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Plumpton, which is now known chiefly for its steeplechases, has had in its day at least two interesting inhabitants.
Highways & Byways in Sussex E.V. Lucas
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Local journalist Jason Hall, ghostwriting on the account with Holt on holiday, sent a message apparently intended for his partner saying: "I want your hot body tonight babe" which was transmitted to all of Plumpton's Twitter followers.
Talking horses: The best bets and latest news in our daily horse racing blog 2012
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Mr. Driver has also enrolled in the viticulture course at nearby Plumpton College, which he credits with fueling a local industry that has gone from virtually nonexistent in the 1950s to supporting more than 1,200 hectares under vine today, with 116 wineries producing, on average, two million bottles a year.
England's Sparkling Dream Will Lyons 2011
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"You could lunge a yearling in the bedroom, watch Plumpton on SIS in the bath, and then a race at Meydan from your balcony once you'd got dressed," reports trainer Ralph Beckett on his website.
Tattenham Corner 2011
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Grissell, the daughter of trainers Gardie and Diana, had a depressing afternoon at Plumpton on Monday when she had to pull up her horse Downe Payment in a handicap hurdle.
Tattenham Corner 2011
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Plumpton, a rural jumps track in East Sussex, owns all of its 16 racedays and is therefore unaffected by the British Horseracing Authority's stated intention to withdraw the 250 fixtures it controls.
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At Plumpton, that hole amounts to at least £120,000 according to Claire Sheppard, the chief executive.
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That task became much harder when Sheppard was told recently that, starting next year, she will no longer receive central funding towards prize money for the two Sunday fixtures at Plumpton, one of which is this weekend's popular ladies 'day.
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On Saturday night, the eve of the track's first fixture after its four-month summer break, Plumpton will turn itself into a drive-in cinema, showing Mamma Mia! on what is claimed to be Europe's biggest outdoor screen.
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Further damage was done when the BHA cut in half the money to be paid to Plumpton as an incentive to stage racing on midweek winter days that offer little commercial appeal.
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