The Goodwood Handicap is a Group 1

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 horse race, run at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres at Morphettville Racecourse

Morphettville Racecourse

Morphettville Racecourse is the main horse racing track for South Australia. It is situated in the suburb of Morphettville in Adelaide, Australia, and is about 10km from the centre of the city....

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 in April. Before 2006 the race was held in May.

Race history

As from 2007 the race will revert to a set weights and penalties event after previously being a handicap race throughout its 121-year history and was renamed The Goodwood.

The winners

• 2011 - Lone Rock
• 2010 - Velocitea
• 2009 - Takeover Target
  Takeover Target
  Takeover Target is a much travelled Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who has won top sprinting races in each of the five major cities in Australia as well as the United Kingdom, Japan and Singapore....
  
  
• 2008 - Shadoways
• 2007 - Let Go Thommo
• 2006 - Perfectly Ready
• 2005 - Glamour Puss
• 2004 - Super Elegant
• 2003 - Bomber Bill
• 2002 - Zip Zip Aray
• 2001 - Keeper
• 2000 - Marstic
• 1999 - French Clock
• 1998 - Spectrum
• 1997 - Bellzevir
• 1996 - Sword
• 1995 - Centisle
• 1994 - Ambala
• 1993 - Jolly Old Mac
• 1992 - Euclase
• 1991 - Crush
• 1990 - Beau George
• 1989 - Boardwalk Angel
• 1988 - Cameronic
• 1987 - Daring Jon
• 1986 - Lord Galaxy
• 1985 - Mighty Avenger
• 1984 - Leica Planet
• 1983 - Bold Jet
• 1982 - Heavenly Time
• 1981 - Young Man
• 1980 - Marjoleo
• 1979 - Comaida Boy
• 1978 - Quiet Snort
• 1977 - Romantic Dream
• 1976 - Puncheon
• 1975 - Kenmark
• 1974 - Samist
• 1973 - Wise Virgin
• 1972 - Tango Miss
• 1971 - Romantic Son
• 1970 - Crown Lad
• 1969 - Grey John
• 1968 - Makadola
• 1967 - Picargo
• 1966 - High Income

• 1965 - Sunny Coronation
• 1964 - Kiltrice
• 1963 - Queen Dassie
• 1962 - Conrapt
• 1961 - Mikadis
• 1960 - Scenic Star
• 1959 - Bofresher
• 1958 - Sleep Tight
• 1957 - Hunter's Sight
• 1956 - Matrice
• 1955 - Copper Year
• 1954 - Gerante
• 1953 - First Scout
• 1952 - Jamboree
• 1951 - St. Comedy
• 1950 - Power's Hope
• 1949 - Cellarman
• 1948 - Denhoti
• 1947 - Galway Pipe
• 1946 - Royal Gem
  Royal Gem
  Royal Gem was a versatile Thoroughbred racehorse that won 23 races ranging from 5 furlongs to 12 furlongs...
  
  
• 1945 - Univari
• 1944 - Warworn
• 1943 - not held
• 1942 - not held
• 1941 - Unishak
• 1940 - Aurie's Star
• 1939 - Panka
• 1938 - Hegemonic
• 1937 - Night Gang
• 1936 - Agargil
• 1935 - Isosceles
• 1934 - Sister Florence
• 1933 - Opera Bag
• 1932 - Valaisanne
• 1931 - St. Bernadette
• 1930 - Doradus
• 1929 - Glenanton
• 1928 - Second Dale
• 1927 - Triangle
• 1926 - Ben Lomond
• 1925 - Bright Poppy
• 1924 - St. Roseate
• 1923 - Denacre
• 1922 - St. Speed

• 1921 - Peace Day
• 1920 - Mareca
• 1919 - Trillion
• 1918 - Pistolarie
• 1917 - Bourlang
• 1916 - Blague
• 1915 - Golden Wire
• 1914 - Kosai
• 1913 - Widgiewa
• 1912 - Musket Belle
• 1911 - Musket Belle
• 1910 - Lord Derby
• 1909 - True Scot
• 1908 - Lord Carlyon
• 1907 - The Amazon
• 1906 - Step - Out
• 1905 - First Fleece
• 1904 - Latch Key
• 1903 - Trochon
• 1902 - Footbolt
• 1901 - Finland
• 1900 - Ranfurly
• 1899 - Forest
• 1898 - Australian
• 1897 - Orient
• 1896 - Tinstream
• 1895 - Mostyn
• 1894 - Mostyn
• 1893 - Britisher
• 1892 - Fulham
• 1891 - The Despised
• 1890 - Goldstream
• 1889 - Chetwynd
• 1888 - not held
• 1887 - not held
• 1886 - not held
• 1885 - Lantern
• 1884 - Ironmaster
• 1883 - Colstoun
• 1882 - Result
• 1881 - D.O.D.