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Goodwood|ˈgʊdwʊd|
A race-meeting held near Goodwood Park, Sussex; freq. attrib., as Goodwood cup, Goodwood races, Goodwood week.
1839W. H. Mason Goodwood 182 (heading) Goodwood races. Were established in 1802. 1840J. C. Whyte Hist. Brit. Turf II. xi. 498 (heading) The Goodwood cup.—Betting: Even on Harkaway, 2 to 1 against Deception. 1875Trollope Way we live Now I. xxxv. 219 Mr. Melmotte had bought Pickering Park... There were rumours that it was to be made ready for the Goodwood week. 1896J. Kent Rec. & Reminisc. Goodwood x. 96 Improvements have been made to meet the requirements of the most enjoyable race-meeting in England, until it has attained the greatest pre-eminence, and is justly known as ‘glorious Goodwood’. 1922E. Wallace Flying Fifty-Five x. 59 Where are you going to stay during the Goodwood week? 1951B. W. R. Curling Brit. Race⁓courses 84 The present Duke of Richmond is more actively interested in motor-racing than in horse-racing, but Goodwood week does not suffer on that account. 1956Radio Times 27 July 38/2 (heading) Goodwood. Ibid., The Goodwood Cup. For three-year-olds and upwards over two miles and five furlongs. |