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  • On the next day, fully equipped, and with all that was necessary for our distinguished position, we set out for Newmarket Heath, even now the glory of the racing world, not forgetting Goodwood, which is more or less a private business and fashionable picnic.

    The Reminiscences Of Sir Henry Hawkins Brampton, Henry H 1904

  • Gordon also acquired home-builder Kylemore, which has constructed hundreds of homes surrounding the golf courses, and he expanded his golf empire with the construction of a course that's known as Goodwood, a spectacular and secluded layout in nearby Uxbridge that has never officially opened.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JEFF BROOKE 2011

  • There is no racing of any importance this week, there being only a small Meeting under Pic Nic Rules, at a place called Goodwood -- (I write of it in this contemptuous way, as I am not going myself) -- somewhere on the coast of the Solent -- to which I need not allude at any length; I will, therefore, only mention one race having been so successful lately, that I can afford to rest on my oars -- (rather an insecure position by the way, for anyone who can't swim!) and remain as usual

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, July 30, 1892 Various

  • All are attractive, and Hoffman's eye for design has resulted in some real delights, particularly among the elegant, affordable standard rooms such as Goodwood, with its dashing flowery headboard, and Singleton with its splashes of pink.

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • Seaside displays are also usually fairly standard, but at smaller places such as Goodwood, which involves displaying over a racetrack, there are limits, which means we have to modify the routine.

    HEADLINES 2009

  • In mid-July 1944, he took part in one of the largest tank battles ever fought, a battle between the British and Germans on the plains south-east of Caen codenamed "Goodwood".

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009

  • Seaside displays are also usually fairly standard, but at smaller places such as Goodwood, which involves displaying over a racetrack, there are limits, which means we have to modify the routine.

    HEADLINES 2009

  • The seven-year-old, who won the Goodwood Cup in July, stumbled as he began the work and rolled over his work rider, Graham Foster.

    Illustrious Blue still on track for Melbourne Cup despite fall Chris Cook 2010

  • "We're expanding our dealership network, entering new markets such as South America and expanding our production facility in Goodwood West Sussex, England to meet rising demand worldwide," Mr. Müller-Ötvös said.

    Rolls-Royce Posts Record Sales Christoph Rauwald 2012

  • But the rift was eventually healed and in 1962, just before the Goodwood crash that ended his career, he had reached an agreement to drive a works Ferrari – entered by his friend Rob Walker, and painted dark blue – in grands prix.

    A walk down memory lane reminds us of Ferrari's snub to Stirling Moss | Richard Williams 2011

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