Tag Archive for Godolphin Stables

Goldophin shuts down Moulton Paddocks in light of doping scandal

April 26, 2013, Dubai ~ It was a black eye for Godolphin, as one of it’s  leading trainers,  37-year old, Mahmood Al-Zarooni, has been barred for eight years for his part in a major doping scandal. The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) handed out the searing measure after a random gathering of blood and urine samples…

Defending Champion Monterosso Bids To Enter Dubai World Cup Records

March 29, 2013, Dubai Meydan ~Godolphin Stables  has entered 23 contenders for World Cup night racing, five of them in the Dubai World Cup. Five out of thirteen entries makes a good percentage case for a Godolphin win for the Group 1 USD $10m race. Press Release: No horse has ever won the world’s richest…

New Jockeys for Dubai as Richard Hills hangs up his silks

March1, Dubai~ A two-time British champion jockey has landed the coveted role of retained rider to Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Paul Hanagan will don the famous blue and white silks that have been carried to victory in almost every major race in the world when Richard Hills hangs up his silks on Dubai…