Posts tagged Ahmed Ajtebi
Kingsfort wins Ben Marshall Stakes
Oct 30th
Deep pockets and even deeper reserves of patience are a good idea for owners. Sheikh Mohammed is known for having the fiscal power but that has never made him immune the setbacks that come as part-and-parcel of racing. Having written a cheque with a fair amount zeros for Kingsfort, after he won last year’s Group [...]
Group One winners for Godolphin in Italy
Oct 9th
It takes a lot to keep Frankie Dettori away from a Saturday fixture at his beloved Ascot but the Italian was happy to swap Berkshire for his homeland and a Group One winner. Godolphin had been going through a lean time during the summer but made it six Group One winners in the last two [...]
Godolphin picks Kieren Fallon for Derby ride
Jun 1st
Former champion jockey Kieren Fallon will ride Al Zir for Godolphin in the Investec Derby at Epsom on Saturday. The jockey, who has won the Derby three times before, had appeared likely to be without a ride for this year’s race because of no offers coming from the Aidan O’Brien stable, which still has a [...]
Anna Salai can make it pay in Irish 1000 Guineas
May 22nd
One of the most surprising statistics about the Godolphin is that they are yet to win the Irish 1000 Guineas. If that is to change at the Curragh on Sunday, the man responsible will be one of the biggest changes that has been made to the Godolphin set-up for this year. Mahmood Al Zarooni is [...]
Godolphin finds new Derby candidate
May 20th
As recent events around Westminster have underlined a week is still a long time in politics, and with plenty of horse-trading involved. The same is true of Godolphin. Last week they were picking over the wreckage of Chabal’s dismal performance in the Dante Stakes at York, but the coalition of trainers who are brought together [...]
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