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Godolphin

American

[goh-dol-fin, guh-] / goʊˈdɒl fɪn, gə- /

noun

Sidney, 1st Earl of, 1645–1712, English statesman and financier.

Godolphin British

/ ɡəˈdɒlfɪn /

noun

Sidney. 1st Earl of Godolphin. 1645–1712, English statesman; as Lord Treasurer, he managed the financing of Marlborough's campaigns in the War of the Spanish Succession

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Sovereignty won the Kentucky Derby in May to give Godolphin stables a long-awaited first victory in the first jewel of US flat racing's Triple Crown.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

She went on to the all-girls Godolphin School in Salisbury where she excelled at English and little else.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

In the human categories, Bill Mott was top trainer, Irad Ortiz Jr. took the jockey award and Godolphin won in both the owner and breeders categories.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2024

“This heartfelt story has touched the hearts of many in and outside of the Thoroughbred industry,” Dan Pride, chief operating officer of Godolphin, said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023

Godolphin, who was compromised, was induced to tender his resignation; but when the Tories came into power in 1700, he was again appointed lord treasurer and retained office for about a year.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

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