- UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum owns the world’s largest Thoroughbred-racing operation, and Godolphin has now finally won the sport’s biggest race. The Dubai ruler has earned plenty of goodwill through his investment in the struggling industry, helping him to sidestep controversies regarding alleged treatment of his daughters and ex-wife, and the past use of child jockeys in camel racing, a source said.
Sovereignty got the better of Journalism as the two horses raced down the final stretch of Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. It was a success more than four decades in the making for Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the leader of Dubai and the most influential owner in horse racing.
