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

Mott and owner Godolphin have been very cautious with this Sovereignty.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

After Godolphin's first and third in the Gold Cup, Sheikh Mohammed's team had a second victory with Arabian Story, ridden by Oisin Murphy, in the Britannia Stakes to give trainer Saeed bin Suroor his 40th Royal Ascot win.

From BBC

Mott, and the colt’s owner Godolphin, decided that running in Belmont was the better move.

From Los Angeles Times

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