Godolphin
Proper noun
Meaning
Godolphin
A surname.
Examples
Anne's Captain-General no longer had the influence he enjoyed under the Godolphin ministry: his wife's relationship with the Queen had ended acrimoniously and he was now under the influence of Harley, now the Earl of Oxford and Lord High Treasurer.
Gregg, p. 236–237; Somerset, p. 324 The division within the ministry came to a head on 8 February 1708, when Godolphin and the Marlboroughs insisted that the Queen had to either dismiss Harley or do without their services.
According to previous reports, residents of Godolphin Cross near Helston had written a letter last November to Shaikh Mohammad, appealing for funds.
But sitting in a lonely one-bedroom apartment in Zetland while watching on TV as horses you were supposed to ride, like crack Godolphin filly Collette, win headline races is Jockey Hell.
Godolphin has already locked in Bivouac for the $15 million The TAB Everest at Royal Randwick – but the stable is hopeful of adding a second runner to the field.
Besides her proven class, having landed the Prix Marcel Boussac at Chantilly (soft) last October, the Godolphin filly should have both the distance and the ground conditions in her favour.