SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM
Darley Stable colors - Maroon, white sleeves; maroon cap, white star
Godolphin Racing colors - Royal blue, white chevrons on sleeves, blue cap
Birthdate - July 14, 1949
Residence - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Websites - godolphin.com; darleyamerica.com
PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
* UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai
ORGANIZATIONS
* Member, The Jockey Club
* Director Emeritus, Breeders’ Cup Ltd.
NATIONAL/ECLIPSE CHAMPIONS
Bernardini: 3-Year-Old Male (2006)
Daylami: Top Turf Horse (1999)
Fantastic Light: Top Turf Male (2001)
Pebbles: Top Turf Female (1985)
Singspiel: Top Turf Male (1996)
Tempera: Top 2-Year-Old Filly (2001)
GODOLPHIN RACING
NOTABLE STAKES WINNERS
Cocoa Beach: De La Rose (2009); Matriarch (2008); Beldame (2008)
Daylami: Man o’ War (1998); Breeders’ Cup Turf (1999)
Discreet Cat: Jerome (2006); Cigar Mile (2006)
Fantastic Light: Breeders’ Cup Turf (2001); Man o’ War (2000)
Flashing: Test (2009); Gazelle (2009)
It’s Tricky: TVG Coaching Club American Oaks (2011)
Midshipman: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (2008)
Music Note: Beldame (2009); Ballerina (2009); Gazelle (2008); Coaching Club American Oaks (2008); Mother Goose (2008)
Sulamani: Canadian Int’l. (2004); Arlington Million (2003); Turf Classic Invitational (2003)
Vale of York: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (2009)
DARLEY STABLES
NOTABLE STAKES WINNERS
Bernardini: Withers (2006); Jim Dandy (2006); Travers (2006); Jockey Gold Cup (2006); Preakness (2006)
It’s Tricky: TVG Acorn (2011), Busher (2011)
Little Belle: Ashland (2008); Busher (2008)
Lunar Sovereign: Man o’ War (2003)
FARM SIZE AND LOCATION
* Owns eight farms, the most prominent of which are Dalham Hall Stud in Newmarket,
England and Kildangan Stud in Ireland.