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Godolphin Stables
IndustryHorse racing
FounderFrederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby
Headquarters
Newmarket
,
United Kingdom
Key people
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (owner)
Saeed bin Suroor (trainer)
Charlie Appleby (trainer)

Godolphin Stables, also known as Stanley House Stables, is a thoroughbred racehorse ownership, training and breeding operation in Newmarket, Suffolk, which has produced many notable horses. It is one of the most famous racing establishments in the world and is currently owned and operated by Godolphin Racing, the UK's largest flat racing operation.[1][2]

History and ownership

The stables were built by Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby (also the namesake of the Stanley Cup in North American ice hockey), in 1903 and originally named Stanley House stables after Lord Derby's nearby house.[3] In 1933, Walter Earl took over the yard and won the 1942 Derby with Watling Street. In 1976, the stables were sold to Gavin Pritchard Gordon, before being acquired by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for his Godolphin Racing operation in April 1988, thereby being renamed Godolphin Stables under head trainer John Gosden.[4][5][6] The name refers to the well known horse Godolphin Arabian, one of the first Arabian horses brought to Britain.

The stables were involved in a 2013 investigation by the British Horseracing Authority into the conduct of trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni.[7] The stables now serve as a base for Godolphin's British operations, led by trainer Saeed Bin Suroor.

Facilities

The yard can hold 115 horses, and has a number of leading facilities including private grass and all weather gallops, a swimming pool, Seawalker and Equine spas.[8]

Group 1 winners

Mastery
Fantastic Light

Horses trained at the stables that have won Group 1 races include:

References

  1. ^ "Stanley House stables to close down in February". The Times. No. 59603. London. 16 January 1976. p. 13.
  2. ^ Riach, James (29 September 2013). "Sheikh Mohammed launches inquiry after police seize drugs from Dubai jet". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Classic winner helped racing empire". Newmarket Journal. Newmarket. 6 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Newmarket stable sold to Sheikh Mohammed". The Times. No. 63053. London. 12 April 1988. p. 43.
  5. ^ Seely, Michael (25 March 1989). "The sheikh's secret weapon". The Times. No. 63351. London. p. 48.
  6. ^ "Stanley House Racing Stables, Newmarket". museumofthehorse.org. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  7. ^ "BHA move investigation to the Stanley House Stables of trainer Bin Suroor". The National. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Godolphin Stables, Newmarket". Godolphin. Retrieved 27 December 2023.


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