The 2025 Markel Magnolia Cup raised £834,170 for King's Trust International's Project Lehar, a record-breaking amount for the charity race, Goodwood Racecourse announced on Friday. Project Lehar operates in the Indian states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, with a focus on empowering adolescent girls through vocational training, skills development and promoting gender equality within their communities.
The Markel Magnolia Cup, for amateur female jockeys, takes place during Qatar Goodwood Festival presented by Visit Qatar. This year, the race was won by Markel International underwriter Sophie Forsyth and mount Woodcote Girl (Treacherous), trained by Ed de Giles, owned by The Woodham Walter Partnership and sponsored by Glen Manchester. With this year's total, the race has raised more than £3.5 million for charitable causes since its inception in 2011.
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