sprinters to back for a win in the Group 1.
First contested in 1881, The Goodwood is a Group 1 race held in May during the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival for sprinters. Contested at Morphettville Racecourse the event is contested over 1200m and offers a total of a lucrative $1 million in prize money.
Formerly a handicap event known as The Goodwood Handicap, the race is now run at set weights plus penalties.
It takes place after the Group 1 South Australian Derby (2400m) and the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) for fillies and mares, which is a traditional lead-up into The Goodwood for female sprinters. Recent winners of the Robert Sangster Stakes – The Goodwood double include Black Caviar (2012) and Platelet (2013).
There are four Group 3 support races on The Goodwood Day card with the running of the Group 3 SA Fillies Classic (2500m), Group 3 Proud Miss Stakes (1200m), Group 3 RA Lee Stakes (1600m) run in 2024 as The Cummings Stakes, and the Group 3 National Stakes (1200m) which currently runs as the David Coles AM Stakes.
The Goodwood Race Info
- Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026
- Track: Morphettville Racecourse
- Distance: 1200m
- Conditions: Set Weights + Penalties
- Status: Group 1
- Prize Money: $1,000,000
- First Run: 1881
2026 The Goodwood Results
The full The Goodwood 2026 results and finishing order will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
The Goodwood Betting
The Goodwood betting odds are usually led by the season’s top performing sprinters, especially in-form mares that ran well in the Robert Sangster Stakes last start.
Proven form in Adelaide is good, but not crucial with plenty of runners coming out of interstate runs like the TJ Smith Stakes in Sydney or Melbourne’s Newmarket Handicap that autumn.
Favourites in The Goodwood odds only have a fair recent record, so looking for value in markets is key.
The only favourites to salute since Keeper (2001) are Takeover Target (2009), superstar Black Caviar (2012) and Black Heart Bart (2016).
Recent years have seen roughies in The Goodwood betting salute including Royal Merchant ($18 in 2023), Lombardo ($18 in 2022), Savatoxl ($19 in 2021), Despatch ($21 in 2019) and Santa Ana Lane ($26 in 2018).
The Goodwood Field
The Goodwood race field is made up of classy local and interstate sprinters, many gearing up for similar features in Queensland during the following Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.
Horses trained outside of South Australia have a strong recent record in the race, and gallopers come off a variety of different lead-ups from right around Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide.
Fillies and mares traditionally come out of the Robert Sangster Stakes at the same track and distance a fortnight early, which produced three of the six The Goodwood winners from 2010 – 2016.
More recently, the 2021 Robert Sangster Stakes winning filly Instant Celebrity backed up to run second in The Goodwood results behind upset winner Savatoxl.
In 2023 Another Award and Zapateo ran second and third respectively in both the Robert Sangster Stakes and The Goodwood results.
In 2024 Climbing Star won the Robert Sangster before finishing third in The Goodwood behind that year’s Robert Sangster Stakes third place-getter Benedetta who turned the tables.
A key lead-up into The Goodwood field each year is the Group 3 DC McKay Stakes (1100m) held at the track a fortnight earlier and Savatoxl (2021) was the last horse to do the double.
In 2023 the filly Royal Merchant won The Goodwood on the back of a lead-up victory at the track in the Group 2 Tobin Bronze Stakes (1200m) against the fellow three-year-olds.
Nominations for The Goodwood are taken on a Tuesday about two weeks prior to the race, while the final The Goodwood field of acceptors is out the Tuesday of race week.
2026 The Goodwood Field
The official The Goodwood 2026 race field and barriers are set for release on the Tuesday of race week and will be published below showing the top sprinters engaged to face off in the lucrative autumn sprint showdown.
2026 The Goodwood Nominations
The Goodwood 2026 nominations close on Thursday the 30th of April 2026 and will be listed right here.
The Goodwood Form Guide
The Goodwood race form guide revels to punters all the relevant information they need to place a successful bet on the race like the barriers, jockeys, trainers and lead-up form of all the runners in the field.
Interstate raiders have a strong record in the race, so looking at in-form horses from stables outside of Adelaide on The Goodwood form can be a good idea.
The Goodwood 2024 form was franked the following year by Benedetta who returned in the autumn of 2025 to run placings in Melbourne’s Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning (3rd) and Group 1 William Reid Stakes (2nd). Stretan Angel meanwhile was runner-up in the 2024 The Goodwood, second in the 2025 Black Caviar Lightning and third in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap in 2025 to further frank the form out of Adelaide.
Giga Kick, who ran third in the 2025 The Goodwood, franked that form in the spring with a brilliant victory in Flemington’s Group 1 Champions Sprint.
The Goodwood Form Facts
- Plenty of roughies have scored recent upsets in The Goodwood results so look for value in the markets.
- The Robert Sangster Stakes has produced a number of recent female sprinters to win or place in The Goodwood.
- Interstate visitors have a strong record winning The Goodwood.
2026 The Goodwood Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive The Goodwood 2026 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Past The Goodwood Race Results
Upset The Goodwood race results are common in the past 10 years or so with 12 double-figure winners from 2006 – 2025.
The longest priced upsets in recent times include Royal Merchant ($18 in 2023), Lombardo ($18 in 2022), Savatoxl ($19 in 2021), Despatch ($21 in 2019), Santa Ana Lane ($26 in 2018), Flamberge ($21 in 2015), Smokin’ Joey ($41 in 2014), and Lone Rock ($31 in 2011).
There have been two dual The Goodwood winners throughout history with Musket Belle (1911,1912); and Mostyn (1894, 1895).
Spectrum (1998) holds the current The Goodwood race record winning in a time of 1 minute 8:33 seconds.
Aurie’s Star is the heaviest-weighted The Goodwood winner in history carrying 10 stone (63.5 kg) to victory in 1940.
Benedetta (2024) was the last The Goodwood winning mare.
Reserve Bank (2025) was the last three-year-old The Goodwood winner.
The most notable The Goodwood winners in the past 20 years include Black Heart Bart (2016), Black Caviar (2012), Takeover Target (2009), and Keeper (2001).
Recent The Goodwood Winners
Recent The Goodwood winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Third | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Reserve Bank | Sir Sway | Giga Kick | 1:09.72 |
| 2024 | Benedetta | Stretan Angel | Climbing Star | 1:10.57 |
| 2023 | Royal Merchant | Another Award | Zapateo | 1:11.1 |
| 2022 | Lombardo | Halvorsen | The Astrologist | 1:09.2 |
| 2021 | Savatoxl | Instant Celebrity | Gytrash | 1:10.1 |
| 2020 | Trekking | Gytrash | Lyre | 1:10.3 |
| 2019 | Despatch | Behemoth | Spright | 1:09.3 |
| 2018 | Santa Ana Lane | Missrock | I’ll Have A Bit | 1:09.8 |
| 2017 | Vega Magic | Missrock | Casino Wizard | 1:09.3 |
| 2016 | Black Heart Bart | Under The Louvre | Supido | 1:10.0 |
| 2015 | Flamberge | Lord Of The Sky | Under The Louvre | 1:09.3 |
| 2014 | Smokin’ Joey | Platelet | Riziz | 1:11.6 |
| 2013 | Platelet | Conservatorium | Altar | 1:09.6 |
| 2012 | Black Caviar | We’re Gonna Rock | Stirling Grove | 1:10.3 |
| 2011 | Lone Rock | Crystal Lily | Pinwheel | 1:09.0 |
| 2010 | Velocitea | Catapulted | Very Discreet | 1:09.0 |
| 2009 | Takeover Target | I Am Invincible | Commanding Hope | 1:10.7 |
| 2008 | Shadoways | Cargo Cult | Diplomatic Force | 1:09.3 |
| 2007 | Let Go Thommo | Tesbury Jack | Royal Ida | 1:09.3 |
| 2006 | Perfectly Ready | Sassbee | Squillani | 1:10.7 |
| 2005 | Glamour Puss | Solar Antiquity | Shablec | 1:09.1 |
| 2004 | Super Elegant | Recurring | Danabaa | 1:09.2 |
| 2003 | Bomber Bill | Squillani | Debrief | 1:09.4 |
| 2002 | Zip Zip Aray | Libidinious | The Big Chill | 1:11.1 |
| 2001 | Keeper | Sudurka | Ateaters | 1:10.4 |
| 2000 | Marstic | Czar Hero | Strident | 1:13.9 |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 The Goodwood?
The 2025 The Goodwood was won by three-year-old Capitalist colt Reserve Bank at $5.50 for trainers Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr with jockey Jamie Melham aboard on 54.5kg from barrier 9 to win by 1.36 lengths in a time of 1:09.72.
When is The Goodwood 2026?
Saturday, May 9, 2026What is the prize money for The Goodwood 2026?
$1,000,000
Where is The Goodwood 2026?
Morphettville Racecourse, 79 Morphett Road. Morphettville SA 5043
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Which horse will win The Goodwood 2026?
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