04 January 2010
Just as with thoroughbred horses, the breeding of people can sometimes predispose them to a certain way of life. This certainly rings true for Henry Spiller, who helps Godolphin’s US assistant trainer Rick Mettee.
16 June 2008
The adage, "life begins at 40", carries more than a little weight in the case of Godolphin's all-weather tracks manager, Steve King.
22 April 2008
Chanzeb Mir Mohammed, the head foreman at the Godolphin main yard in both Dubai and England for the last two years, has done well since joining the world's most international racing operation in December, 2000 as a groom.
12 January 2008
An occupation that requires a 5.30am start would not be everyone's idea of a dream job but then most people do not get to ride some of the finest thoroughbred talent in the world.
19 November 2007
Tommy Burns, who has worked for Godolphin since 2003, is responsible for the safe transportation of the horses throughout the UK, Europe and to places as far away as America, Australia and Hong Kong.
07 November 2007
Charlie Appleby has been around horses all his life. Originally from Plymouth in Devon, his family kept ponies when he was a child, while his mother was involved in owning and training Arab horses.
29 October 2007
Lenny Anderton has been a horsebox driver for Godolphin for almost three years and describes his current job as "the best I have had in racing".