Plans to celebrate the 200th anniversary of a racecourse have been unveiled.

The Duke of Richmond has even placed an order for a special cake which will be served at Glorious Goodwood this summer.

He also announced record prize money for the new season at his family-run course high on the South Downs, near Chichester.

It was an ancestor of the Duke who staged the first formal race meeting in 1802, a year after allowing his estate to be used as a track by officers from the Sussex Militia. Within a few years Goodwood was attracting royal patronage.

Celebrations to mark the bicentenary of the course will include the launch of a new book and video, together with the return after a six-year break of a glitzy £175-a-ticket charity ball at Goodwood House this summer.

The racecourse will be marking the Queen's Golden Jubilee at its June 7 meeting, with Buckingham Palace approving the naming of the £15,000 feature race as Her Majesty the Queen's Golden Jubilee Stakes.

The Duke is also launching a new club for youngsters aged ten to 16.

They will receive admission badges, a newsletter and have the chance of attending social events.

An exhibition charting the history of the track will be staged at Goodwood House from August 4 to 29.

The Duke is hoping to crown the anniversary season by winning awards for a £5 million paddock, weighing room and restaurant complex, opened in 2001.