Quickthorn took the Goodwood Cup by building up a huge lead under Tom Marquand that his rivals simply could not cut, while Frankie Dettori rode Kinross to the win in the Lennox Stakes. Six other races produced plenty of thrills and hard luck stories too.
Here is a full report on who won what on day one and see this page and the ones linked for some of the best pictures of the action by Getty’s Alan Crowhurst.
Stick with sussexworld.co.uk/sport for all the action over the remainder of the five-day festival, which runs until Saturday.
Stick with sussexworld.co.uk/sport for all the action over the remainder of the five-day festival, which runs until Saturday.