Godolphin (racing)

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Godolphin (Arabic: جودولفين) is the private Thoroughbred horseracing stable of the House of Maktoum, the ruling house of Dubai. It is named in honour of the Godolphin Arabian, a 17th-century horse who came from the desert to become one of the three founding stallions of the modern Thoroughbred. Godolphin is buried at Wandlebury Park in Cambridge, where there is a stone to commemorate the horse in the passageway of the old buildings. Godolphin's headquarters are in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It operates two racing stables in Newmarket, UK, two in Sydney, Australia, one in Melbourne, Australia, and also has horses in training with independent trainers in Great Britain, Australia, France, Japan, the United States, and Ireland. UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the driving force behind Godolphin. The family's breeding operation, Darley, is named in honour of another of the three original Thoroughbred stallions, Darley Arabian....

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