Overview
- ⏱️2 daysApproximate duration
- 🏟️Medium sizedVenue capacity is 30,000
Season Opener is a thrilling flat racing meeting for thoroughbred horses held at the beautiful Goodwood Racecourse near Chichester, UK.
The 2-day meeting is the perfect opportunity to catch some exciting racing action at the start of the flat racing season. Celebrate Goodwood’s first fixture of the season in a laid-back country-style atmosphere. In between some fantastic racing, enjoy fabulous entertainment, food, and drink.
Season Opener Tickets
Goodwood Racecourse is divided into several enclosures with varying dress code restrictions, access levels, and ticket price brackets. Racegoers purchase a ticket for a full day of racing with access to one of the following:
- Richmond Enclosure - (Members Only) features bars - including the Champagne Lawn and 1812 Bar - and restaurants, as well as private boxes offering great views of the Parade Ring and course. There is covered seating within the March Grandstand. Richmond Enclosure patrons also have access to the Gordon Enclosure
- Gordon Enclosure - the premier public enclosure offers views of the Parade Ring, standing viewing from within the March Grandstand, covered seating within the Sussex Stand, and the opportunity to watch the racing from near the Winning Post. There are plenty of bars, private boxes, the Sussex Bistro, and other restaurants
On the second day, the racecourse also offers tickets to the Lennox Enclosure, a relaxed enclosure popular with families owing to its children’s playground and picnic spots.
There is also a range of fantastic hospitality packages on offer.

