Godolphin Racing

Godolphin Racing is the Maktoum family's private thoroughbred horseracing stable and was named in honour of the Godolphin Arabian, who came from the desert to become one of the three founding stallions of the modern thoroughbred.

UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the driving force behind Godolphin. He also owns the Darley Stud breeding operation. Godolphin's first runner and winner was Cutwater (GB) at Nad Al Sheba, Dubai on December 24, 1992 while Godolphin's international operation commenced in 1994. The stable has training facilities in both Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Newmarket, United Kingdom.

Horses are wintered in Dubai, then travel each April to Godolphin's UK-based Godolphin Stables, which is the former Stanley House Stables, built in 1903 by Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby or to the historic Moulton Paddocks which is also located in Newmarket.

Godolphin registered its 100th Group/Grade One win with Sulamani in the 2003 Arlington Million. Since then, the stable has won a further 83 Group/Grade One races around the globe.

Personnel

• The stable's retained jockey is Frankie Dettori while Emirati jockey Ahmed Ajtebi also rides for the stable.
• Godolphin's racing manager is Simon Crisford.
• Godolphin has three trainers: Saeed bin Suroor,Mahmood Al Zarooni and Andre Fabre.

Horses

Some of Godolphin's Hall Of Fame horses include:

• Almutawakel
• Balanchine (horse)|Balanchine
• Blue Bunting
• Campanologist
• Cape Verdi
• Daylami
• Discreet Cat
• Dubai Millennium
• Dubawi
• Electrocutionist
• Fantastic Light
• Gladiatorus
• Kayf Tara
• Kazzia
• Lammtarra
• Mark of Esteem
• Moon Ballad
• Music Note
• Mutafaweq
• Ramonti
• Refuse To Bend
• Rewilding
• Sakhee
• Shamardal
• Street Cry
• Swain

Facts & Figures

• Godolphin has won over 1,800 races worldwide and numerous awards since its inception in 1992.
• Godolphin's most successful years numerically are 2009 (202 winners), 2010 (200 winners) and 2001 (133 winners).
• Godolphin won an Eclipse Award for Champion Owner at the 39th annual Eclipse Awards ceremony held on Monday evening, January 18, 2010 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, USA. It was the first time that Godolphin won the award for top North American owner.
• Godolphin's Saeed bin Suroor has been crowned Champion Trainer in Great Britain on four occasions (1996, 1998, 1999 and 2004).
• Godolphin has been crowned Champion British Owner on seven occasions - 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006 & 2007.
• Over 200 different jockeys have ridden for Godolphin.
• The stable has had winners in 14 different countries (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Qatar, Singapore, Turkey, UAE, United Kingdom & USA).
• Godolphin horses have run at 128 racecourses worldwide. The stable gained further international success in September 2009 when the well-travelled Balius provided Godolphin with their first win in Turkey in the Group Two Anatolia Trophy at Veliefendi Race Course.

External links

• Godolphin website

References